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Manual muscle testing (MMT) is an assessment used by medical professionals to grade muscle strength and function of various muscles. This assessment can be done without modern day devices that take various measurements to determine muscle strength. Historically, before devices were used, manual muscle tests were given when a practitioner provided resistance against the muscle or muscle groups being tested. based on how the patient performed against the practitioner's resistance, a test grade/sco …

Kinesiology involves studying physical activity and its impact on health, society, and quality of life. In essence, it's the science of human movement. Kinesiologists are human movement specialists who provide services to the public by applying the sciences of anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, and psychomotor behavior. Kinesiologists study the principles of movement management, injury prevention, exercise improvement, and general wellness. Much of this is related to sports science. General …

Manual Muscle Testing is an assessment of muscle strength done by physical therapists, occupational therapists, chiropractors, kinesiologists, physiologists or other researchers and professionals for evaluation of weakness that can differentiate true weakness from imbalance or poor endurance. This kind of assessment is referred to by a few different names, like muscle strength grading, motor testing, but most often is referred to as manual muscle testing.Methods for Manu …

Physiologist are scientists with extensive training that have earned a master's degree or a doctoral degree in the science of Physiology. Physiology is a broad area of science that studies the physical actions that happen in a living system. A physiologist can study anything from single celled life forms to a grove of trees. Often, a physiologist will specialize in a certain area of expertise and then work specifically within that area.Because physiology is such a broad area of science there are …

A chiropractor is a professional in the healthcare industry who cares for a patient's neuromusculoskeletal system (the bones, nerves, muscles, tendons, and ligaments). Specifically a chiropractor focuses on back and neck pain through the use of spinal adjustments to maintain good alignment.Self-healing is a major part of how chiropractics to treat patients. The treatment chiropractors offer also includes nutrition and exercise.By improving the neuromusculoskeletal system's ability …