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Cervical Spine Extension test Functional Anatomy Testing Tape Specification KT Method Confirmation
Testing
Muscle Testing (T-0077)
Scalenus Anterior
Movie for broad-band (300kbps)
Patient position:
Supine with the head rotated to the opposite
side, elbows bent, hands beside head and
resting on table. Stabilize the thoracic area.
With the head turned to the side, raise the
neck and head from the table.
Examiner pressure:
Against the temporal region of the head in an
obliquely posterior direction. Pressure is
applied more toward the midline than that for
the sternocleidomastoid manual muscle test.
Check on the radio button that best describes your test results. If the numeric grade is lower
than 5, click on the NEXT button located on the bottom right hand corner of this page, and
proceed to the Tape Specification Section.
Numeric Percentage Muscular
Functional Level
Grade of normal Contraction
Full ROM against gravity, sustains position
5 100% Normal with full manual resistance appropriate for age
and gender
Full ROM against gravity, sustains position
4 75% Good with moderate manual resistance appropriate
for age and gender
Full ROM against gravity; unable to sustain
3 50% Fair
position with minimal resistance applied
Full ROM with gravity eliminated; partial ROM
2 25% Poor
against gravity
Evidence of slight muscle action
1 10% Trace (e.g.isometric,twitch,palpation);no joint motion
produced
No palpable or visible evidence of muscular
0 0% Zero
contraction
grade is 5
grade is lower than 5
0095-NE-XX Scalenus Anterior Go
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