Muscle Tests

Front 1

Longus Colli
Longus Capitus

Neck Flexors

Back 1

Supine
Dr. knife edge hand midline of forehead pt flexes

Front 2

SCM

Neck Flexors

Back 2

Supine
Dr. knife edge hand onhead
Pt turn 30-45 degrees, lift head

Front 3

Scalene

Neck Flexors

Back 3

Supine
Dr. knife edge hand on head
Pt turn 10-15 degrees, lift head

Front 4

Posterior Lateral Neck Extensors

both sides

Back 4

Prone, head turned to side
Dr. knife edge hand to temporal aspect
Pt lift head

Front 5

Bilateral Neck Extensors

Back 5

Prone, head lifted from table
Dr. knife edge hand to back of pts head

Front 6

Trap, upper

Back 6

Sitting
Pt lift one shoulder, laterally flexes head, Dr. pries apart, patient resists

Hint 6

Rotates scapula, extends head and neck, adducts scapula

Front 7

Rhomboid Major and Minor

Back 7

Sitting
Pt holds arm flexed in adducted position
Dr. tries to adbuct

Hint 7

Adduction of scapula

Front 8

Levator Scapula

Back 8

Same as Rhomboid, put patient leans to side

Hint 8

Raises scapula

Front 9

Deltoid

Back 9

Pt on throne,
Middle -Pt tries to push toward ceiling
Front - Pt pushes back
Back - Pt pushes front
Dr. resists all

Hint 9

Middle - abduction of shoulder

Posterior - adbuction of humerus, lateral rotation

Anterior - abduction of humerus, medial rotation

Front 10

Infraspinatus

Back 10

Sitting, pt arm abducted and externally rotated hand prone. Dr. stabilizes elbow and pushes down on wrist while pt tries to be a crossing guard who slaps his infraspinatus

Hint 10

Lateral rotation of humerus

Front 11

Supraspinatus

Back 11

Standing, tries to dump beer can out, (superman move) dr. prevents

Hint 11

Adducts arm

Front 12

Subscapularis

Back 12

Sitting
Pt abducts shoulder and flexes elbow hand prone, Dr stabilize elbow, hand under wrist and pulls forearm back, pt resists

Hint 12

Medially rotates humerus

Front 13

Teres minor

Back 13

Sitting, flexes elbow and externally rotates as pt holds beer, Dr. grabs wrist and tries to medially rotate (like pushesn to medially rotate, patient resists (Lippman)

Hint 13

Laterally rotates humerus

Front 14

Teres major

Back 14

Prone, flex elbow and rest on PSIS. Dr. stabilize opposite shoulder, push elbow down and out

Hint 14

Adducts and medially rotates humerus

Front 15

Pec minor

Back 15

Supine
pt arm at side, lifts shoulder off table. Dr. stabilize at opposite illiac crest and pushes down

Hint 15

pulls coracoid process anterior

Front 16

Pec major
Clavicular Origin

Back 16

Supine
Pt arm straight, thumb pointed to opposite ASIS
Dr stabilizes opposite shoulder, hand on distal forearm and abduct and extend

Hint 16

Flexes shoulder joint, adducts humerus toward opposite shoulder

Front 17

Pec Major
Sternal Origin

Back 17

Supine
Pt arm straight, thumb pointed toward feet
Dr stabilize opposite ASIS and grasps wrist and tries to abduct toward head diagonally

Hint 17

Adducts humerous toward illiac crest, medially rotates humerus

Front 18

Serratus Anterior

Back 18

Supine
Pt extends arm, makes prone facing fist
Dr. hand on top of fist, pressure while pt resists

Hint 18

Abducts scapula
Depresses scapula
Holds scapula against rib cage

Front 19

Trap, Mid

Back 19

Prone
Arm out in a T, thumb up
Dr pushes down middle of arm, distal to elbow, Dr other hand on mid back, pt resists

Hint 19

Adducts scapula
Draws back acrimion process

Front 20

Trap, Lower

Back 20

Prone
Arm up, making a Y with the body, thumb up
Dr pushes down near wrist, other hand on mid back, pt resists

Hint 20

Rotation of scapula

Front 21

Lat

Back 21

Standing
Arm adducted, sl extended, hand prone
Dr stabilize shoulder, pushes wrist to abducted st, pt resists

Hint 21

Adducts, extends and medially rotates humerus

Front 22

Quadratus Lumborum

Back 22

Prone
Pt butt cheek lift, holds onto table
Dr pulls ankle to try and pull down
Woman with attitude, Dr tries to pull out

Hint 22

Lateral flexion of lumbar vetebral column

Front 23

Rectus Abdominis

Back 23

Sitting, legs extended on table, arms folded
Dr stabilizes above knee and pushes chest with other hand

Hint 23

flexion of torso

Front 24

Obliques

Back 24

Sitting, legs extended on table arms folded, shoulder rotated to one side
Dr stabilize legs above knee, pushes medial shoulder
Twist

Hint 24

Lateral rotation of torso

Front 25

Biceps Brachii

Back 25

Sitting
Pt flexes bicep anteriorly
Dr supports elbow, othe hand on distal forearm pulls down

Hint 25

flexes and supinates forearm

Front 26

Triceps Brachii

Back 26

Sitting
Pt arm anteriorily, flexes shoulder to 90 and elbow to 45
Dr pressure to wrist, while stabilizing distal humerus, pt tries to pull arm down

Hint 26

Extends forearm

Front 27

Brachioradialis

Back 27

Sitting
Pt arm out, flex elbow slightly, thumb up
DR stabilizes elbow, put pressure on wrist and pushes down

Hint 27

Flexes elbow

Front 28

Pronator Teres
Pronator Quadratus

Back 28

Sitting, elbow to side and slightly bent
Dr. stabilizes elbow, other hand at wrist and prevents pronation

Hint 28

Pronates forearm

Front 29

Supinator

Back 29

Sitting
Pt elbow at side and sl bent
Dr. stabilizes elbow, other hand at wrist, prevents supination

Hint 29

Supinates forearm

Front 30

Opponens Pollicus

Back 30

Thumb and 2nd finger, pull apart

Hint 30

flex, abducts, medially rotates thumb

Front 31

Opponens Digiti minimi

Back 31

Thumb and pinky pull apart

Hint 31

flex, sl rotates 5th metacarpal

Front 32

Piriformis

Back 32

Prone
Knee bent like figure 4
Dr. stabilizes thigh and pull at ankle

Hint 32

rotates thigh laterally

Front 33

Gluteus Maximus

Back 33

Prone
Pt flexes knee and lifts from table
Dr. stabilizes superior butt cheek, amd presses down on middle hamstring

Hint 33

Extends hip

Front 34

Gluteus Medius/minimus

Back 34

Supine
Pt splits legs a little and tries to abduct
Dr.pushes tries to adduct

Hint 34

Hip abduction

Front 35

Leg adductors, peroneous, gracilis

Back 35

Supine
Pt tries to adduct
Dr. tries to abduct

Hint 35

Hip adduction

Front 36

TFL

Back 36

Supine
Pt leg up, knee straight, leg abducted, sl medial roatation and flexion of hip
Dr. stabilize lower leg and push down with other

Hint 36

thigh flexion

Front 37

Satorius

Back 37

Supine
Pt flex hip and knee
Dr. holds ankle, put other hand on leg proximal to knee, press

Hint 37

Flexes knee and hip with abductionof hip

Front 38

Iliopsoas

Back 38

Sitting
Pt raises leg (bended knee)
Dr. Pushes down on knee

Hint 38

flexes and laterally rotates thigh

Front 39

Psoas

Back 39

Supine
Pt flexes hip, slightly lateraly rotates and abducted
Dr. on side of raised legone hand on iliac crest, other hand proximal to knee, push away toward extension and sl abduction

Hint 39

flexes and laterally rotates thigh

Front 40

Quad

Back 40

Sitting
pt extends knee, just short of locking
Dr. hand on anterior ankle, stabilize knee, push down

Hint 40

Flexion of hip

Front 41

Hamstrings

Back 41

Prone, pt flexes knee
Dr. presses leg to table

Hint 41

Flex the leg

Front 42

Gastrocnemius

Back 42

Sitting
Pt tries to press on gas pedle
Dr. resists

Hint 42

Plantar flexion

Front 43

Peroneus longes and brevis

Back 43

Supine
Pt rotates foot out
Dr. pulls in

Hint 43

plantar flexion and everts foot

Front 44

Tibalis anterior

Back 44

Supine
Pt rotates in
Dr.resists

Hint 44

Dorsiflex and inverts foot