DynaMo Max – Trunk Strength Protocols – VALD Knowledge Base

Patient Position	Prone with both arms laying straight their side, with palms facing up.
Contact Point	Central mid thoracic spine between the shoulder blades.
Device Orientation	Vertical, with the palm pad supported by the assessor 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	Palm pad and Curved Pad

Patient Position	Prone with both arms laying straight their side, with palms facing up.
Contact Point	Central mid thoracic spine between the shoulder blades.
Device Orientation	Vertical, anchored to a fixed surface by the Tension Strap.
Position of Examiner	Adjacent to the patient, in a position to situate the DynaMo and instruct the action.
Instruction	Pull against the DynaMo as hard as you can 3, 2, 1 - pull, pull, pull and relax
Attachments	Tension Strap

Patient Position	Seated on 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 assessor and the curved pad in contact with the patient.
Position of Examiner	Adjacent to the patient, in a position to resist the DynaMo with both hands.
Instruction	Push against the pad as hard as you can. 3,2,1 - push, push, push and relax.
Attachments	Palm pad and Curved Pad

Patient Position	Seated on 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	Adjacent to the patient, in a position to resist the DynaMo with both hands.
Instruction	Push against the pad as hard as you can. 3,2,1 - push, push, push and relax.
Attachments	Palm pad and Curved Pad

Patient Position	Supine, their arms crossed over their chest.
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	Adjacent to the patient, in a position to resist the DynaMo with both hands.
Instruction	Push against the pad as hard as you can. 3,2,1 - push, push, push and relax.
Attachments	Palm pad and Curved Pad

Patient Position	Side-lying, their arms crossed over their chest.
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	Adjacent to the patient, in a position to resist the DynaMo with both hands.
Instruction	Push against the pad as hard as you can. 3,2,1 - push, push, push and relax.
Attachments	Palm pad and Curved Pad

Patient Position	Patient seated in a neutral position with arms extended and elbows flexed, securing a dowel against their mid-back.
Contact Point	End of the dowel corresponding to the side/direction being tested.
Device Orientation	Horizontal, attached to the 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	Pull against the DynaMo as hard as you can 3, 2, 1 - pull, pull, pull and relax
Attachments	Tension Strap

Patient Position	Patient seated in a neutral position with arms extended and elbows flexed, securing a dowel against their mid-back.
Contact Point	End of the dowel corresponding to the side/direction being tested
Device Orientation	Horizontal, attached to the 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	Pull against the DynaMo as hard as you can 3, 2, 1 - pull, pull, pull and relax
Attachments	Tension Strap

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