MMT Pime Movers Flashcards
Scapular Elevation
End Range
Upper trapezius
Lift your shoulders toward your ears and don’t let me push them down.”
Scapular Depression
(End Range)
Gravity Eliminated
Lower trapezius
“Reach down toward your feet and don’t let me push you up.”
Scapular Adduction (retraction)
(End Range)
(contralateral scapula)
Middle trapezius
“Raise your elbow to the ceiling and don’t let me push it down.”
Scapular Abduction (protraction) (End Range)
Serratus anterior
“Reach your arm to the ceiling and don’t let me push it down.”
Shoulder Flexion
(Mid Range)
Stabilize over clavicle and scapula
Anterior deltoid
“Lift your arm in front of you to shoulder height.”
Shoulder Extension
(End Range)
Stabilize over clavicle and scapula
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
Shoulder Abduction
(Mid Range)
Stabilize over clavicle and scapula
Middle deltoid
“Raise your arm out to side at shoulder level and don’t let me push it down.”
Shoulder Adduction
(End Range)
Anti gravity position*
Pectoralis major
“Bring your arm down to your side and don’t let me push it back up.”
Shoulder
Horizontal Abduction
(End range)
Stabilize Contralateral scapula
Posterior Deltoid
“Raise your elbow toward the ceiling and don’t let me push it down.”
Shoulder
Horizontal Adduction
(End Range)
Pectoralis Major
“Move your arm in front of you and across your chest and don’t let me push it back.”
Shoulder External Rotation
(End Range)
Stabilize distal humerus
Towel
Posterior Deltoid
“Lift the back of your hand to the ceiling and don’t let me push it down.”
Shoulder Internal Rotation
(End Range)
Towel
Pectoralis Major
“Lift the palm of your hand to the ceiling and don’t let me push it down.”
Elbow Flexion
(End Range)
Resistance on shoulder
Biceps
“Bend your elbow to touch shoulder and don’t let me push it down.”
Elbow Extension
(End Range but NO lock on elbow)
Towel
Stabilize anterior surface of distal humerus
Triceps
“Straighten your arm without locking your elbowmand don’t let me push it up.”
Forearm Supination
Supinator
Forearm Pronation
End Range
Pronator teres
“Turn your palm to the floor and don’t let me turn it back over.”
Wrist Flexion
(End Range)
(wrist extended off edge, body close to table, elbow close)
Flexor carpi radialis
“Bend your wrist all the way forward and don’t let me pull you back.”
Wrist Extension
(End Range)
(same us above)
Extensor carpi radialis brevis
“Lift your wrist as far as you can and don’t let me push it down.”
Hip Flexion (end range)
Psoas major
“Lift your thigh towards the sky and don’t let me push you down”.
Hip Extension (end range) (leg all extended) stabilize at booty resistance at distal calf
hamstrings
“Lift your leg towards the sky and don’t let me push you down.”
