Mastering the art of manual muscle and sensory testing is the first step on your path to becoming a physical therapist (PT). This easy-to-follow, logically organized resource includes an overview of muscle strength assessment and precise anatomic testing techniques for upper extremities, lower extremities, and head, neck, and trunk; functional muscle tests; tests for mental status, cranial nerves, and superficial reflexes; and use of observational gait analysis as a screening tool.
Photographs of testing procedures, line drawings of various innervations, and video clips showing manual muscle testing procedures augment your understanding of this important skill area.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Dedication - p. iv 7. Preface to the Fourth Edition - p. v 8. Acknowledgements - p. vi 9. 1. Overview of Muscle Strength Assessment - p. 1 10. 2. Techniques of Manual Muscle Testing: Upper Extremity - p. 17 11. Scapular Elevation - p. 17 12. Scapular Adduction - p. 23 13. Scapular Adduction—Alternative Test - p. 29 14. Scapular Adduction and Depression - p. 32 15. Scapular Adduction and Downward Rotation - p. 36 16. Scapular Adduction and Downward Rotation—Alternative Test - p. 42 17. Scapular Abduction and Upward Rotation - p. 44 18. Shoulder Flexion - p. 48 19. Shoulder Flexion—Alternative Test - p. 54 20. Shoulder Flexion and Adduction - p. 56 21. Shoulder Extension - p. 58 22. Shoulder Abduction—Frontal Plane - p. 62 23. Shoulder Abduction—Scapular Plane - p. 67 24. Shoulder Horizontal Abduction - p. 70 25. Shoulder Horizontal Adduction - p. 74 26. Shoulder Horizontal Adduction—Alternative Test I - p. 80 27. Shoulder Horizontal Adduction—Alternative Test II - p. 82 28. Shoulder Medial Rotation - p. 86 29. Shoulder Lateral Rotation - p. 91 30. Elbow Flexion - p. 97 31. Elbow Flexion - p. 102 32. Elbow Extension - p. 106 33. Forearm Supination - p. 111 34. Forearm Pronation - p. 116 35. Wrist Flexion and Radial Deviation - p. 120 36. Wrist Flexion and Ulnar Deviation - p. 124 37. Wrist Extension and Radial Deviation - p. 128 38. Wrist Extension and Ulnar Deviation - p. 132 39. Finger Flexion (Metacarpophalangeal) - p. 136 40. Finger Flexion (Proximal Interphalangeal) - p. 140 41. Finger Flexion (Distal Interphalangeal) - p. 144 42. Finger Extension - p. 148 43. Finger Abduction - p. 152 44. Finger Adduction - p. 156 45. Thumb Flexion (Metacarpophalangeal) - p. 160 46. Thumb Flexion (Interphalangeal) - p. 164 47. Thumb Extension (Metacarpophalangeal) - p. 168 48. Thumb Extension (Interphalangeal) - p. 172 49. Thumb Abduction - p. 176 50. Thumb Adduction - p. 180 51. Opposition of Thumb and Fifth Digit - p. 184 52. 3. Techniques of Manual Muscle Testing: Head, Neck, and Trunk - p. 189 53. 4. Techniques of Manual Muscle Testing: Lower Extremity - p. 235 54. 5. Techniques of Functional Muscle Testing - p. 333 55. 6. Techniques of Pediatric Muscle Testing - p. 419 56. 7. Handheld Dynamometry for Muscle Testing - p. 455 57. 8. Techniques of the Sensory Examination - p. 505 58. 9. Techniques of the Remainder of the Neurologic Examination: Coordination, Mental Status, Cranial Nerves, and Superficial Reflexes - p. 539 59. 10. Observational Gait Analysis as a Screening Tool - p. 595 60. Appendix A. Average Joint Ranges of Motion - p. 603 61. Appendix B. Muscle Innervations by Spinal Cord Level - p. 605 62. Appendix C. Muscle Innervations by Peripheral Nerve - p. 609 63. Index - p. 611
Mastering the art of manual muscle and sensory testing is the first step on your path to becoming a physical therapist (PT). This easy-to-follow, logically organized resource includes an overview of muscle strength assessment and precise anatomic testing techniques for upper extremities, lower extremities, and head, neck, and trunk; functional muscle tests; tests for mental status, cranial nerves, and superficial reflexes; and use of observational gait analysis as a screening tool.
Photographs of testing procedures, line drawings of various innervations, and video clips showing manual muscle testing procedures augment your understanding of this important skill area.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Dedication - p. iv 7. Preface to the Fourth Edition - p. v 8. Acknowledgements - p. vi 9. 1. Overview of Muscle Strength Assessment - p. 1 10. 2. Techniques of Manual Muscle Testing: Upper Extremity - p. 17 11. Scapular Elevation - p. 17 12. Scapular Adduction - p. 23 13. Scapular Adduction—Alternative Test - p. 29 14. Scapular Adduction and Depression - p. 32 15. Scapular Adduction and Downward Rotation - p. 36 16. Scapular Adduction and Downward Rotation—Alternative Test - p. 42 17. Scapular Abduction and Upward Rotation - p. 44 18. Shoulder Flexion - p. 48 19. Shoulder Flexion—Alternative Test - p. 54 20. Shoulder Flexion and Adduction - p. 56 21. Shoulder Extension - p. 58 22. Shoulder Abduction—Frontal Plane - p. 62 23. Shoulder Abduction—Scapular Plane - p. 67 24. Shoulder Horizontal Abduction - p. 70 25. Shoulder Horizontal Adduction - p. 74 26. Shoulder Horizontal Adduction—Alternative Test I - p. 80 27. Shoulder Horizontal Adduction—Alternative Test II - p. 82 28. Shoulder Medial Rotation - p. 86 29. Shoulder Lateral Rotation - p. 91 30. Elbow Flexion - p. 97 31. Elbow Flexion - p. 102 32. Elbow Extension - p. 106 33. Forearm Supination - p. 111 34. Forearm Pronation - p. 116 35. Wrist Flexion and Radial Deviation - p. 120 36. Wrist Flexion and Ulnar Deviation - p. 124 37. Wrist Extension and Radial Deviation - p. 128 38. Wrist Extension and Ulnar Deviation - p. 132 39. Finger Flexion (Metacarpophalangeal) - p. 136 40. Finger Flexion (Proximal Interphalangeal) - p. 140 41. Finger Flexion (Distal Interphalangeal) - p. 144 42. Finger Extension - p. 148 43. Finger Abduction - p. 152 44. Finger Adduction - p. 156 45. Thumb Flexion (Metacarpophalangeal) - p. 160 46. Thumb Flexion (Interphalangeal) - p. 164 47. Thumb Extension (Metacarpophalangeal) - p. 168 48. Thumb Extension (Interphalangeal) - p. 172 49. Thumb Abduction - p. 176 50. Thumb Adduction - p. 180 51. Opposition of Thumb and Fifth Digit - p. 184 52. 3. Techniques of Manual Muscle Testing: Head, Neck, and Trunk - p. 189 53. 4. Techniques of Manual Muscle Testing: Lower Extremity - p. 235 54. 5. Techniques of Functional Muscle Testing - p. 333 55. 6. Techniques of Pediatric Muscle Testing - p. 419 56. 7. Handheld Dynamometry for Muscle Testing - p. 455 57. 8. Techniques of the Sensory Examination - p. 505 58. 9. Techniques of the Remainder of the Neurologic Examination: Coordination, Mental Status, Cranial Nerves, and Superficial Reflexes - p. 539 59. 10. Observational Gait Analysis as a Screening Tool - p. 595 60. Appendix A. Average Joint Ranges of Motion - p. 603 61. Appendix B. Muscle Innervations by Spinal Cord Level - p. 605 62. Appendix C. Muscle Innervations by Peripheral Nerve - p. 609 63. Index - p. 611