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**Table 1.** Kendall Muscle Grading System levels^[1]
	Description	Grade
No movement	No contraction felt or seen in the muscle	Zero	0
No movement	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

↑ 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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 == Kendall Muscle Grading System ==
-The following table provides a summary of each grade used in the Kendall Muscle Grading system. For more information on manual muscle testing and assessing strength, please see: [[Assessing Muscle Strength]].
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