{"id":10683,"date":"2022-05-10T14:21:13","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T12:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.physiotutors.com\/?post_type=wiki&amp;p=10683"},"modified":"2022-05-10T14:21:13","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T12:21:13","slug":"serratus-anterior-strength-test","status":"publish","type":"wiki","link":"https:\/\/www.physiotutors.com\/wiki\/serratus-anterior-strength-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Serratus Anterior Strength Test"},"featured_media":10684,"template":"","class_list":["post-10683","wiki","type-wiki","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"sections":[{"acf_fc_layout":"page-header-detail-page","background":{"background_image":10684,"background_image_alt_text":"Serratus Anterior Strength Test"},"heading":"Serratus Anterior Strength Test","subheading":"Shoulder Assessment","content_editor":"","button_type":"internal_link","button_label":"Check our shop","button_style":"button-five","button_internal_link":4646,"button_anchor":"","button_url":"","button_file":"","label":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"submenu","links":[{"button_type":"anchor","button_label":"Learn","button_internal_link":null,"button_anchor":"section-number-3","button_url":"","button_file":null},{"button_type":"anchor","button_label":"Assessment E-Book","button_internal_link":null,"button_anchor":"section-number-4","button_url":"","button_file":null},{"button_type":"anchor","button_label":"Reviews","button_internal_link":null,"button_anchor":"section-number-5","button_url":"","button_file":null}],"dropdown_label":"Go to","button_right":{"button_type":"internal_link","button_label":"Become a member","button_style":"button-three","button_internal_link":16662,"button_anchor":"","button_url":"","button_file":""},"button_description":"Find this wiki on the Physiotutors platform"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content-content","section_options":{"vertical_alignment":"top","column_right_box":false,"column_left_width":"col-12 col-lg-4 offset"},"column_left":{"content_editor":"<h4>Learn<\/h4>"},"column_right":{"content_editor":"<h6>Serratus Anterior Strength Test<\/h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The serratus anterior is an important muscle for scapular protraction and scapular upward rotation. At the same time, it is one of the most important scapular stabilizers and it is often underdeveloped.<\/span>\n<div class=\"embed-container\">\n\n[embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jatVx3v7qDI[\/embed]\n\n<\/div>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To test the serratus anterior, the patient is standing and flexes the arm to 90\u00b0. The examiner then applies a backward force to the arm. With a weakened serratus anterior, one would find a winging scapula. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An alternative to test for serratus anterior strength is to have your patient perform a pushup against a wall or on the floor. Again, look for winging of the scapula when the movement is performed, which might indicate weakness of the serratus muscle.<\/span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n[cta]\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIf you are interested in muscle strength assessment of other muscles in the shoulder region, check out our wiki posts below:\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.physiotutors.com\/wiki\/trapezius-strength-test\/\">Trapezius Strength Test (All Parts)<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.physiotutors.com\/wiki\/rhomboid-strength-test\/\">Rhomboid Strength Test<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.physiotutors.com\/wiki\/latissimus-dorsi-strength-test\/\">Latissimus Dorsi Strength Test<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n&nbsp;\n"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"content-content","section_options":{"vertical_alignment":"top","column_right_box":false,"column_left_width":"col-12 col-lg-4 offset"},"column_left":{"content_editor":"<h4>References<\/h4>"},"column_right":{"content_editor":"<a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.nl\/books?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;id=cxu0BQAAQBAJ&amp;oi=fnd&amp;pg=PP1&amp;ots=mrCMxVxHRk&amp;sig=aL7oyFZG9IIatGgYGlhutCVw5yA&amp;redir_esc=y#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Magee DJ. 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