Manual Muscle Testing: Hip Flexion: Difference between revisions
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* Patient actively flexes the hip | * Patient actively flexes the hip | ||
* For grades 4 to 5 apply resistance over the distal femur in a direction opposite to flexion | * For grades 4 to 5 apply resistance over the distal femur in a direction opposite to flexion<ref>Hislop H, Avers D, Brown M. Daniels and Worthingham's muscle Testing-E-Book: Techniques of manual examination and performance testing. Elsevier Health Sciences; 2013 Sep 27.</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Manual Muscle Testing]] | [[Category:Manual Muscle Testing]] | ||
[[Category:Rehabilitation Foundations]] | [[Category:Rehabilitation Foundations]] | ||
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Muscles Involved:[edit | edit source]
Psoas Major
Iliacus
Rectus femoris
Patient Positioning[edit | edit source]
- Grades 3 to 5 - Patient is in short sitting with thighs supported
- Grades 0-2 - Patient is in side lying
Joint start Position[edit | edit source]
The hip should be in a partially flexed position in sitting.
Therapist Position[edit | edit source]
- Therapist to stand next to test side
To Test[edit | edit source]
- Patient actively flexes the hip
- For grades 4 to 5 apply resistance over the distal femur in a direction opposite to flexion[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Hislop H, Avers D, Brown M. Daniels and Worthingham's muscle Testing-E-Book: Techniques of manual examination and performance testing. Elsevier Health Sciences; 2013 Sep 27.
