Foundations of Physical Therapy MMT – Flashcards
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Permits a positional deformity
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Weakness
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Creates a positional deformity
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Shortness
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Anterior Neck Flexors ( Longus capititus and Coli m)
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Supine, elbows bent and hands overhead resting on the table. Flexion of the C spin by lifting the head off the table with chin tucked.
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Testing error for anterior neck flexors
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Not tucking in the chin
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Anterolateral neck flexors
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Scalenes and sternocleidomastoids
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Posterolateral neck flexors
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Splenius capitis, cervicis, and upper trapezius
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Which trap is being tested with the face turned to the right?
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Left trapezius
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How much pressure should be given when performing the prone back extensor MMT?
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None, gravity allows for a grade 5
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Line of pull for the QL MMT?
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Traction of the LE directly opposite the line of pull of QL
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Grade 4 Lateral Trunk Flexors
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4 inches off of table
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Grade 3 Lateral Trunk Flexors
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2 Inches off of table
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Grade 5 Upper Abdominal
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Hands clasped behind the head towards seated position
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Grade 4 Upper Abdominal
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Hands crossed above chest into seated position
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Grade 3 Upper Abdominal
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Hands extended forward into air towards seated position
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Grade 2 Upper Abdominal
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Pick head off of table
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Grade 5 Lower Abdominal
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Arms folded, subject keeps low back flat on table while lowering legs
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Grade 4 Lower abdominal
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Low back remains flat on the table until legs are lowered 30 degrees from table
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Grade 3 Lower abdominal
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Low back remains flat on the table until legs are lowered 60 degrees from table
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Grade 3 Biceps, Brachialis, Brachioradialis
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Pt can move through full ROM but no resistance
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Biceps Testing Position
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Supination
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Brachiailis Testing position
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Pronation
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Brachioradialis Testing position
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In between supination and pronation
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Suprispinatus Testing Position
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Seated with head turned away from testing side
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Gravity eliminated position for supraspinatus
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None
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Gravity eliminated position for deltoid and supraspinatus
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Supine
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Deltoid testing position
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pt seated and arms abducted to 90 deg with elbow flexed to 90 deg and head neutral
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Anterior deltoid testing position
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Shoulder abduction in slight flexion, with the humerus in ER
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Anterior deltoid pressure
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Against ateromedial surface of the arm in the direction of adduction and slight extension
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Posterior deltoid testing position
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Shoulder abduction in slight extension, with the humerus in IR
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Posterior deltoid pressure
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Against the posterolateral surface of the arm in the direction of adduction and slight flexion
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Prone posterior deltoid testing pressure
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Resist proximal to elbow with pressure obliquley downward between adduction and horizontal adduction
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Latissimus dorsi testing position
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Prone with arms extended and shoulder internally rotated
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Latissimus dorsi pressure
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Abduction with slight flexion, resist at either elbow or wrist
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Upper pec major fixation
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opposite shoulder
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Lower pec fixation
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opposite asis
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Pec minor movement
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Shoulder protraction
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Pec minor pressure
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Resist anterior shoulder, press toward retraction
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Teres major movement
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Shoulder medial rotation, adduction, and extension
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Subscapularis movement
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Shoulder internal rotation
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Teres major testing position
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prone, humerus extension and adduction with hand behind back
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Teres major pressure
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Proximal to elbow into abduction and flexion
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Subscapularis testing position
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prone with shoulder abducted to 90 elbow flexed and arm supported
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Subscapularis pressure
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resist proximal to wrist in the direction of external rotation
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Infraspinatus movement
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Shoulder external rotation
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Teres minor movement
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Shoulder external rotation
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Infrispinatus and Teres Minor testing position
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Prone with shoulder abducted to 90, elbow flexed and are supported
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Infrispinatus and Teres minor pressure
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proximal to wrist, direction of internal rotation
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Rhomboids, Levator Scapulae, and Trapezius movement
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Scapular retraction and medial rotation of inferior angle
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Rhomboids, Levator Scapulae, and Trapezius pressure
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resist proximal to elbow in the direction of protraction and at the scapula the direction of depression
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Middle Trapezius testing position
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Prone with shoulder abducted to 90, elbow extended with thumb up
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Lower trapezius testing position
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Prone with shoulder at 145 degrees of abduction, elbow is extended and UE is externally rotated
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Upper trapezius testing position
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Seated with shoulder elevated and head turned away from side being tested
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Grade 2 Upper Trapezius
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Pt supine able to elevate shoulder and cervical extension
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Grade 2 Lower Trapezius
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Pt prone and able to retract and depress shoulder
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Grade 2 Middle Trapezius
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Pt seated and able to retract and horizontally abduct shoulder
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Serratus anterior testing position
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Pt supine with shoulder flexed to 90 with elbow extended, scapula moved throuhg abduction and downward rotation
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Grade 2 Serratus Anterior
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Pt seated with arm on table
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Pronator teres testing position
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Elbow flexed to 45 deg, forearm neutral
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Pronator quadratus testing position
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Elbow flexed to 140 deg, forearm neutral
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How to isolate the supinator?
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Elongate the biceps by extending elbow
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How to isolate extensor carpi radialis brevis?
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Fully flex the elbow
