MMT Flashcards
Neck Flexion
Occupational task:
Patient: laying supine w/ arms overhead, tuck chin to sternum (not straight up)
therapist: apply downward resistance to forehead, stabilize at shoulder
all MMT grades are 5,4,3
prime movers: longus capitis and longus colli, sternocleidomastoid, anterior scalene, rectus capitis
look down to button shirt
Neck extension
occupational task:
Patient: prone w/ arms overhead, extend head back and turn face to side
therapist: apply downward pressure to head, stabilize thoracic region
prime movers: rectus capitis, splenius capitis and cervicis, erector spinae, semispinalis capitis and cervicis, obliquus capitis
wash hair in shower
Trunk flexion
occupational task:
patient: supine, legs supported under knees with pillow for slight knee flexion, “crunch” motion with hands behind head (5), arms crossed over chest (4), arms extended above stomach towards feet
therapist: n/a
prime movers: rectus abdominis with assistance from internal/external obliques
bending to tie shoe
Trunk extension
occupational task:
Patient: prone w/pillows under abdomen, hands behind head and brings chest off of table (5), hands on lower back (4), hands on lower back and comes very little off table (3)
therapist: n/a
prime movers: erector spinae, interspinales, intertransversarii, multifidi, semispinales thoracis
sit to stand activities
Oblique rotation
occupational task:
patient: supine w/ knees flexed, bring shoulders off table and towards opposite hip with hands behind head (5), arms folded on chest (4), arms reaching forward (3)
therapist: n/a
Prime movers: external/internal obliques, rectus abdominis
looking over shoulder while driving
Lateral flexion
occupational task:
Patient: side-lying on non-test side, one arm on opposite shoulder, other resting on side
therapist: stabilize at hips, no resistance
grades: 5(zoey smiling), 4(zoey looking down), 3 (zoey furrows forehead) based on how far they come up
prime movers: external/internal obliques, rectus abdominis, quadratus lumborum
getting in car
