Manual Muscle Testing

Question 1

Spine MMT Scale

Answer 1

0: no contraction
1: Contraction w/o movement
2: partial ROM against gravity
3: Full ROM AG, no arms by side
4: Full ROM AG, arms crossed
5: Full ROM AG, hands behind head

Question 2

Manual Muscle Testing Scale

Answer 2

0: no contraction
1: Contraction w/o movement
2-: Move through partial ROM with GR
2: Full ROM with GR
2+: Full ROM with GR and Resistance OR partial ROM against gravity
3: Full ROM AG, no resistance
4: Full ROM AG, some resistance
5: Full ROM AG, max resistance

Question 3

Injury Severity

Answer 3

Strong & Painless: intact
Strong & Painful: minor
Weak & Painful: Major
Weak & Painless: complete lesion or neuro deficit