Manual Muscle Test This!
What is Grade 2?
Patient supine, PTA positions arm of the patient off the table, elbow slightly flexed. PTA passively extends shoulder, then the elbow while pronating the wrist.
What is biceps muscle length test?
The PTA places the fulcrum here when measuring Elbow flexion and extension
What is the lateral epicondyle?
The PTA documents that the patient reports having less pain in this section of the daily note.
What is "S"
To test this nerve, a PTA taps the Triceps tendon while holding the patient's arm with the elbow slightly flexed and shoulder extended.
What is C6-C7?
The PTA applies resistance in this direction when performing a MMT
What is opposite the torque of the muscle and in the line of pull?
PTA passively flexes the patient hip to 90 degrees then extends the patient's knee until resistance is felt.
What is the Popliteal Angle test?
What is perpendicular to the floor?
The PTA documents that the patient was lacking 20 degrees of hip extension when performing the Thomas Test in this section of the daily note.
What is "O"
Grade 3-5 testing position for posterior deltoid
What is prone and 90 degree shd abd?
The PTA has the patient position their hands to here when testing for Grade 4/5 lumbar extension
What is behind their head?
PTA performs this type of motion during muscle length testing
What is PROM?
PTA documentation for knee ROM that lacks the last 15 degrees of extension and has 125 degrees of flexion.
What is 0-15-125?
A PTA would fill out this document if a patient fell to the ground while attempting a sliding board transfer.
What is an Incident Report?
What is "2"?
Daily Double
The acronym for this position.
These two tests can reveal possible tightness of the TFL
What is an Ober's test or a Thomas test?
PTA has patient place their hand in the "hand chop" position.
What is starting position for measuring MCP abduction?
Obers test, MMT, MLT, gait distance, number of reps, amount of weight..
What is objective data?
To test this sensory component, a PTA asks a patient to extend theirs arms out at their sides to shoulder height, close their eyes and then touch their nose with their index finger.
What is proprioception?
The PTA provides these verbal cues: "Lift your head and look at the opposite wall" while the patient is laying prone.
What is capitate extension mmt?
Patient is prone with knee flexed. PTA asks patient to lift leg off the table and then hold as resistance is applied downward.
What is Hip extension with glute max isolation mmt?
To measure this motion, the PTA places the stationary arm of the goniometer along the midline of the thoracic spine, the fulcrum at the patient's C7 spinous process and the moving arm along the dorsal midline of the head.
What is Cervical Sidebending?
Daily Double
Read this outloud
47 y/o c h/o R CVA and R UE/LE weakness. Pt is s/p L THA, NWB L LE. Seen by PT today, ambulated c FWW approx 10ft with mod A. Required Max A for transfers Bed>chair.
The PTA would document this type of End Feel if the patient was resisting full PROM elbow extension due to pain.
What is Empty End?