MMT and ROM Flashcards
Grade 0
Zero
Grade 1
Trace
Grade 2
Poor
Grade 3
Fair
Grade 4
Good
Grade 5
Normal
ROM for Hip Flexion
0-120
Positioning for Patient and Examiner for Hip Flexion Grade 5-3
Patient: Sitting with knees at 90 over the edge of the table,
Examiner: Standing next to the limb to be tested. Hand gives resistance to distal thigh.
Positioning for Patient and Examiner for Hip Flexion Grade 2
Patient: Side lying with limb to be tested on top and supported be examiner
Examiner: Standing behind patient. Cradle test limb in one arm with hand support under the knee. Opposite hand maintains trunk alignment at hip.
Positioning for Patient and Examiner for Hip Flexion Grade 1
Patient: Supine, Test limb supported by examiner under the calf with hand behind knee.
Examiner: Standing at side of limb to be tested. Test limb is supported under the calf with hand behind the knee. Free hand palpates the muscle.
ROM for Hip Extension
0-20
Patient and Examiner Positioning for Grades 5-3 For Hip Extension
Patient: Prone.
Examiner: Standing at the side of limb to be tested at the level of the pelvis. Hand providing resistance is just above the ankle. Other hand is placed on the pelvis (at psis level) for stabilization.
Patient and Examiner Positioning for Grade 2 for Hip Extension
Patient: Side lying with test limb on top, Knee Straight and supported by examiner. Lower leg is bent for stability
Examiner: Standing behind patient at thigh level. Supporting test limb just below the knee, cradling the leg. Opposite hand place of pelvic crest for stabilization.
Hip Extension Positioning Grade 1
Patient: Prone
Examiner: Standing on the side of patient to be tested. at level of the hips. Palpate hamstrings at IT. Palpate gleutus maximus with deep finger pressure over the center of the buttocks.
How to isolate the Gluteus Maximus in the test for HIp Extension?
Patient:Prone with knee flexed to 90.
Examiner: Standing at the side of the limb to be tested at the level of the pelvis. Hand providing resistance on posterior thigh, just above the knee. Opposite hand may stabilize or maintain alignment of the pelvis.
Hip Abduction ROM
0 to 45
Hip Abduction Positioning Grade 3-5
Patient: Side-lying with test leg upper most. Start test limb with the limb slightly extended beyond the midline and the pelvis is slightly rotated forward. Lowermost leg is flexed for stability.
Examiner: Standing behind the patient. Resistance hand placed across the lateral surface of the knee. Other hang is used to palpate the gluteus medius is just proximal to the greater trochanter of the femur.
Hip Abduction Positioning Grade 2
Patient: Supine
Examiner: Standing on the side of the limb to be tested. One hand supports and lifts the limb by holding it under the ankle to raise limb just enough to decrease friction. The other hand plapates the glutesus medius just proximal to the greater troch.
Hips Abduction Positioning Grade 1
Patient: Supine
Examiner: Standing at side of limb being tested at level of thigh. One hand supports the limb under the ankle just above the malleoli. Palpate the gluteus medius on the lateral aspect of the hip just above the greater troch.
Hip Adduction ROM
0- 15 or 20