Manual Muscle Testing: Shoulder Extension: Difference between revisions
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== Muscles Involved: == | == Muscles Involved: == | ||
[[ | [[Latissimus Dorsi Muscle|Latissimus Dorsi]] | ||
[[Deltoid]] (posterior) | |||
[[Teres Major]] | |||
== Patient Positioning == | == Patient Positioning == | ||
* Patient is seated with | * Patient is seated, elbow extended with arm free to move | ||
* Palm up in the anatomical position | |||
== Joint start Position == | == Joint start Position == | ||
* Shoulder in neutral position to start | |||
== Therapist Position == | == Therapist Position == | ||
* Therapist | * Therapist stands on test-side | ||
* Palpation over shoulder extensors | |||
== To Test == | == To Test == | ||
* Patient actively extends the | * Patient actively extends the shoulder through available range | ||
* For grades 4 to 5 apply resistance | * For grades 4 to 5 apply resistance over posterior surface of distal humerus in a direction opposite to extension<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> | ||
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Revision as of 15:29, 15 November 2018
Muscles Involved:[edit | edit source]
Deltoid (posterior)
Patient Positioning[edit | edit source]
- Patient is seated, elbow extended with arm free to move
- Palm up in the anatomical position
Joint start Position[edit | edit source]
- Shoulder in neutral position to start
Therapist Position[edit | edit source]
- Therapist stands on test-side
- Palpation over shoulder extensors
To Test[edit | edit source]
- Patient actively extends the shoulder through available range
- For grades 4 to 5 apply resistance over posterior surface of distal humerus in a direction opposite to extension[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.
