Strength Testing

Test and contralaterally compare extremity muscle groups.

1. Passive Motion
2. Action Motion:
   1. Arms: Flexion (“pull in”), extension (“push out”);
   2. Wrists:  Flexion (“push down”), extension (“pull up”)
   3. Hands: “Spread your fingers apart, don’t let me close them.” “Squeeze my fingers tight.”
   4. Legs: Knee extension (“kick out”), knee flexion (“pull in”)
   5. Ankles: “Push on the gas pedal”
3.  Grading Strength