Cervical Spine MMT

Question 1

Capital extension muscles

Answer 1

The suboccipitals, Longissimus capitis, Splenius Capitis, Semispinalis capitis, Spinalis capit

Question 2

Capital extension Grade 3, 4, 5 position

Answer 2

Patient : Prone with head off the end of the table and arms at side.
PT : ask the patient to tilt the head up and look at the wall. Place resistance over the occiput straight down.

Question 3

Capital extension Grade 2, 1, 0

Answer 3

Supine with head on table and arms out at the side.
PT cue: ask patient to tilt chin upward

Question 4

Capital extension Palpation

Answer 4

palpate the suboccipital muscles

Question 5

Cervical extension MMT muscles

Answer 5

Longissimus cervicis, Semispinalis cervicis, Iliocostalis cervicis, Splenius cervicis, Traps, Spinalis cervicis

Question 6

Cervical Extension grade 5,4,3 postion

Answer 6

Patient: Prone with head off the table and arms at the side
PT: have the patient lift head while still looking at the floor. Apply resistance at the parieto-occipital area straight down

Question 7

cervical extension grade 2,1,o position

Answer 7

Supine with head fully supported by the table. Arms at sides.
PT: have hands under the patients head and have the patient push their heads into PTs hands

Question 8

Cervical extension MMT palpation

Answer 8

palpate behind the neck

Question 9

Capital flexion (chin tuck) MMT muscles

Answer 9

Rectus Capitis Anterior, Rectus Capitis Lateralis, longus capitis

Question 10

capital flexion (chin tuck) MMT grade 5,4,3 position

Answer 10

Supine with head on table arms at side. Ask patent to chin tuck and add resistance to either the forehead or mandible

Question 11

capital flexion (chin tuck) MMT grade 2,1,0 position

Answer 11

Supine with head supported on table and arms at side. Partial range is a 2

Question 12

capital flexion (chin tuck) MMT palpation

Answer 12

not able to palpate unless there is severe atrophy

Question 13

Cervical Flexion MMT muscles

Answer 13

SCM, Longus colli, Scalenus anterior

Question 14

Cervical Flexion MMT grade 5,4,3 position

Answer 14

Supine with knees bent and feet on the table with arms at the side. Have the patient lift head from the table while keeping a chin tuck and eyes toward the ceiling. Resistance on the mandible or the forehead

Question 15

Cervical Flexion MMT 0,1,2 position

Answer 15

Supine with head supported in table with arms at sides. Patient rolls head from side to side to test the SCMS

Question 16

cervical flexion MMT palpation

Answer 16

Palpate the SCM. NOTE: patient might try to use the platysma to substitute.

Question 17

Cervical Flexion to isolate the single SCM grade 5,4,3 position

Answer 17

Supine with knees bent and feet on the table with arms at the side. Have the patient turn head to the opposite side of SCM being tested. Have patient lift head up and apply resistance on the side of the head straight down.

Question 18

Cervical flexion to isolate single SCM MMT grade 0,1,2 position

Answer 18

supine with head supported on table with arms at side. patient rolls head from side to side to side to test the SCMS

Question 19

Cervical Rotation MMT muscles

Answer 19

Rectus capitis posterior minor, Obliquus capitis posterior, Longissimus capitis, Splenius capitis, semispinalis capitis, semispinalis cervicis, splenius cervicis, Rotators, longus capitis, longus coli, scalenes, Traps and Lats

Question 20

Cervical Rotation MMT grade 5,4,3 position

Answer 20

Supine with cervical spine in neutral (flexion and extension). Head supported on table with face turned as far to one side as possible. Sitting is an alternative position for all tests

Question 21

Cervical rotation grade 0,1,2 position

Answer 21

sitting. Truck and head may be supported against a high-back chair. head posture neutral