Objective: The purposes of this study were to determine whether there are differences between the dominant and nondominant arms for the Median Neurodynamic Test 1 (MNT 1); whether there are differences between men and women on the MNT 1; the reliability of an assessment of resting scapular position; the reliability of the MNT 1; and the frequency and percentage of sensory responses that are present during the MNT 1 in the asymptomatic population.
Methods: This was a reliability and agreement study. It included asymptomatic students enrolled in the college of health professions and the college of nursing at a university.
Introduction: There is a lack of understanding of the impact of generalized joint mobility, joint hypermobility, and resting scapular position on neurodynamic testing of the median nerve. The objectives of the study were to determine: 1) the reliability of the Beighton score (BS) with and without the cutoff score for general joint hypermobility (GJH); 2) if there are differences in the Median Neurodynamic Test 1 (MNT 1) based on the Beighton cutoff score for GJH; 3) if there are differences in the MNT 1 based on an assessment of resting scapular position; 4) if there are relationships between the BS with and without the cutoff score for GJH, resting scapular position, and MNT 1.
Methods: Testing was performed by two testers at two-time intervals at least 1 week apart.