Hand MonitoringHand StabilizingMonitoring DirectionNote
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Muscle Test
Multifidus Lumbar
Hand MonitoringAbove the ankle of the leg of the side being tested. Hand StabilizingOn the hip of the opposite side being tested. Monitoring DirectionAdduct the legs. Note
Longus Colli
Hand MonitoringHand StabilizingMonitoring DirectionTest an Indicator Muscle while touching with a Therapy Localization/Location (TL) the belly of the Muscle. Note
Scalenus Medius
Hand Monitoring On the temporal region of the head. Hand Stabilizing Over the same shoulder of where the head is turned. Monitoring DirectionCoronally extend head on neck. Note
Longus Capitis
Hand MonitoringWith lateral aspect of hand on maxillary and frontal bones. Hand StabilizingControlateral shoulder. Monitoring DirectionExtend head on neck, through sagittal plane. Note
Scalenus Anterior
Hand MonitoringOn the temporal region of the head. Hand StabilizingOver the same shoulder of where the head is turned. Monitoring DirectionObliquely posterior direction. Note
Scalenus Posterior
Hand MonitoringOn posterior temporal area of the head. Hand StabilizingContralateral shoulder. Monitoring DirectionCoronally extend head on neck. Note
Abdominal Transverse
Hand MonitoringOn the lateral aspect of the shoulder (over the deltoid muscle).Hand StabilizingOn the knees.Monitoring DirectionFrom a shoulder to the opposite one to bend the torso.Note
Opponentes Pollicis and Digiti Minimi
Hand MonitoringPlace one or two fingers of each hand inside the ring.Hand StabilizingMonitoring Direction Test to pull thumb and little finger apart. Note This test is "positive" even if only the...
TL Test
Hand MonitoringHand StabilizingMonitoring DirectionNoteDuring a maximal contraction of the muscle Therapy Localization/Location (TL) its belly and test an Indicator Muscle (IM). If you are testing a...
Pectoralis Major – Clavicular Head
Hand MonitoringOn the distal forearm, proximally to the wrist. Hand StabilizingOn the opposite shoulder.Monitoring Direction Push the arm outward and downward, in the direction of abduction and...
Surrogate Muscle Test
Hand MonitoringHand StabilizingMonitoring DirectionNoteThis muscle cannot be tested directly or with TL testing.To test it use Surrogate Muscle Testing.
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris
Hand Monitoring On the dorsum of the hand, along the fifth metacarpal bone. Hand Stabilizing The forearm rests on the table for support or is supported by the KInesiologist. Monitoring...
Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis
Hand Monitoring On the dorsum of the hand, along the second and third metacarpal bones . Hand Stabilizing The forearm rests on the table for support or is supported by the KInesiologist....
Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus
Hand Monitoring Against the dorsum of the hand, along the second and third metacarpal bones . Hand Stabilizing The forearm rests on the table for support or is supported by the KInesiologist....
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