Motor Exam Overview

The motor exam focuses on body position, involuntary movements, muscle characteristics, and coordination.

Inspect muscles for accessory movements, tremor, fasciculations, etc.

 

Bulk

 

Tone

Muscle tone is the residual tension when a muscle is voluntarily relaxed. Testing tone is actually looking for a subtle reflex.

 

Do a fairly large arc, going fast

Increase tone by encouraging movement on the opposite side

 

 

 

Strength

On a 0-5 scale (add pluses or minuses)