L'examen des membres supérieurs chez les sujets IMC (première partie)

Contracture is generally present when starting the examination. This requires use of manual techniques to achieve automatic decontraction and to distinguish within the force opposing passive mobilization the part resulting from muscular contraction and the part resulting from tissue elasticity due to insufficient muscle lengthening. The same precaution must be considered when evaluating exaggerated myotactic reflex.