Introduction to Manual Muscle Testing and Strength Assessment

Course overview

Various factors influence muscle strength, including age, injury, neurological conditions, pain and more. Muscle strength can be a predictor of mortality, hospital length of stay, and hospital readmission. Muscle strength testing provides valuable insight into potential neurological deficits, weakness or muscle imbalance. It is also pivotal in differentiating true weakness from other factors, such as poor endurance, and it plays a vital role in identifying the presence and progression of muscle strength loss. Therefore, accurately assessing muscle strength is an essential part of a physical assessment. This course provides a comprehensive overview of the muscle strength assessment to help rehabilitation professionals develop strong manual muscle testing skills. Physiopedia Plus courses are accessed through a monthly ($31) or yearly ($237) membership. Use discount code CEBROKER30 to get 30% discount on yearly full or pro membership. This will give you access to ALL 600+ approved courses, live and recorded webinars, anatomy and technique videos, podcasts, journal articles and books.