Manual Muscle Testing: Hip Extension: Difference between revisions
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== Patient Positioning == | == Patient Positioning == | ||
* Grades 3 to 5 - Patient | * Grades 3 to 5 - Patient is in prone | ||
** to test gluteus maximus and hamstrings - side-side knee in extension | |||
* Grades 0-2 - Patient is in side lying | ** to test gluteus maximus only - test-side knee flexed to 90 degrees | ||
* Grades 0-2 - Patient is in side lying | |||
== Joint start Position == | == Joint start Position == | ||
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== Therapist Position == | == Therapist Position == | ||
* Therapist to stand on test side | * Therapist to stand on test side, stabilize the pelvis over the sacrum and palpate muscular recruitment | ||
== To Test == | == To Test == | ||
Revision as of 11:23, 14 November 2018
Muscles Involved:[edit | edit source]
Gluteus Maximus
Semitendinous
Semimembranous
Biceps Femoris
Patient Positioning[edit | edit source]
- Grades 3 to 5 - Patient is in prone
- to test gluteus maximus and hamstrings - side-side knee in extension
- to test gluteus maximus only - test-side knee flexed to 90 degrees
- Grades 0-2 - Patient is in side lying
Joint start Position[edit | edit source]
The hip should be in a neutral position between the available range of abduction and adduction. This can sometimes be challenging to achieve.
Therapist Position[edit | edit source]
- Therapist to stand on test side, stabilize the pelvis over the sacrum and palpate muscular recruitment
To Test[edit | edit source]
- Patient actively extends the hip
- For grades 4 to 5 apply resistance through distal thigh in the direction opposite to hip extension.
