TSAC Final Prac - Upper Muscle Testing

Question 1

Please test the following muscle: Deltoid.

Answer 1

Have patient seated.
- Lift patients arm up 90 degrees.
- Stabilizing hand on the shoulder.
- Asking patient to resist you pushing straight down.

Question 2

Please test the following muscle: Deltoid - Posterior fibers.

Answer 2

Have patient seated.
- Lift patients arm up 90 degrees.
- Internally rotate the arm so fist is going down.
- Stabilizing hand on the shoulder.
- Push the arm on the elbow, asking the patient to resist you from pushing their arm down.

Question 3

Please test the following muscle: Deltoid - Anterior fibers.

Answer 3

Have patient seated.
- Lift patients arm up 90 degrees.
- Lift fist externally up.
- Stabilizing hand on the shoulder.
- Contact hand on the bicep and ask patient to resist you from pulling their arm down.

Question 4

Please test the following muscle: Infraspinatus.

Answer 4

Have patient seated.
- Lift patients arm up 90 degrees.
- Lift fist externally up.
- Stabilizing hand on the shoulder.
- Place hand on wrist and ask patient to try and externally rotate their arm.

Question 5

Please test the following muscle: Subscapularis.

Answer 5

Have patient seated.
- Lift patients arm up 90 degrees.
- Stabilizing hand on the shoulder.
- Internally rotate the arm down.
- Place hand on posterior wrist and get the patient to resist you from pushing their arm up.

Question 6

Please test the following muscle: Teres minor.

Answer 6

Have patient seated.
- Have patients arm tucked into their side.
- Place contact hand in between the body and elbow.
- Ask patient to resist you pulling their arm out.

Question 7

Please test the following muscle: Biceps.

Answer 7

Have patient seated.
- Have patients arm tucked into their side.
- Have patient flex their arm.
- Have stabilizing hand on the patients elbow.
- Place contact hand on the patients wrist.
- Ask patient to resist you pushing their arm down.

Question 8

Please test the following muscle: Brachioradialis.

Answer 8

Have patient seated.
- Have patients arm tucked into their side.
- Have patients thumb up.
- Have stabilizing hand on the patients elbow.
- Place contact hand on the patients wrist.
- Ask patient to resist you pushing their arm down.

Question 9

Please test the following muscle: Brachialis.

Answer 9

Have patient seated.
- Have patients arm tucked into their side.
- Have patient pronate their arm (knuckles up).
- Have stabilizing hand on the patients elbow.
- Place contact hand on the patients wrist.
- Ask patient to resist you pushing their arm down.

Question 10

Please test the following muscle: Triceps Brachii.

Answer 10

Have patient seated.
- Have patients arm tucked into their side.
- Have patient flex their arm.
- Have stabilizing hand on the patients elbow.
- Ask patient to resist you from pulling their arm up.

Question 11

Please test the following muscle: Common wrist extensors.

Answer 11

Have patient seated.
- Have patients arm tucked into their side.
- Have patient pronate their arm (knuckles up).
- Have patient bend their wrist up.
- Have stabilizing arm on the elbow.
- Get patient to resist you from pushing their hand down.

Question 12

Please test the following muscle: Common wrist flexors.

Answer 12

Have patient seated.
- Have patients arm tucked into their side.
- Have patient supinate their arm (knuckles down).
- Have patient bend their wrist up.
- Have stabilizing arm on the elbow.
- Get patient to resist you from pushing their hand down.

Question 13

Please test the following muscle: Opponens Pollicis.

Answer 13

Have patient seated.
- Have patients arm tucked into their side.
- Have the patient bring their little finger and thumb together
- Get your two little fingers and ask the patient to resist you from pulling their little finger and thumb apart.

Question 14

Please test the following muscle: Finger flexion.

Answer 14

Have patient seated.
- Have patients arm tucked into their side.
- Get patient to cup their fingers.
- Stabilize the wrist.
- Ask patient to resist you from pulling their fingers.

Question 15

Please test the following muscle: Extensor digitorum.

Answer 15

Have patient seated.
- Have patients arm tucked into their side.
- Have patient point their fingers down.
- Stabilize the wrist.
- Ask patient to resist you from pushing their fingers.

Question 16

Please test the following muscle: Supinator.

Answer 16

Have patient seated.
- Have patients arm tucked into their side.
- Hold onto patients wrist.
- Get patient to resist you from twisting their arm up.

Question 17

Please test the following muscle: Pronator Teres.

Answer 17

Have patient seated.
- Have patients arm tucked into their side.
- Hold onto patients wrist.
- Get patient to resist you from twisting their arm down.