In this episode, Hao — your occupational therapist — unpacks one of the most familiar assessment tools in rehabilitation: muscle testing and muscle grading.

We revisit the classic Oxford Scale and explore the more detailed Kapanji Scale, then dive deeper into what these numbers actually mean in clinical reasoning.

When does muscle testing make sense? How do you interpret strength when the problem is neurological rather than purely biomechanical? And why should OTs always think beyond “score sheets” toward function, context, and occupation?

🧠 Topics covered:

• Oxford and Kapanji scales made simple
• Understanding the muscle–nerve–brain circuit
• When to use restorative vs. compensatory approaches
• The role of OT in strength training and ADL preparation
• Why clinical reasoni ...