FIRST RIB

MOBILITY TEST

​• Testing for

​To test the mobility of Rib 1.

• Test positioning

The client is seated.

• Action

The client fully rotates their head away from the side being tested.

The client then fully flexes the head to their chest.​

• Positive finding

The client has limited neck flexion.

The cause for the hypomobility may be tight scalenes.

The First Rib Mobility Test is influenced by the work of Dr. James Cyriax and Dr. John Mennell, whose contributions to understanding joint function and dysfunction have been invaluable in the field of manual therapy.