Manual Muscle Testing: Shoulder Flexion: Difference between revisions
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== Muscles Involved: == | == Muscles Involved: == | ||
Deltoid (anterior) | [[Deltoid]] (anterior) | ||
Coracobrachialis | [[Coracobrachialis]] | ||
== Patient Positioning == | == Patient Positioning == | ||
Revision as of 13:42, 14 November 2018
Shoulder flexion to 90 Degrees[edit | edit source]
Muscles Involved:[edit | edit source]
Deltoid (anterior)
Patient Positioning[edit | edit source]
- Grades 3 to 5 - Patient is seated with arms at sides with elbows slightly flexed with forearm in pronation
- Grades 0-2 - Patient is in side lying with the knee flexed to 90 degrees and supported by the therapist
Joint start Position[edit | edit source]
Shoulder is in neutral position.
Therapist Position[edit | edit source]
- Therapist to stand on test side
To Test[edit | edit source]
- Patient to actively flex the shoulder to 90 degrees
- For grades 4 to 5 apply resistance over distal humerus just above the elbow in the direction opposite to shoulder flexion.
