TSAC Final Prac - Axillary Muscle Testing Flashcards
(14 cards)
Please test the following muscle: Levator Scapula.
Patient sitting
- Extend their head.
- Laterally flex their head.
- Rotate their head to the same side.
Support hand on the shoulder and other hand pushes the head.
Please test the following muscle: Upper Trapezius.
Patient sitting
- Extend their head.
- Laterally flex their head to the side you are testing.
- Rotate their head to the opposite side.
Support hand on the shoulder and other hand pushes the head.
Please test the following muscle:
Rhomboids.
Stand behind seated patient.
- Ask patient to bring their hands behind their back to their lower back.
- Place hand on both the elbows and push forward, asking the patient to stop you from pushing their elbows forward.
Please test the following muscle: Supraspinatus.
Have patient standing
- Ask patient to slightly adduct their arm.
- Supporting hand on the shoulder
- Ask to patient to not allow you to push the arm to their body
Please test the following muscle: Pectoralis Major - Clavicular portion.
Have patient lying down on their back.
- Lift arm up and rotate it 45 degrees so thumb is pointing to clavicle.
- Stabilising hand goes on opposite shoulder.
- Place forcing hand on the inside of the wrist and instruct patient to not let me push their arm out.
Please test the following muscle: Pectoralis Major - sternal portion.
Have patient lying down on their back.
- Lift arm up and rotate it so thumb is pointing to the toes.
- Extend arm out and up 110-120 degrees.
- Stabilising hand goes on opposite shoulder.
- Place forcing hand on the inside of the wrist and instruct patient to not let me push their arm up and out.
Please test the following muscle: Pectoralis Minor.
Have patient lying down on their back.
- Place arm up, resting their hand on your shoulder
- Lift shoulder off the table
- Place hands as close to the armpit
- Push down and out asking the patient to resist.
Please test the following muscle: Serratus Anterior.
Have patient lying down on their back.
- Place arm up forming a fist.
- Lift shoulder off the table.
- Place hands on top of their wrist.
- Push down asking the patient to resist.
Please test the following muscle: Latissimus Dorsi.
Have patient standing.
- Internally rotate their arm.
- Slightly bring arm out and up.
- Stable arm goes on the shoulder.
- Ask patient to try and pull their arm to their body.
Please test the following muscle: Erector spinae.
Have patient lying down on their front.
- Get patient to place arms down their sides.
- Get patient to lift up off the table.
- Stabilising arm goes on the bottom of the hamstrings
- And get them to resist you pushing them down.
Please test the following muscle: Middle Trapezius.
Have patient lying down on their front.
- Instruct patient to bring arm out and have their thumb to the sky.
- Place supporting hand on the back.
- Ask patient to resist you pushing their arm down.
Please test the following muscle: Lower Trapezius.
Have patient lying down.
- Instruct patient to bring arm out and have their thumb to the sky.
- Bring arm up a bit.
- Place supporting hand on the back.
- Ask patient to resist you pushing their arm down and out.
Please test the following muscle: Scalenes and superficial neck flexors.
Patient lying down on their back.
- Get patient to place hand on their chest for stablising hand.
- Get patient to lift their head.
- Place three fingers on their head and get them to resist you pushing their head down.
Please test the following muscle: Sternocleidomastoid (SCM).
Patient lying down on their back.
- Get patient to place hand on their chest for stablising hand.
- Get patient to rotate their head and to lift their head.
- Place some fingers on their head and get them to resist you pushing their head down.
