Muscle Testing

(T-0005)

Rhomboid Major

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Bulge in an Artery

Functional Anatomy

Testing

Tape Specification KT Method Confirmation Testing

Patient position: Prone, with the arm on the
unaffected side placed on the table. Place the
mandible on the dorsal surface of the hand
on the unaffected side. Medially rotate and
adduct the shoulder joint on the affected side.
Maintain the shoulder joint in medial rotation
and adduction.

Examiner pressure:
One hand applies pressure against the
inferior angle of the scapula to depress it
while the other hand stabilizes the medial
border of the scapula.

Numeric

Grade

Percentage

of normal

Muscular

Contraction

Functional Level

5

100%

Normal

Full ROM against gravity, sustains position
with full manual resistance appropriate for age
and gender

4

75%

Good

Full ROM against gravity, sustains position
with moderate manual resistance appropriate
for age and gender

3

50%

Fair

Full ROM against gravity; unable to sustain
position with minimal resistance applied

2

25%

Poor

Full ROM with gravity eliminated; partial ROM
against gravity

1

10%

Trace

Evidence of slight muscle action
(e.g.isometric,twitch,palpation);no joint motion
produced

0

0%

Zero

No palpable or visible evidence of muscular
contraction

grade is 5

grade is lower than 5

0006-SH-XX Rhomboid Major

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Testing

2007-12-14

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