Test: Ankle Inversion - Seated, Active

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Background/Purpose

Procedure

Assess active inversion of the ankles in a non-weight bearing position. Patient sits upright with feet pelvic width apart and flat on the ground. Instruct patient to move the ankles back and forth between eversion and inversion for 10 repetitions. A goniometer can be placed along the tibial crest and the 2nd metatarsal and the axis of rotation at a midpoint between the medial and lateral malleolus. A failed test could indicate a mobility or motor control problem.
Performed: Unilaterally

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Patient sits upright with feet pelvic width apart and flat on the ground. Instruct patient to move the ankles back and forth between eversion and inversion for 10 repetitions.

Criteria

• ~35 degrees of inversion

Measurement

35.00 degrees

LOINC Code

0

Scale/Grading

Pass/Fail