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Question 1

Scapular Elevation

End Range

Answer 1

Upper trapezius

Lift your shoulders toward your ears and don’t let me push them down.”

Question 2

Scapular Depression
(End Range)
Gravity Eliminated

Answer 2

Lower trapezius

“Reach down toward your feet and don’t let me push you up.”

Question 3

Scapular Adduction (retraction)
(End Range)
(contralateral scapula)

Answer 3

Middle trapezius

“Raise your elbow to the ceiling and don’t let me push it down.”

Question 4

Scapular Abduction (protraction)
(End Range)

Answer 4

Serratus anterior

“Reach your arm to the ceiling and don’t let me push it down.”

Question 5

Shoulder Flexion
(Mid Range)
Stabilize over clavicle and scapula

Answer 5

Anterior deltoid

“Lift your arm in front of you to shoulder height.”

Question 6

Shoulder Extension
(End Range)
Stabilize over clavicle and scapula

Answer 6

Latissimus Dorsi

“Move your arm straight back as far as it will go, keep palm facing the back wall.” and do not let me push it forward

Question 7

Shoulder Abduction
(Mid Range)
Stabilize over clavicle and scapula

Answer 7

Middle deltoid

“Raise your arm out to side at shoulder level and don’t let me push it down.”

Question 8

Shoulder Adduction
(End Range)
Anti gravity position*

Answer 8

Pectoralis major

“Bring your arm down to your side and don’t let me push it back up.”

Question 9

Shoulder
Horizontal Abduction
(End range)
Stabilize Contralateral scapula

Answer 9

Posterior Deltoid

“Raise your elbow toward the ceiling and don’t let me push it down.”

Question 10

Shoulder
Horizontal Adduction
(End Range)

Answer 10

Pectoralis Major

“Move your arm in front of you and across your chest and don’t let me push it back.”

Question 11

Shoulder External Rotation
(End Range)
Stabilize distal humerus
Towel

Answer 11

Posterior Deltoid

“Lift the back of your hand to the ceiling and don’t let me push it down.”

Question 12

Shoulder Internal Rotation
(End Range)
Towel

Answer 12

Pectoralis Major

“Lift the palm of your hand to the ceiling and don’t let me push it down.”

Question 13

Elbow Flexion
(End Range)

Resistance on shoulder

Answer 13

Biceps

“Bend your elbow to touch shoulder and don’t let me push it down.”

Question 14

Elbow Extension
(End Range but NO lock on elbow)
Towel
Stabilize anterior surface of distal humerus

Answer 14

Triceps

“Straighten your arm without locking your elbowmand don’t let me push it up.”

Question 15

Forearm Supination

Answer 15

Supinator

Question 16

Forearm Pronation

End Range

Answer 16

Pronator teres

“Turn your palm to the floor and don’t let me turn it back over.”

Question 17

Wrist Flexion
(End Range)
(wrist extended off edge, body close to table, elbow close)

Answer 17

Flexor carpi radialis

“Bend your wrist all the way forward and don’t let me pull you back.”

Question 18

Wrist Extension
(End Range)
(same us above)

Answer 18

Extensor carpi radialis brevis

“Lift your wrist as far as you can and don’t let me push it down.”

Question 19

Hip Flexion
(end range)

Answer 19

Psoas major

“Lift your thigh towards the sky and don’t let me push you down”.

Question 20

Hip Extension
(end range)
(leg all extended)
stabilize at booty
resistance at distal calf

Answer 20

hamstrings

“Lift your leg towards the sky and don’t let me push you down.”