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== Patient Positioning == | == Patient Positioning == | ||
Seated | Seated, shoulder positioned in the scapular plane 25 degrees anterior to frontal plane, thumb directed up | ||
For Grades 0-2 there is no gravity | For Grades 0-2 there is no 'gravity minimal' position for this movement. | ||
== Therapist Position == | == Therapist Position == | ||
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Muscles Involved:[edit | edit source]
Deltoid (middle)
Patient Positioning[edit | edit source]
Seated, shoulder positioned in the scapular plane 25 degrees anterior to frontal plane, thumb directed up
For Grades 0-2 there is no 'gravity minimal' position for this movement.
Therapist Position[edit | edit source]
- Therapist is standing at test side
- Palpation over shoulder abductors.
To Test[edit | edit source]
- Patient actively abducts the shoulder[1]
- For grades 4-5 therapist to provide resistance over distal humerus in the direction opposite to shoulder abduction in the scapular plane.
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.
