Muscle Test for Teres Minor

Pointer Plus The Pointer Plus is an easy to use trigger point (TP) locator which incorporates a push button stimulation feature to immediately treat Trigger point pain.

Individual Position: The individual is seated with their arm flexed to 90? and their thumb pointing up. (The humerus should be in a neutral position, neither pronated nor supinated).

Practitioner Position: The practitioner with one hand stabilizes the individual’s shoulder and with the other hand maintains contact with the individual’s posterior forearm.

Description of Muscle Test: The individual is requested to externally rotate the humerus against the practitioner’s resistance, without recruiting from their other muscles.

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