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== Muscles Involved: == | == Muscles Involved: == | ||
* [[Tibialis Anterior]] | |||
* [[Extensor Digitorum Longus|Extensor Digitorum Longus]] | |||
* Peroneus Tertius | |||
* [[Extensor Hallucis Longus]] | |||
== Patient Positioning == | == Patient Positioning == | ||
Short sitting, ankle hanging off the plinth | * Short sitting, ankle hanging off the plinth | ||
* For grades 0-2 patient is in side lying, the 'gravity minimal' position | |||
For grades 0-2 patient is in side lying, the 'gravity minimal' position | |||
== Therapist Position == | == Therapist Position == | ||
Sit on stool/chair in front of patient | * Sit on stool/chair in front of patient | ||
* Palpate the tibialis anterior | * Palpate the tibialis anterior | ||
* Other hand resistance over dorsal foot | * Other hand resistance over dorsal foot | ||
Latest revision as of 09:55, 28 March 2022
Original Editor - Claire Knott
Top Contributors - Claire Knott, Wanda van Niekerk and Kim Jackson
Muscles Involved:[edit | edit source]
- Tibialis Anterior
- Extensor Digitorum Longus
- Peroneus Tertius
- Extensor Hallucis Longus
Patient Positioning[edit | edit source]
- Short sitting, ankle hanging off the plinth
- For grades 0-2 patient is in side lying, the 'gravity minimal' position
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]
- To satisfy grade 5 'normal muscle' performance criteria, the patient must have the ability to move through complete range of motion (active resistance testing) OR maintain an end point range (break testing) against maximum resistance.
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.
