Which statement best describes MMT 2/5?

Which statement best describes MMT 2/5?

• A. Move through full range against gravity with no resistance.
• B. Move through full range with gravity eliminated; limb can move fully but cannot work against gravity.
• C. Measures ability to move through full range of motion in a gravity-eliminated plane; patient performs full motion with gravity minimised; muscle can move the limb fully without gravity but cannot work against it; functional movement is limited.
• D. Detects trace contraction but no movement.

Answer: (C)

The key idea is that this MMT level shows movement through the full range only when gravity is removed. The muscle can move the joint fully in a gravity-eliminated plane, but it cannot produce movement against gravity. So, while the limb reaches full motion with the support of gravity being minimized, functional tasks that require overcoming gravity are limited. This is why describing movement through full ROM with gravity eliminated, and an inability to work against gravity, best fits this level. Descriptions that refer to only trace contraction or to movement against gravity align with other grades.

The key idea is that this MMT level shows movement through the full range only when gravity is removed. The muscle can move the joint fully in a gravity-eliminated plane, but it cannot produce movement against gravity. So, while the limb reaches full motion with the support of gravity being minimized, functional tasks that require overcoming gravity are limited. This is why describing movement through full ROM with gravity eliminated, and an inability to work against gravity, best fits this level. Descriptions that refer to only trace contraction or to movement against gravity align with other grades.