MMT Flashcards
(32 cards)
What grade level do we start at?
3
What muscle is scapular elevation?
Upper Trapezius
Scapular elevation?
Person is seated in chair and arm is hanging straight down. Show her the movement. “Mrs Jones I’m going to move your shoulder to your ear.”
3- Stabilize with one hand, no resistance
Have patient half way up- push down perpendicular
3+,4,5
How many hands should be working?
2
Highest level they can hold?
3+,4,5
0
Zero
1
Trace
2
Poor
3/3+
Fair
4
Good
5
Normal
What does 0 mean?
No visible or palpable contraction
What does 1 mean?
Palpable or visible contraction, no motion
What does 2 mean?
Full ROM, gravity minimized, no manual resistance
What muscle does scapular depression?
Lower trapezius
How is the person for scapular depression
Lying prone, arms at edges of table.
Scapular depression 3+,4,5
grasp distal end of the humerus (don’t jump a joint)
- no palpating
- once you do 3, don’t need to palpate 3+,4,5
Scapular depression 0,1,2 where are the arms?
On the table
Scapular retraction: Muscle->
Middle trapezius or rhomboids
Scapular retraction What are you doing?
- Mrs. Jones you are going to pinch your shoulder blades together.
- Palpate the middle trapezius
- Stabilize opposite side
Scapular retraction gravity minimized the person is: and what grade is this?
seated- grade 2
What muscle is scapular abduction (Protraction)
Serattus anterior
Scapular abduction 3+,4,5
patient is in supine
- Show patient movement (reach arm up to sky)
- Palpate the serratus- thats the 3
- 3+,4,5 same position- but has to be up a little (Don’t need to palpate)
Scapular abduction gravity minimized:
Seated
