DynaMo Plus Test: Trunk Strength Protocol

Patient position	Prone on a flat surface.
Contact point	Interscapular region.
Device orientation	Vertical, with the palm pad supported by the practitioner and the curved pad in contact with the patient.
Position of examiner	Adjacent to the patient, in a position to situate the DynaMo and instruct the action.
Instruction	Push against the pad as hard as you can. 3, 2, 1 - push, push, push and relax.
Attachments	Curved pad, Palm pad.

Patient position	Sitting off the edge of the bed with feet on the floor, their arms by their sides and hands rested flat on their thighs.
Contact point	At the midpoint of the manubrium.
Device orientation	Horizontal, with the palm pad supported by the practitioner and the curved pad in contact with the patient.
Position of examiner	Sitting beside the patient, holding the DynaMo Plus with one hand, applying posterior pressure and supporting the patient to ensure they remain stable with the other hand.
Instruction	Push against the pad as hard as you can. 3, 2, 1 - push, push, push and relax.
Attachments	Curved pad, palm pad.

Patient position	Sitting off the edge of the bed with feet on the floor, their arms crossed and hands placed on the opposite shoulder.
Contact point	On the lateral aspect of the rib cage, just inferior to the shoulder along the mid-axillary line.
Device orientation	Horizontal, with the palm pad supported by the practitioner and the curved pad in contact with the patient.
Position of examiner	Seated beside the patient, holding the DynaMo Plus with one hand, applying lateral pressure and stabilizing the patient's opposite hip with the other hand.
Instruction	Push against the pad as hard as you can. 3, 2, 1 - push, push, push and relax.
Attachments	Curved pad, palm pad.

Patient position	Sitting off the edge of the bed with feet on the floor, their arms crossed and hands placed on the opposite shoulder.
Contact point	On the lateral aspect of the rib cage, just inferior to the shoulder along the mid-axillary line.
Device orientation	Horizontal, with the palm pad supported by the assessor and the curved pad in contact with the patient.
Position of examiner	Seated beside the patient, holding the DynaMo Plus with one hand, applying lateral pressure and stabilizing the patient's opposite hip with the other hand.
Instruction	Push against the pad as hard as you can. 3, 2, 1 - push, push, push and relax.
Attachments	Curved pad, palm pad.

Patient position	Patient seated in a neutral position with arms extended and elbows flexed, securing a dowel against the patient's mid back.
Contact point	End of the dowel corresponding to the side/direction being tested.
Device orientation	Horizontal, attached to a fixed object at one end and the dowel at the other.
Position of examiner	Adjacent to the patient, in a position to situate the DynaMo and instruct the action.
Instruction	Push against the pad as hard as you can. 3, 2, 1 - push, push, push and relax.
Attachments	Tension links, Carabiners, Tension Strap.

Patient position	Patient seated in a neutral position with arms extended and elbows flexed, securing a dowel against the patient's mid back.
Contact point	End of the dowel corresponding to the side/direction being tested.
Device orientation	Horizontal, attached to a fixed object at one end and the dowel at the other.
Position of examiner	Adjacent to the patient, in a position to situate the DynaMo and instruct the action.
Instruction	Push against the pad as hard as you can. 3, 2, 1 - push, push, push and relax.
Attachments	Tension links, Carabiners, Tension Strap.

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