Manual Muscle Testing: Hip External Rotation: Difference between revisions
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== Therapist Position == | == Therapist Position == | ||
* Therapist to kneel beside the patient | * Therapist to kneel beside the patient and stabilise at the distal thigh laterally. | ||
* Therapist to stand on test-side if in prone | |||
== To Test == | == To Test == | ||
* Patient actively externally rotates the hip | * Patient actively externally rotates the hip |
Revision as of 18:52, 10 November 2018
Muscles Involved:[edit | edit source]
Gluteus Maximus
Piriformis
Quadratus Femoris
Obturator Externus
Obturator Internus
Gemellus Superior
Gemellus Inferior
Patient Positioning[edit | edit source]
- Grades 3 to 5 - Patient is in short sitting on plinth with test-side knee flexed to 90 degrees, Ideally the foot should be suspended off the floor i.e. sitting on edge of high plinth
- Grades 0-2 - Patient is in prone with knee flexed to 90 degrees
Joint start Position[edit | edit source]
The hip should be in a neutral position between the available range of internal rotation and external rotation. This can sometimes be challenging to achieve.
Therapist Position[edit | edit source]
- Therapist to kneel beside the patient and stabilise at the distal thigh laterally.
- Therapist to stand on test-side if in prone
To Test[edit | edit source]
- Patient actively externally rotates the hip
- For grades 4 to 5 apply resistance through the medial ankle through range in a direction opposite to external rotation