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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Mol Genet Metab. 2021 Oct 9;134(3):223–234. doi: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2021.10.002

Table 5:

Joint Motions and Associated Muscles Evaluated on WBMRI

PT test Associated Muscles
Spinal Extension Thoracic Spinal extensors, Lumbar Spinal extensors
Hip Flexion Iliopsoas, Rectus femoris
Hip Extension (knee extended) Gluteus maximus, Hamstrings
Hip Extension (knee flexed) Gluteus maximus
Hip Abduction Gluteus medius
Hip Adduction Adductor magnus longus brevis
Knee Extension Rectus femoris
Ankle Dorsiflexion Anterior tibialis
Ankle Plantarflexion Gastrocnemius
Hand Grip Strength Flexor Digitorum Profundus
Lateral/Key Pinch Adductor pollicis