MMT Lower Extremity Testing 4

Question 1

To isolate the short head of the biceps femoris during MMT, in what position should the hip be placed?

Accepted Answer

Hip flexed to slacken the long head

Answer

Hip extended to stretch the long head

Answer

Hip abducted 30°

Answer

Hip internally rotated

Question 2

During plantar flexion MMT graded at 5, how many single-limb heel raises should a healthy adult typically complete?

Accepted Answer

20 or more

Answer

5 or more

Answer

10 or more

Answer

50 or more

Question 3

What compensatory movement should the examiner watch for when testing hip flexion MMT in the seated position?

Accepted Answer

Trunk flexion or posterior pelvic tilt substituting for hip flexion

Answer

Hip abduction substituting for flexion

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Knee flexion increasing the test result

Answer

Lumbar extension flattening the lumbar curve

Question 4

A patient with an L4 nerve root lesion would most likely show weakness in which MMT test?

Accepted Answer

Ankle dorsiflexion and inversion

Answer

Hip abduction

Answer

Knee flexion

Answer

Great toe flexion

Question 5

Which muscle's MMT specifically requires the examiner to resist toe flexion at the proximal phalanges of digits 2–5?

Accepted Answer

Flexor digitorum brevis

Answer

Flexor hallucis longus

Answer

Flexor digitorum longus

Answer

Lumbricals

Question 6

When testing the tensor fasciae latae (TFL) in MMT, which combination of movements does the examiner resist?

Accepted Answer

Hip flexion, abduction, and internal rotation

Answer

Hip extension and external rotation

Answer

Hip adduction and flexion

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Knee flexion and hip extension

Question 7

In MMT documentation, the term 'break test' refers to:

Accepted Answer

Applying force until the examiner overcomes the patient's maximum isometric hold

Answer

Testing until the patient reports pain

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Asking the patient to perform rapid repetitions until fatigue

Answer

Testing each muscle group twice before recording