RHOMBOID

STRENGTH TEST

​• Testing for

The strength of the rhomboid muscles.

​• Test positioning

The client is prone.

​• Action

The client affected shoulder to 90-degrees.

The client internally rotates arm.

The client attempts to extend their affected arm then hold (grade 3 strength).

The therapist stabilizes unaffected shoulder.

The client attempts to extend their affected arm as the therapist resists (grade 5 strength).

​• Positive finding

The client cannot hold the arm in extension or cannot resist the therapist anteriorly directed pressure.