muscle testing

Question 1

upper trapezius

Answer 1

head side bent towards me and also rotated away from me

push on back of head and down on ipsilatteral shoulder but more on head

Question 2

levator scapular

Answer 2

head side bent, rotated and extended all towards me

push on back of head just behind the ear and down pf ipsilateral shoulder but more on head

Question 3

splenius capitus and cervicus

Answer 3

prone- head side bent rotated and extended all the same direction

push down and away from sidebending

stabalise with hand on upper back

Question 4

scm

Answer 4

supine- head flexed and rotated away from me.

push posteriorly on lateral frontal bone

Question 5

middle and lower fibres of trapezius

Answer 5

90 degree abduction and push to the floor
120 degrees abductions and push to the floor

stabalise on contralatersl scapular

Question 6

lat dorsi

Answer 6

supine- arm pronated, diagonally push arm towards my chest

stabalise over pateints shoulder

Question 7

QL

Answer 7

side lying- laterally flexed with ipsilateral hip raised

push against iliac crest and shoulder

Question 8

erector spinae

Answer 8

prone- back extended

pushing on back stabalising on leg

Question 9

rectus abdominus

Answer 9

supine- legs up- sit up and apply force through arms on chest

stablise on ankles

Question 10

internal oblique

Answer 10

supine- sit up with roatation- apply force through arms against the roatation

support on ankles

Question 11

external oblique

Answer 11

supine- sit up with rotation- apply force in line with rotation and person pushing against

support ankles

Question 12

transverse abdominus

Answer 12

supine- hip flexed to 90 degrees arms across body

pull legs towards and person resist

stablise on arms

Question 13

psoas major and minor

Answer 13

supine-hip flexed to 60 degrees leg abducted and ER

pull leg diagonally down towards hip

stabalise on opposite asis

Question 14

glute min

Answer 14

supine- hip flexed to 20 degrees and IR

force towards opposite ankle

stbalise opposite ankle

Question 14

glute medius

Answer 14

supine- hip very slightly flexed and abducted

fore applied to adduction

stablise on opposite ankle

Question 15

glute max

Answer 15

prone- knee at 90 dgrees hip fully extended

force down towards flexion

stablise contra lateral psis

Question 16

piriformis

Answer 16

prone- knee at 90 degrees with ankle across mid line of body

force pulling ankle towards me

stablise contralateral psis

Question 17

supraspinatus

Question 18

infraspinatus

Question 19

terres minor

Question 20

subscap

Question 21

terres major

Question 22

pec major

Question 23

pec minor

Question 24

lat dorsi

Question 25

deltoid

Question 26

extensor compartment in arm

Question 27

flexor compartment arm

Question 28

supinator

Question 29

pronator terres

Question 30

biceps brachii

Question 31

brachilais

Question 32

triceps brachii

Question 33

vastus lateralis

Answer 33

seated- knee flexed to 30-40 degrees tibia IR patient resist examiners force to flexion stabilise posterior knee

Question 34

vastus medialis

Answer 34

seated- knee flexed 10-20 degrees tibia ER force towards patients flexion and patient resist stabalise post knee

Question 35

semitendinous

Answer 35

prone- knee flexed to 80 degrees hip slightly abducted and IR push leg to extension and patient resist stabilise on sacrum

Question 36

semimembranosus

Answer 36

prone- knee flexed to 80 degrees hip slightly abducted and IR push leg to extension and patient resist stabilise on sacrum

Question 37

Biceps femoris

Answer 37

prone- knee flexed to 80 degrees hip slightly abducted and ER push leg to extension and the patient resists stabilise on sacrum

Question 38

tib anterior

Question 39

tib posterior

Question 40

gastrocnemeus

Question 41

soles

Question 42

peroneus