Manual Muscle Testing (MMT): Lower Body

Manual Muscle Testing (MMT): Lower Body is organized by Brookbush Institute.

Course Description:
Why Assessment?
All fitness, performance, and rehabilitation programs should start with an assessment. The goal of assessment is to refine technique selection, with the intent of improving client and patient outcomes. This course describes potential additions to a comprehensive movement assessment that are most commonly referred to as "manual muscle testing" (a.k.a. MMT, MMTs, muscle testing, strength testing, muscle strength testing, strength assessment, strength measures, manual resistance, etc.). The tests included in this course are intended for muscles prone to inhibition (e.g. underactive, hypotonic, phasic, exhibiting muscle weakness, etc.).

Behavioral Objectives
• List at least 4 commonly under-active lower body muscles
• Given a patient scenario, integrate at least 2 of the techniques covered in class to a plan of care
• Demonstrate at least 4 commonly performed manual muscle tests, for the under-active muscles listed in objective 1