Manual Muscle Testing: Ankle Eversion: Difference between revisions

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==To Test==
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* Patient actively everts
* Patient actively everts
* For grades 4 and 5: therapist to give resistance towards inversion & slight dorsiflexion  
* For grades 4 and 5: therapist to give resistance towards inversion & slight dorsiflexion <ref>Hislop H, Avers D, Brown M. Daniels and Worthingham's muscle Testing-E-Book: Techniques of manual examination and performance testing. Elsevier Health Sciences; 2013 Sep 27.</ref>


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Revision as of 12:11, 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 [1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Hislop H, Avers D, Brown M. Daniels and Worthingham's muscle Testing-E-Book: Techniques of manual examination and performance testing. Elsevier Health Sciences; 2013 Sep 27.