Manual Muscle Testing - Elbow, Wrist, and Hand
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What is the correct instruction for performing elbow extension in a gravity-eliminated position?

  • Try to lift your arm overhead.
  • Try to keep your elbow bent.
  • Try to flex your elbow.
  • Try to straighten your elbow. (correct)

    • In the gravity-eliminated position for pronation, what is the position of the forearm?

  • Neutral position.
  • Fully supinated. (correct)
  • Fully pronated.
  • Flexed at an angle.

    • When stabilizing during elbow extension against gravity, what part of the arm should be supported?

  • The shoulder.
  • The humerus. (correct)
  • The wrist.
  • The forearm.

    • Which muscle is primarily responsible for elbow extension?

    <p>Triceps.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role does gravity play in performing pronation against gravity?

    <p>It provides resistance against supination.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is the pronator teres muscle located during palpation?

    <p>Medial to the biceps tendon.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What substitution might occur during the gravity-eliminated position for elbow extension?

    <p>Shoulder abduction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the recommended position for the patient’s elbow when starting pronation against gravity?

    <p>Elbow flexed to 90°.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which muscle is primarily engaged when the forearm is in supination during elbow flexion?

    <p>Biceps brachii</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the correct stabilization point for elbow flexion in the against-gravity position?

    <p>Distal end of the humerus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a gravity-eliminated position for elbow flexion, where should the starting position of the arm be?

    <p>Supported at 90° of abduction and elbow extension</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which muscle is primarily palpated when the forearm is pronated and the biceps is relaxed?

    <p>Brachialis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the prime mover for elbow extension?

    <p>Triceps</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When applying resistance during elbow extension, what angle should the elbow be flexed to prevent locking?

    <p>10°–15°</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which position should the patient be to perform elbow extension against gravity?

    <p>Prone with the humerus abducted to 90°</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which muscle may substitute during elbow flexion in a gravity-eliminated plane?

    <p>Wrist flexors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the starting position for testing finger distal interphalangeal (DIP) flexion against gravity?

    <p>Forearm supinated and supported on a table</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which muscle is primarily responsible for finger distal interphalangeal (DIP) flexion?

    <p>Flexor Digitorum Profundus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the gravity-eliminated position for DIP flexion, how should the forearm be positioned?

    <p>Resting on the ulnar border</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is required to prevent the influence of the Flexor Digitorum Profundus when testing the Flexor Digitorum Superficialis?

    <p>Hold all IP joints of other fingers in extension</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary stabilizing action when testing the distal interphalangeal flexion?

    <p>Hold the middle phalanx of each finger firmly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During testing for proximal interphalangeal (PIP) flexion, which additional position modification is necessary?

    <p>Hold other fingers in full extension</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a notable substitution that can occur during the testing of DIP flexion?

    <p>Rebound effect from extensor contraction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What action is encouraged by the therapist when testing the DIP flexion?

    <p>Bend the last joint on the finger as far as possible</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary action being performed in the against-gravity position for thumb adduction?

    <p>Bringing the thumb towards the palm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which muscle is palpated in the gravity-eliminated position for thumb adduction?

    <p>Adductor pollicis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the starting position for performing the opposition motion against gravity?

    <p>Forearm supinated and supported with thumb adducted</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During the thumb opposition resistance, which structure does the therapist typically hold?

    <p>First metacarpal or fifth metacarpal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following muscles may substitute during the thumb adduction assessment?

    <p>Flexor pollicis brevis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the gravity-eliminated position for opposition, what is emphasized in the instruction?

    <p>Touch the pad of your thumb to the pad of your little finger</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is required for stabilization during thumb adduction against gravity?

    <p>Maintaining the MP joints of the fingers in neutral</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which action is primarily performed by the opponens pollicis during thumb opposition?

    <p>Opposition of the thumb</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which muscle is primarily responsible for finger proximal interphalangeal (PIP) flexion?

    <p>Flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What position should the forearm be in for testing gravity-eliminated finger PIP flexion?

    <p>Supported in midposition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following actions might substitute for pure PIP flexion during testing?

    <p>Flexor digitorum profundus action</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the prime movers for finger metacarpophalangeal (MCP) flexion?

    <p>Flexor digitorum superficialis and flexor digitorum profundus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When testing the flexor digiti minimi in a gravity-eliminated position, how should the other fingers be positioned?

    <p>In extension</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key consideration when palpating for the flexor digiti minimi during testing?

    <p>It is found on the volar surface of the hypothenar eminence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which tendon is located ulnar to the extensor digitorum (ED) tendon?

    <p>Extensor indicis proprius</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should the therapist ensure during resistance application for the flexor digiti minimi test?

    <p>The IP joints remain extended</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which muscle, besides FDP, is specifically mentioned as a prime mover for finger abduction?

    <p>Dorsal interossei</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the starting position for testing the lumbrical function in Test 1?

    <p>Forearm supinated with wrist in neutral position</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary action of the extensor digiti minimi tendon?

    <p>Extension of the little finger</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In Test 2 for lumbrical function, what movement is required from the participants?

    <p>Extend the metacarpophalangeal joints while flexing the interphalangeal joints</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What effect can wrist flexion have on finger extension?

    <p>It leads to tenodesis action for finger extension</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which muscles are considered prime movers for finger interphalangeal (IP) extension?

    <p>Lumbricals, interossei, and extensor digitorum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is true about the extensor digitorum to the little finger?

    <p>It is a slip from the ED tendon to the ring finger</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is there no reliable test for lumbrical function?

    <p>Lumbrical muscles are too deep to be palpated</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Manual Muscle Testing (MMT) of the Elbow, Wrist, and Hand

    • MMT assesses the strength of muscles in the elbow, wrist, and hand.
    • Procedures for testing are outlined for both against-gravity and gravity-eliminated positions.

    Elbow Flexion

    Prime Movers

    • Biceps, brachialis, brachioradialis

    Against-Gravity Position

    • Start Position: Sitting with the arm at the side. Forearm position (supination/pronation/midposition) dictates the primary muscle engaged.
    • Stabilize: Stabilize the distal humerus while resisting the action
    • Instruction: Bend your elbow to touch your shoulder, do not let me pull it backward.
    • Resistance: Therapist resists extension, testing for different forearm positions.

    Gravity-Eliminated Position

    • Start Position: Sitting with the arm supported by the therapist at 90° abduction and elbow extension. Forearm position determines the primary muscle engaged.
    • Stabilize: Distal humerus
    • Instruction: Try to move your hand towards the shoulder
    • Palpation: The biceps is palpable on the anterior humerus, the brachialis medial to the distal biceps' tendon, and the brachioradialis along the radial side of the proximal forearm.
    • Substitution: Wrist flexors

    Elbow Extension

    Prime Mover

    • Triceps

    Against-Gravity Position

    • Start Position: Prone with humerus abducted at 90° and supported on the table. Elbow flexed, forearm hanging over the table edge.
    • Stabilize: Support the arm under the anterior surface of the distal humerus.
    • Instruction: Straighten your arm and do not let me push it back down.
    • Resistance: The therapist resists flexion, testing elbow at 10-15° less than full extension to avoid locking while testing strength.

    Gravity-Eliminated Position

    • Start Position: Sitting with humerus supported in 90° abduction, elbow flexed.
    • Stabilize: Humerus stabilized and supported
    • Instruction: Try to straighten your elbow.
    • Palpation: Palpate triceps on the posterior humerus
    • Substitution: Wrist flexors

    Pronation

    Prime Movers

    • Pronator teres and pronator quadratus

    Against-Gravity Position

    • Start Position: Sitting with humerus abducted, elbow flexed at 90°, and forearm supinated. Wrist and fingers relaxed.
    • Stabilize: Distal humerus
    • Instruction: “Turn your palm to the floor and do not let me turn it back over."
    • Resistance: Resist the forearm's supination.

    Gravity-Eliminated Position

    • Start Position: Sitting with humerus flexed to 90° and supported. Forearm in full supination. Wrist and fingers relaxed.
    • Stabilize: Humerus stabilized
    • Instruction: "Try to turn your palm away from your face."
    • Palpation: Pronator teres medial to biceps tendon; pronator quadratus is deep to palpate.
    • Substitution: Shoulder abduction or wrist and finger flexion

    Supination

    Prime Movers

    • Supinator and biceps

    Against-Gravity Position

    • Start Position: Sitting, humerus adducted, elbow flexed to 90°, forearm pronated. Wrist and fingers relaxed
    • Stabilize: Distal humerus
    • Instruction: Turn your palm up toward the ceiling, do not let me turn it back over.
    • Resistance: Resist pronation

    Gravity-Eliminated Position

    • Start Position: Sitting with humerus flexed to 90° and supported. Forearm in full pronation, wrist and fingers relaxed.
    • Stabilize: Humerus stabilized and supported
    • Instruction: “Try to turn your palm toward your face.”
    • Palpation: Supinator distal to radius head,
    • Substitution: Wrist and finger extensors

    Wrist and Hand Measurements

    • Test positions for individual muscles (wrist and hand) should minimize other muscles' influences.
    • A muscle's effect is minimized by placing it opposite the prime action.
    • For example, to minimize extensor pollicis longus on thumb proximal joint extension, flex the distal joint.

    Wrist Extension

    Prime Movers

    • Extensor carpi radialis longus (ECRL), extensor carpi radialis brevis (ECRB), extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU).

    Against-Gravity Position

    • Start Position: Forearm supinated, fingers relaxed/slightly flexed
    • Stabilize: The forearm on the table
    • Instruction: Lift the wrist as far as you can, do not let me push it down.

    Resistance: Test the action for radial and ulnar deviation

    Wrist Flexion

    Prime Movers

    • Flexor carpi radialis (FCR), palmaris longus, flexor carpi ulnaris (FCU)

    Against-Gravity Position

    • Start Position: Forearm supinated, wrist extended, fingers and thumb relaxed.
    • Stabilize: Forearm
    • Instruction: Bend the wrist as far as you can.
    • Resistance: Resist the wrist extension

    Palmaris Longus

    • Tendon is prominent on palpation on the volar surface of the wrist.

    Finger Metacarpophalangeal (MCP) Extension

    • Prime Movers: ED, extensor indicis proprius (EIP), extensor digiti minimi (EDM)
    • Against-Gravity Position: Forearm pronated, wrist in neutral, fingers flexed
    • Instruction: "Lift this knuckle straight as far as it will go. Keep the rest of your fingers bent."
    • Resistance: Therapists pushes the proximal phalanx toward flexion, one at a time.
    • Other relevant details are covered for both positions.

    Finger Interphalangeal (IP) Extension

    Prime Movers

    • Lumbricals, interossei, ED, EIP, EDM

    Against-Gravity Position

    • Start Position: Forearm supinated, wrist neutral, fingers/thumb flexed
    • Test 1: MPs extended, IPs flexed.
    • Test 2: MPs flexed, IPs extended.
    • Instruction: For Test 1, "Bend your knuckles and straighten your fingers at the same time".
    • Instruction: For Test 2, "Straighten your knuckles and keep your fingers straight at the same time"

    Finger Distal Interphalangeal (DIP) Flexion

    • Prime Mover: FDP
    • Against-Gravity Position: Forearm supinated, wrist neutral, IP joints relaxed.
    • Instruction: "Bend the last joint on your finger as far as you can."
    • Resistance: Resist extension

    Finger Proximal Interphalangeal (PIP) Flexion

    • Prime Movers: FDS and FDP
    • Against-Gravity Position: Forearm supinated, wrist neutral, MP joints relaxed, fingers extended
    • Instruction: "Bend just the PIP joint."
    • Palpation: FDS at the volar surface of the forearm, closer to the ulnar side.

    Finger Metacarpophalangeal (MCP) Flexion

    Prime Movers

    • FDP, FDS, dorsal and volar interossei, flexor digiti minimi (FDMin)

    Against-Gravity Position

    • Forearm supinated
    • Instruction: "Bend the knuckle of your little finger toward your palm while keeping the rest of your finger straight."

    Gravity-Eliminated Position

    • Forearm supported in midposition
    • Instruction: "Try to bend the knuckle of your little finger toward your palm while you keep the rest of the finger straight."

    Finger Abduction

    Prime Movers

    • Dorsal interossei (DI) and abductor digiti minimi (ADmin).
    • Gravity-Eliminated Position: Pronated forearm, wrist neutral, fingers extended and adducted.
    • Instruction: "Spread your fingers apart, do not let me push them back together."
    • Actions: Each finger abduction is towards the midline of the hand.
    • Resistance: Resisted finger abduction

    Finger Adduction

    Prime Movers

    • Volar interossei(PI)
    • Gravity-Eliminated Position: Forearm pronated, wrist neutral, fingers extended.
    • Instruction: Bring your fingers together, do not let me pull them apart.
    • Actions: Finger adduction is towards the midline of the hand.
    • Resistance: Resisted adduction

    Thumb Interphalangeal (IP) Extension

    • Prime Mover: EPL
    • Against-Gravity Position: Forearm midposition, wrist flexion 10-20°, thumb MP and IP flexion.
    • Instruction: Straighten the end of your thumb.
    • Resistance: Therapist placing finger over the dorsum of the distal phalanx and pushes toward flexion(DIP)
    • Other details like testing positions are given for both positions.

    Thumb Metacarpophalangeal (MCP) Extension

    • Prime Movers: EPL and EPB
    • Against-Gravity Position: Forearm midposition, MP and IP flexed
    • Instruction: Straighten your thumb knuckle while keeping the DIP bent.
    • Resistance: Push the proximal phalanx toward flexion

    Thumb Abduction

    Prime Movers

    • Abductor pollicis longus (APL) and Abductor pollicis brevis (APB).

    Against-Gravity Position

    • Forearm supinated, wrist neutral, thumb adducted.
    • Instruction: “Bring your thumb away from your palm, do not let me push it back in”
    • Action: Abduction of the thumb moving it away from the midline of the hand.
    • Resistance: Resisted thumb abduction

    Thumb Adduction

    • Prime Mover: Adductor pollicis
    • Against-Gravity Position: Forearm pronated, wrist neutral, thumb abducted, and MP & IP joints of thumb in extension.
    • Instruction: "Lift your thumb into the palm of your hand, do not let me pull it out."
    • Resistance: Resist thumb adduction

    Opposition

    Prime Movers

    • Opponens pollicis, and opponens digiti minimi

    Against-Gravity Position

    • Forearm supinated, wrist neutral, thumb adducted and extended.
    • Instruction: "Touch the pad of your thumb to the pad of your little finger, do not let me pull them apart."
    • Resistance: Resist the opposition movement

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