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Test: Ankle Dorsiflexion

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Background/Purpose

Procedure

Patient stands with big toe 5 inches away from wall. Patient then attempts to touch the wall the their knee while keeping the testing legs foot flat on the floor.
Performed: Unilaterally

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Patient stands with big toe 5 inches away from wall. Patient then attempts to touch the wall the their knee while keeping the testing legs foot flat on the floor. This test evaluates ankle joint motion as well as length of the Achilles tendon.

Criteria

Knee touches wall
Foot stays in contact with the ground

Measurement

50.00 degrees

LOINC Code

Scale/Grading

Pass/Fail

Test Stats

Side Pass Fail
Left 0 0
Right 0 0
Avg. Measure. Left 0.0 0.0
Avg. Measure. - Right 0.0 0.0

Regions
Cervical	Thoracic	Lumbar	Pelvic
Hip/Thigh	Knee/Calf	Ankle	Foot
Shoulder/Arm	Elbow/Forearm	Wrist	Hand
Head	TMJ	Systemic