History of manual muscle testing

1. MANUAL MUSCLE TESTING (MMT) 2. INTRODUCTION TO THE TOPIC MMT is the most vital part of motor assessment Performa in medical examination. MMT is a procedure for the evaluation of strength of individual muscle or muscles group, based upon the effective performance of a movement in relation to the forces of gravity or manual resistance through . Manual Muscle Testing was developed for the first time in the world during the century by Swedish physiotherapists from the Royal Central Institute of Gymnastics (G.C.I.) in Stockholm, Sweden. This university was founded by Pehr Henrik Ling in It was the first and it was unique, and at the time the leading college for all manual medicine and physiotherapy in the .  · Manual muscle testing (MMT) is well recognized as the most common strength testing technique in physical therapy and other health professions, having first appeared during the poliomyelitis epidemic in New England before World War I. (See “Brief History of Muscle Testing” in the Introduction).Estimated Reading Time: 12 mins.

Throughout its history manual muscle testing has been performed by practitioners' hands, isokinetic machines, and other handheld devices. However, isokinetic machines and dynamometers for more objective testing of muscles are still too expensive or cumbersome for clinical use, but this equipment is useful for research purposes [ 20 - 23 ]. Manual muscle testing (MMT) is well recognized as the most common strength testing technique in physical therapy and other health professions, having first appeared during the poliomyelitis epidemic in New England before World War I. (See “Brief History of Muscle Testing” in the Introduction). In , Manual muscle testing was brought to USA by Swedish physiotherapists/medical gymnasts in Boston. (2) Beginning in , Manual muscle testing was further researched and developed by American physical therapists in Boston.

Dec A brief history Muscle testing was first used in the early 20th century to measure muscle weakness in polio victims. Then, in , Kendall. jectivity of manual muscle testing often leads to strates how manual muscle testing can assume history, nor did he read the objective force from. May A test of muscle strength and function. There are three manual muscle tests grading systems: 1) The Medical Research Council Scale.