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== Muscles Involved: == | == Muscles Involved: == | ||
''[[Peroneus Longus]]'' | ''[[Peroneus Longus]]'' | ||
''[[Peroneus Brevis]]'' | ''[[Peroneus Brevis]]'' | ||
== Patient Positioning == | == Patient Positioning == | ||
side lying with test-side ankle off the edge of the plinth | |||
For grades 0 to 2 patient can be supine or short sitting (gravity eliminated position) | |||
== Joint start Position == | == Joint start Position == | ||
Ankle plantar flexion | Ankle plantar flexion, neutral range between inversion and eversion | ||
== Therapist Position == | == Therapist Position == | ||
Sit on stool/chair in front of patient | Sit on stool/chair in front of patient | ||
* One hand | * One hand palpate over peroneal tendons | ||
* | * For grades 4 and 5: provide resistance over dorsum + lateral foot | ||
==To Test== | ==To Test== | ||
* Patient actively everts | * Patient actively everts | ||
* | * For grades 4 and 5: therapist to give resistance towards inversion & slight dorsiflexion | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<ref/> | |||
[[Category:Manual Muscle Testing]] | |||
[[Category:Rehabilitation Foundations]] | |||
Revision as of 12:04, 13 November 2018
Muscles Involved:[edit | edit source]
Peroneus Longus Peroneus Brevis
Patient Positioning[edit | edit source]
side lying with test-side ankle off the edge of the plinth For grades 0 to 2 patient can be supine or short sitting (gravity eliminated position)
Joint start Position[edit | edit source]
Ankle plantar flexion, neutral range between inversion and eversion
Therapist Position[edit | edit source]
Sit on stool/chair in front of patient
- One hand palpate over peroneal tendons
- For grades 4 and 5: provide resistance over dorsum + lateral foot
To Test[edit | edit source]
- Patient actively everts
- For grades 4 and 5: therapist to give resistance towards inversion & slight dorsiflexion
References[edit | edit source]
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