Manual Muscle Testing: Dorsiflexion: Difference between revisions
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== Patient Positioning == | == Patient Positioning == | ||
Short sitting | Short sitting, ankle hanging off the plinth | ||
== 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 | ||
* | * Palpate the tibialis anterior | ||
* Other hand resistance over dorsal foot | * Other hand resistance over dorsal foot | ||
== To Test == | == To Test == | ||
* Patient to actively dorsiflex | * Patient to actively dorsiflex | ||
* | * Grades 4 and 5: therapist to give resistance to dorsiflexion and slight inversion movement (this is the action of the main dorsiflexor tibialis anterior) <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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== References == | == References == | ||
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Muscles Involved:[edit | edit source]
Tibialis Anterior
Extensor Digitorum Longus
Peroneus Tertius
Extensor Hallicus Longus
Patient Positioning[edit | edit source]
Short sitting, ankle hanging off the plinth
Joint start Position[edit | edit source]
Ankle plantar flexion
Therapist Position[edit | edit source]
Sit on stool/chair in front of patient
- Palpate the tibialis anterior
- Other hand resistance over dorsal foot
To Test[edit | edit source]
- Patient to actively dorsiflex
- Grades 4 and 5: therapist to give resistance to dorsiflexion and slight inversion movement (this is the action of the main dorsiflexor tibialis anterior) [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.
