This video shows the steps for manual muscle testing of the upper extremity in diagnosing ... read more ↘ patients with possible nerve compression syndromes. It is the first step in the clinical triad we use at our unit: 1. Muscle testing to delineate level of nerve compression 2. Scratch collapse test at found level to validate level of nerve compression 3. Compression/tinel's test to elicit possible pain and/or paresthesias at the level of nerve compression. ↖ read less
