You are asked to manually muscle test a patient’s fibularis longus & brevis muscles.  The patient has approximately 20 degrees of available ROM upon passive assessment, and can actively move her ankle through approximately 10 degrees without assistance.  What is the MMT grade that you should record?

Which of the following patient circumstances/conditions would present the greatest level of concern for a PTA who is planning to perform knee MMT on a patient?

During the MMT of knee flexion, you notice the leg internally rotating.  You identify what muscle(s) must be stronger:

Tony works in an outpatient setting as a PTA. He is interviewing a Mrs. Alberta prior to testing the strength of her ankle and foot musculature. Mrs. Alberta reports a history of COPD and the inability to tolerate prone positioning secondary to breathing difficulties. What is Tony’s best course of action?

All of the following except _______ is a precaution for MMT.

A patient is not able to actively perform ROM of the Sartorius muscle against gravity.  The most appropriate position to assess the Sartorius with gravity minimized is _________?

You are preparing to assess the strength of the deep rotators of the hip.  The movement occurs in which plane?

During MMT of hip abduction, you notice the person has curled her trunk forward and is starting from a position of hip flexion.  If the test is completed in this position, the patient will be allowed to substitute using what muscle?

A PTA assesses the functional strength of a patient’s hip extensors when observing the patient move from sitting to standing.  What type of contraction occurs in the hip extensors during this activity?

SLR.jpgA patient rehabilitating from knee surgery exhibits significant weakness in the involved extremity. During the most recent therapy session, the patient was able to complete an independent straight leg raise as shown here. Which of the following muscles is emphasized during this movement?