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</div>The following table provides a summary of the Kendall Muscle Grading system. For more information on manual muscle testing and assessing strength, please see: [[Assessing Muscle Strength]]. | |||
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|+'''Table 1.''' Kendall Muscle Grading System levels<ref>Kendall FP, Kendall McCreary E, Geise Provance P, McIntyre Rodgers M and Romani WA. Muscles Testing and Function with Posture and Pain - Fifth Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2005.</ref> | |||
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!Description | |||
!Grade | |||
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| rowspan="2" |No movement | |||
|No contraction felt or seen in the muscle | |||
|Zero | |||
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|0 | |||
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|Tendon becomes prominent or feeble contraction felt in muscle with no visible movement | |||
|Trace | |||
|1 | |||
|T | |||
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| rowspan="3" |Supported in horizontal plane | |||
|Movement through partial range of motion | |||
|Poor - | |||
|2- | |||
|1 | |||
|- | |||
|Movement through complete range of motion for the muscle being tested | |||
|Poor | |||
|2 | |||
|2 | |||
|- | |||
|Holds against slight pressure in test position | |||
|Poor + | |||
|2+ | |||
|3 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="8" |Tested in an antigravity position | |||
|Moves through partial range of motion against gravity | |||
|Poor + | |||
|2+ | |||
|3 | |||
|- | |||
|Gradual release from test position occurs | |||
|Fair - | |||
|3- | |||
|4 | |||
|- | |||
|Holds test position (no added pressure) | |||
|Fair | |||
|3 | |||
|5 | |||
|- | |||
|Holds test position against slight pressure | |||
|Fair + | |||
|3+ | |||
|6 | |||
|- | |||
|Holds test position against slight to moderate pressure | |||
|Good - | |||
|4- | |||
|7 | |||
|- | |||
|Holds test position against moderate pressure | |||
|Good | |||
|4 | |||
|8 | |||
|- | |||
|Holds test position against moderate to strong pressure | |||
|Good + | |||
|4+ | |||
|9 | |||
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|Holds test position against strong pressure | |||
|Normal | |||
|5 | |||
|10 | |||
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The following table provides a summary of the Kendall Muscle Grading system. For more information on manual muscle testing and assessing strength, please see: Assessing Muscle Strength.
Description | Grade | |||
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No movement | No contraction felt or seen in the muscle | Zero | 0 | |
Tendon becomes prominent or feeble contraction felt in muscle with no visible movement | Trace | 1 | T | |
Supported in horizontal plane | Movement through partial range of motion | Poor - | 2- | 1 |
Movement through complete range of motion for the muscle being tested | Poor | 2 | 2 | |
Holds against slight pressure in test position | Poor + | 2+ | 3 | |
Tested in an antigravity position | Moves through partial range of motion against gravity | Poor + | 2+ | 3 |
Gradual release from test position occurs | Fair - | 3- | 4 | |
Holds test position (no added pressure) | Fair | 3 | 5 | |
Holds test position against slight pressure | Fair + | 3+ | 6 | |
Holds test position against slight to moderate pressure | Good - | 4- | 7 | |
Holds test position against moderate pressure | Good | 4 | 8 | |
Holds test position against moderate to strong pressure | Good + | 4+ | 9 | |
Holds test position against strong pressure | Normal | 5 | 10 |
References [edit | edit source]
- ↑ Kendall FP, Kendall McCreary E, Geise Provance P, McIntyre Rodgers M and Romani WA. Muscles Testing and Function with Posture and Pain - Fifth Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2005.