The Log Roll Test is a passive hip special test performed with the client lying supine while the professional gently rolls the relaxed lower limb into internal and external rotation. It is commonly used to support assessment reasoning around intra-articular hip irritation, capsular laxity, hip insta...
The Fitzgerald Test is a hip special test used to provoke symptoms associated with anterior or posterior acetabular labral involvement. It uses combined hip movements to move the femoral head and neck through positions that may stress the acetabular labrum.
A positive finding may include reproducti...
The FABER Test, also called Patrick’s Test, places the hip into flexion, abduction and external rotation. It is used to assess symptom response, movement restriction and possible contribution from the hip, groin, sacroiliac joint or surrounding pelvic region.
A positive test may include familiar pa...
The Varus Stress Test is a knee special test used to assess lateral knee response when a varus force is applied to the tibiofemoral joint. It is most commonly used to support assessment reasoning around lateral collateral ligament involvement and, in some cases, broader posterolateral corner involve...
The Valgus Stress Test is a knee special test used to assess medial knee response when a valgus force is applied to the tibiofemoral joint. It is most commonly used to support assessment reasoning around medial collateral ligament involvement after a valgus or rotational knee injury.
A positive fin...
The Supination Resistance Test estimates how much external force is required to initiate supination of the foot while the client stands in weight-bearing. It is commonly used in foot and ankle biomechanics to help understand how easily or difficultly the foot can be moved into a more supinated posit...
Jack’s Test, also called the Hubscher manoeuvre, is a weight-bearing foot assessment used to observe how the medial longitudinal arch responds when the hallux is passively dorsiflexed. The test is commonly used to support assessment reasoning around the windlass mechanism, first metatarsophalangeal ...
Hand span is a practical anthropometric measurement used to record the distance across the hand when the thumb and little finger are spread as far apart as comfortably possible. It is commonly used in sport, fitness, workplace, ergonomics, rehabilitation, performance and hand-assessment settings bec...
Arm length is an anthropometric measurement used to record the length of the upper limb or a defined upper-limb segment. It can be useful in health, fitness, sport, workplace, rehabilitation and performance settings because it provides context for reach, body proportions, equipment setup, upper-limb...
Forearm girth, also called forearm circumference, is a tape-based body measurement used to record the size of the forearm. It is commonly used in health, fitness, sport, workplace, rehabilitation and performance settings because it is quick, practical and easy to repeat when the same method is used....
Wrist girth, also called wrist circumference, is a tape-based body measurement used to record the circumference around the wrist. It is commonly used in anthropometry, body measurement profiling, sport, fitness, workplace, rehabilitation and performance contexts.
Wrist girth can provide useful cont...
Chest girth, also called chest circumference or thoracic girth, is a tape-based body measurement used to record the circumference around the chest. It is commonly used in health, fitness, sport, workplace, rehabilitation and performance settings because it is simple, practical and easy to repeat whe...
