Review
On the reliability and validity of manual muscle testing: a literature review
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* Corresponding author: Scott C Cuthbert cranialdc@hotmail.com
1 Chiropractic Health Center, 255 West Abriendo Avenue, Pueblo, CO 81004, USA
2 Goodheart Zatkin Hack and Associates, 20567 Mack Avenue, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236-1655, USA
Chiropractic & Osteopathy 2007, 15:4 doi:10.1186/1746-1340-15-4
Published: 6 March 2007First paragraph (this article has no abstract)
A body of basic science and clinical research has been generated on the manual muscle test (MMT) since its first peer-reviewed publication in 1915. The aim of this report is to provide an historical overview, literature review, description, synthesis and critique of the reliability and validity of MMT in the evaluation of the musculoskeletal and nervous systems.