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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]].
== Kendall Muscle Grades ==
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|+'''Table 2.''' Kendall Muscle Grading
|+'''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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! scope="col" |Grade
! scope="col" |
!Description
!Description
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!Grade
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| rowspan="2" |No Movement
| rowspan="2" |No movement
|No Contraction Felt or Seen in the Muscle
|No contraction felt or seen in the muscle
|Zero
|Zero
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|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
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|-
|Tendon becomes prominent or feeble contraction felt in muscle with no visible movement
|Tendon becomes prominent or feeble contraction felt in muscle with no visible movement
|Trace
|Trace
|T
|1
|1
|T
|T
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |Supported in Horizontal Plane *
| rowspan="3" |Supported in horizontal plane
|Movement through partial range of motion
|Movement through partial range of motion
|Poor -
|Poor -
|P-
|2-
|2-
|1
|1
| +
|-
|-
|M0vement through complete range of motion for the muscle being tested
|Movement through complete range of motion for the muscle being tested
|Poor
|Poor
|P
|2
|2
|2
|2
|
|-
|-
|Holds against slight pressure in test position **
|Holds against slight pressure in test position  
|Poor +
|Poor +
|P+
|2+
|2+
|3
|3
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="8" |Tests in Antigravity Position
| rowspan="8" |Tested in an antigravity position
|Moves through partial range of motion against gravity
|Moves through partial range of motion against gravity
|Poor +
|Poor +
|P+
|2+
|2+
|3
|3
|
|-
|-
|Gradual release from test position occurs
|Gradual release from test position occurs
|Fair -
|Fair -
|F-
|3-
|3-
|4
|4
|
|-
|-
|Holds test position (No added pressure)
|Holds test position (no added pressure)
|Fair
|Fair
|F
|3
|3
|5
|5
| ++
|-
|-
|Holds test position against slight pressure
|Holds test position against slight pressure
|Fair +
|Fair +
|F+
|3+
|3+
|6
|6
|
|-
|-
|Holds test position against slight to moderate pressure
|Holds test position against slight to moderate pressure
|Good -
|Good -
|G-
|4-
|4-
|7
|7
|
|-
|-
|Holds test position against moderate pressure
|Holds test position against moderate pressure
|Good
|Good
|G
|4
|4
|8
|8
| +++
|-
|-
|Holds test position against moderate to strong pressure
|Holds test position against moderate to strong pressure
|Good +
|Good +
|G+
|4+
|4+
|9
|9
|
|-
|-
|Holds test position against strong pressure
|Holds test position against strong pressure
|Normal
|Normal
|N
|5
|5
|10
|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.

Table 1. Kendall Muscle Grading System levels[1]
Description Grade
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]

  1. ↑ 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.

 

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