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== Muscles Involved: == | == Muscles Involved: == | ||
* [[ | * [[Trapezius]] (middle) | ||
* [[ | * [[Rhomboids|Rhomboid]] major | ||
== Patient Positioning == | == Patient Positioning == | ||
* Patient is prone | |||
* | * test-side arm overhead at 145 degrees shoulder abduction | ||
* forearm in neutral with thumb to the ceiling | |||
* | |||
== Joint start Position == | == Joint start Position == | ||
* 145 degrees shoulder abduction | |||
== Therapist Position == | == Therapist Position == | ||
* Stand at test side | |||
* | * For grades 4 and 5: resistance provided over distal humerus | ||
* | * Palpate shoulder adductor muscles | ||
== To Test == | == To Test == | ||
* Patient to perform | * Patient to perform<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 == |
Revision as of 21:04, 14 November 2018
Muscles Involved:[edit | edit source]
Patient Positioning[edit | edit source]
- Patient is prone
- test-side arm overhead at 145 degrees shoulder abduction
- forearm in neutral with thumb to the ceiling
Joint start Position[edit | edit source]
- 145 degrees shoulder abduction
Therapist Position[edit | edit source]
- Stand at test side
- For grades 4 and 5: resistance provided over distal humerus
- Palpate shoulder adductor muscles
To Test[edit | edit source]
- Patient to perform[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.