A PTA is performing eccentric manual resistance to the hip abductors.  Which of the following hand placements should the PTA utilize for this exercise?

A PTA is performing a manual muscle test for a patient’s left hip internal rotators. The patient is seated with the knee flexed over the edge of the table. When asked to move the lower leg outward (producing hip internal rotation), the patient is able to complete more than half of the available ROM but cannot reach full range against gravity. No manual resistance is applied. The patient is then put in a gravity minimized position and is able to complete full AROM.  Based on this performance, what is the most appropriate MMT grade?

A PTA is MMT a patient’s triceps strength.  In antigravity the patient is unable to produce any movement.  The PTA positions them in a gravity minimized position and the patient is able to move the extremity less than half of the normal ROM.  The PTA would document the strength as a grade:

A PTA is manually resisting concentrically the wrist flexors.  Where should the PTA place their hand to resist?

A PTA applies manual resistance at the lateral distal humerus while the patient controls the arm as it moves downward from 90 degrees abduction.  Which is the most accurate statement?

A PTA is manually resisting the infraspinatus eccentrically.  The therapist would be correct in performing the following technique:

When taking a goniometrical measurement, the stationary arm is aligned with the:

As the therapist pushes down, he is manually resisting the _________, __________.

A PTA is applying isometric resistance to a patient’s shoulder external rotators.  The PTA would be correct instructing the patient to:

A 55-year-old patient is participating in a strengthening session. The PTA prepares to apply manual resistance during shoulder isometric exercises. Before beginning, the PTA reviews the patient’s chart and notes that the involved shoulder is warm, swollen, and painful with even light movement. Which of the following findings would make manual resistance contraindicated for this patient?