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Any reliable and good manual muscle testing videos on youtube or any other site you guys recommend? I'm not in PT school but do muscle testing often, I just know the basic ones but would like to know more about the scaling system, (5/5,etc.)
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Good Luck. i was looking for them for a while, but couldn't find em. best thing to do is read the book and make your own.

Any reliable and good manual muscle testing videos on youtube or any other site you guys recommend? I'm not in PT school but do muscle testing often, I just know the basic ones but would like to know more about the scaling system, (5/5,etc.)
Thanks
 
They're pretty easy once you know muscle actions. If you're looking online, look at some ATC programs' websites as well, I've seen a few lists.

As for the grading system:

1=trace contraction, no movement
2=Some joint movement, none against gravity
3=full movement against gravity
4=full movement against gravity and some resistance, phasic shake with full resistance/break test breaks the position
5=able to hold against gravity and full resistance/break test.

3- would mean partial ROM against gravity (which means that if someone has decreased ROM, while they may have local strength of 4/5 the whole muscle is graded a 3-), 3+ is similar to a 4, and I think is the minimal strength required for weight bearing activities.

The important thing to remember is what the gravity-eliminated position is for each muscle. Also important, of course, are possible compensatory movements and where to stabilize, as well as where to resist (i.e.-resisting on the palm for a biceps Brachii MMT is bad, since you're crossing two joints).
 
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