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== 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 == | ||
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== Therapist Position == | == Therapist Position == | ||
Sit on stool/chair in front of patient | Sit on stool/chair in front of patient | ||
* | * Palpation over tibialis posterior | ||
* Other hand resistance over dorsum & medial foot | * Other hand resistance over dorsum & medial foot | ||
== To Test == | == To Test == | ||
* Patient actively inverts | * Patient actively inverts | ||
* Therapist provides resistance towards eversion + slight dorsiflexion | * Grades 4 and 5: Therapist provides resistance towards eversion + 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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Muscles Involved:[edit | edit source]
Tibialis Posterior
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]
Slight ankle plantar flexion
Therapist Position[edit | edit source]
Sit on stool/chair in front of patient
- Palpation over tibialis posterior
- Other hand resistance over dorsum & medial foot
To Test[edit | edit source]
- Patient actively inverts
- Grades 4 and 5: Therapist provides resistance towards eversion + 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.
