Manual Muscle Testing: Plantarflexion
| Movement + Muscles | Patient Position | Therapist Position | What to do | Grades |
Plantarflexion (standing)
|
-Grades 3-5 standing on test leg, knee extended, fingers on table for balance
-Grades 0-2 prone |
Grades 3-5: To have lateral view of movement
Grades 0-2: at feet |
- Patient performs heel raises without rest through FROM. If can’t complete move to prone position. | 5 [25*] (normal)
4 [10-24*] (good) 3 [1-9*] (fair) 2 prone - movement through range 1 Trace 0 No contractile activity *- repetitions |
| Plantarflexion – Soleus only | -Grades 3-5 standing on test leg, knee slightly FLEXED
1-2 fingers on table for balance -Grades 0-2 prone + knee bent 90* |
Grades 3-5: To have lateral view of movement
Grades 0-2: at feet |
- Patient performs heel raises without rest through FROM | |
