Manual Muscle Testing: Ankle Eversion
Muscles Involved:[edit | edit source]
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 minimal' 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]
- ↑ 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.
