Table 1.

Modified Upper Extremity Motor Testing Scale for Telemedicine.

Muscle group	Nerve root	Strength	Description
Deltoid	C5	0	Absence of any muscle activation
		1	Able to abduct shoulder against gravity
		2	Able to abduct shoulder with 5-10 lb of resistance (dumbbell, etc)
		3	Difficult to assess; can consider full strength if able to abduct shoulder with weight >10 lbs
Bicep	C5, C6	0	Absence of any muscle activation
		1	Able to flex elbow against gravity
		2	Able to flex elbow with 5-10 lb of resistance (dumbbell, etc)
		3	Difficult to assess; can consider full strength if able to flex elbow with weight >10 lbs
Triceps	C6, C7	0	Absence of any muscle activation
		1	Able to extend elbow against gravity
		2	Able to extend elbow with 5-10 lb of resistance (dumbbell, etc)
		3	Difficult to assess; can consider full strength if able to extend elbow with weight >10 lbs
Wrist extensors	C6	0	Absence of any muscle activation
		1	Able to extend wrist against gravity
		2	Able to extend wrist with 2-5 lb of resistance (dumbbell, etc)
		3	Difficult to assess; can consider full strength if able to extend wrist with weight >5 lbs
Finger flexors	C8	0	Absence of any muscle activation
		1	Able to make a full fist in pronation
		2	Able to make a full fist in pronation with some resistance from contralateral hand
		3	Difficult to assess; can consider full strength if make a full fist with near full resistance from contralateral hand
Finger abduction	C8, T1	0	Absence of any muscle activation
		1	Able to abduct fingers with palm perpendicular to flat surface
		2	Able to abduct fingers fully with some resistance from contralateral hand
		3	Difficult to assess; can consider full strength if able to abduct fingers fully with near full resistance from contralateral hand