You are manual muscle testing a patient as part of a progress report. You note full ROM against gravity, but the muscle does NOT tolerate resistance. What grade would you give this muscle?

A synergist for the Subscapularis may include:

You are performing a manual muscle test on a patient secondary to weakness in the UE. You are attempting to evaluate the status of the patient’s shoulder complex musculature. The patient is positioned prone with the shoulder in 90 degrees of abduction and the elbow flexed to a right angle with the forearm hanging down over the side. The physical therapist assistant asks the patient to lift his arm up toward the ceiling and then provides pressure against the suspended arm that will exert a downward force. He instructs the patient to focus on holding her shoulder blade in place while he applies resistance. Based on this information, which of the following muscles is the therapist most likely testing?

A PTA assesses the strength of selected upper extremity muscles on a patient rehabilitating from an elbow injury. The test pictured below would be MOST effective to examine the strength of the:  biceps picture Exam 2 2020.jpg

Of the 4 muscles of the rotator cuff, the supraspinatus is the most commonly ruptured? Which movement(s) would you expect to be most affected and weak following the above rupture?

During MMT of the scapula, you utilize an “alternate” test position for testing. Where do you record the information on the “alternate” position in the SOAP note?

When performing MMT, each grade is determined by 3 variables: _______, ________ and _______.

Josephine works in an acute care/hospital setting as a PTA.  She is preparing to assess the strength of a patient’s left shoulder musculature and notices that the patient’s (L) UE IV has infiltrated at the dorsum of the hand and posterior wrist. Are there any particular MMT procedures planned for today’s assessment that would be a cause for concern? If yes, identify them and explain why/how they present a concern.

When testing the forearm supinators, the patient should be instructed keep the hand and wrist relaxed in order to avoid substitution particularly by the:

As a PTA, you are writing a progress note.  Following assessment and documentation of (B)UE MMT grades, you note that the muscles that appear to be weak include all of the rotator cuff muscles. In a SOAP note this information would be placed in which section?