Manual Muscle Testing: Shoulder Extension
Muscles Involved:[edit | edit source]
Deltoid (posterior)
Patient Positioning[edit | edit source]
- Patient is in prone with elbow extended with arm free to move
Joint start Position[edit | edit source]
- Palm is up in direction of internal rotation
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.
