Manual Muscle Testing: Shoulder Flexion
Shoulder Flexion to 90 Degrees 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
- Palpation shoulder flexors
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.[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.
