MMT Patient Positioning 5

Question 1

A patient with grade 2 shoulder abduction is best tested in which position?

Accepted Answer

Supine with arm supported on a powder board

Answer

Supine with the arm supported on a low-friction surface (powder board) eliminates gravity so even weak deltoid activity can move the limb.

Question 2

For MMT of the hip external rotators against gravity, the patient sits at the edge of the table with the knee flexed to 90°. Resistance is applied:

Accepted Answer

At the lateral ankle pushing medially

Answer

Resistance at the lateral ankle directed medially creates an external rotation torque at the hip in the seated position.

Question 3

When testing the opponens pollicis during MMT, the hand is best supported in which orientation?

Accepted Answer

Palm facing up (supinated) with the hand free

Answer

Palm-up positioning with the hand free allows full observation and resistance application for thumb opposition without the table interfering.

Question 4

During cervical extension MMT against gravity, the patient is placed in:

Accepted Answer

Prone with the forehead off the table edge

Answer

Prone with the forehead unsupported at the table edge allows the neck extensors to lift the head against gravity.

Question 5

To isolate the gluteus maximus from the hamstrings during prone MMT, the knee should be:

Accepted Answer

Flexed to 90°

Answer

Knee flexion to 90° shortens the hamstrings and reduces their contribution, allowing more isolated testing of the gluteus maximus.

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