Manual Muscle Testing Positions

Supine Position

Neck Ankle and Foot

Flexion—All tests Plantar Flexion—Normal, Good and Fair
Dorsiflexion and Inversion—Trace and
Trunk Zero
Flexion—All tests Inversion—Poor, Trace and Zero
Rotation---All tests except poor Eversion—Poor, Trace and Zero
Elevation of pelvis-------All tests Toes(4 lateral) and Hallux—All tests

Hip Scapula
Flexion—Trace and Zero Abduction and Upward Rotation—Normal,
Flexion, Abduction and Good and Fair
Lateral Rotation—Poor, Trace and Zero Elevation—Poor, Trace and Zero
Abduction—Poor, Trace and Zero
Adduction—Poor, Trace and Zero Shoulder
Lateral Rotation—Poor, Trace and Zero Flexion—Trace and Zero
Medial Rotation—Poor, Trace and Zero Abduction—Poor, Trace and Zero
Horizontal Adduction—Normal, Good and
Knee Fair
Extension—Trace and Zero
Elbow
Flexion—Poor, Trace and Zero
Extension—All Tests

All tests for forearm, wrist, fingers and

thumb can be given in the supine position.

Prone Position

Neck Scapula
Extension—All tests Adduction and downward rotation—
Normal, Good and Fair
Trunk Adduction—Normal, Good and Fair
Extension—all tests Elevation—Poor, Trace and Zero
Depression and Adduction—All tests
Hip
Extension—All tests except poor Shoulder
Extension—All tests
Knee Horizontal Abduction—Normal, Good and
Flexion—All tests except poor Fair
Lateral Rotation—All tests
Medial Rotation—All tests
 Side Lying Position

Hip Knee
Flexion—Poor Flexion—Poor
Extension—Poor Extension—Poor
Abduction—Normal, Good and Fair
Abduction from Flexed position—Normal, Ankle
Good and Fair Plantar Flexion—Poor, Trace and Zero
Adduction—Normal, Good and Fair
Foot
Inversion—Normal, Good and Fair
Eversion—Normal, Good and Fair

Sitting Position
Trunk
Rotation—Poor
Hip
Flexion—Normal, Good and Fair
Flexion, Abduction and
Lateral Rotation—Normal, Good and Fair
Abduction from Flexed Position—Poor,
Trace and Zero
Lateral Rotation—Normal, Good and Fair
Medial Rotation—Normal, Good and Fair
Knee
Extension—Normal, Good and Fair
Shoulder
Flexion—Normal, Good, Fair and Poor
Abduction—Normal, Good and Fair
Horizontal Abduction—Poor, Trace and
Zero
Horizontal Adduction—Poor, Trace and
Zero
Elbow
Flexion—Normal, Good and Fair
All tests for forearm, wrist, fingers and
thumb can be given in the sitting position
with forearm and hand resting on the table.

Foot
Dorsiflexion and Inversion—Normal,
Good, Fair and Poor
Inversion—Fair

Scapula
Abduction and Upward Rotation—Poor,
Trace and Zero
Adduction and Downward Rotation—Poor,
Trace and Zero
Adduction—Poor, Trace and Zero
Elevation—Normal, Good and Fair

Standing Position
Trunk Ankle
Elevation of Pelvis—Alternate Fair Plantar Flexion—Normal, Good and Fair