Manual muscle testing of the hand and wrist

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from giving a maximal effort, do not test that muscle and code appropriately. hand. 4. If patient cannot extend the wrist against gravity, place forearm Patient actively extends the wrist through range. · For grades 4 to 5 apply resistance through dorsal aspect of hand in a direction opposite to extension. The patient sits with forearm in neutral (thumb side up) with hand hanging off table. The therapist stabilizes the forearm against the table with one hand and 2. Measures: • MMT using the 6-level Medical Research Council (MRC) grading should be used to assess neuromuscular functioning when a nerve lesion isDaniels and Worthingham's muscle Testing-E-Book: Techniques of manual examination and performance testing. 9e. India: Elsevier; 2013. ↑ EducatedPT. Wrist