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Ankle Flexibility Testing: Weight-Bearing Lunge Test (WBLT) flexibility May 23, 2023

The Weight-Bearing Lunge Test (WBLT) is a simple and reliable assessment for one of the most important movements of the body, foot, and ankle dorsiflexion. Using the MAT you can quickly and effectively measure this movement as a total distance in centimeters or use an inclinometer application on you...

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Ankle Flexibility Testing: Weight-Bearing Plantar Flexion Test flexibility May 23, 2023

The Weight-Bearing Plantar Flexion Test is a simple test used to assess the strength of the calf muscles. Here are the steps to perform the test:

1. Have the participant stand with their feet shoulder-width apart and their hands resting on a wall or stable surface for balance.
2. Instruct the partic...

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Hip Flexibility Testing: MAT Hip Internal Rotation Test flexibility May 23, 2023

Whilst the hip joint is capable of movement in all three planes of motion some movements tend to be more important for certain movements than others. Most of the time assessment of these movements will occur in unloaded positions such as supine or seated.

One of the most important movements when it...

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Girths Measurement: Forearm anthropometrics May 22, 2023

To measure forearm girth, follow these steps:

1. Use a flexible tape measure or a piece of string that can be measured afterward.
2. Stand with your arm extended in front of you and your palm facing up.
3. Locate the bony prominence on the side of your elbow, called the lateral epicondyle.
4. Place th...

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Balance and Proprioception: Upper Quarter Y Balance Test balance and proprioception May 22, 2023

The Upper Quarter Y Balance Test (UQYBT) is an easy to perform test that places the patient or client into a closed chain push up position performing 3 reaches in the medial, superolateral and inferolateral directions.

This test assesses the shoulder girdle and core stability, as well as adequate s...

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Balance and Proprioception: Star Excursion Sitting Test (SEST) balance and proprioception May 22, 2023

The Star Excursion Sitting Test (SEST) is a novel test for examining trunk and postural control expressed as the maximum distance that participants can reach with their hands while in a sitting position. 

Research investigating this test found that there was little correlation between the SEST and ...

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Balance and Proprioception: Single-Leg Balance - Eyes Closed balance and proprioception May 22, 2023

The Eyes Closed Single Leg Balance Test is a clinical test used to assess an individual's ability to maintain balance while standing on one leg with their eyes closed. The test is commonly used in rehabilitation and sports medicine settings to evaluate balance and proprioception (the ability to sens...

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Balance and Proprioception: Single-Leg Balance - Eyes Open balance and proprioception May 22, 2023

The Eyes Open Single Leg Balance Test is a clinical test used to assess an individual's ability to maintain balance on one leg with their eyes open. The test is commonly used in physical therapy, sports medicine, and geriatric rehabilitation to evaluate an individual's proprioceptive and vestibular ...

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Balance and Proprioception: Y-Balance Test balance and proprioception May 22, 2023

The Y-Balance Test (YBT) is a movement assessment tool used by healthcare professionals to evaluate an individual's dynamic balance, proprioception, and functional movement patterns. It involves performing a series of upper and lower extremity reach tests in three different directions, forming a Y-s...

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Balance and Proprioception: Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) balance and proprioception May 22, 2023

The Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) is one of our favourite tests and one of the major reasons we developed the MAT to rid the world of ugly pieces of sports tape stuck to the floor of clinics and gyms everywhere. 

This assessment has been well researched to demonstrate high inter and intra asse...

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Limb Lengths Measurement: Arm Length anthropometrics May 22, 2023

To measure a client's arm length from C7 SP to 3rd digit, follow these steps:

1. Ask the client to remove any bulky clothing and to stand up straight with their back against a wall.
2. Locate the seventh cervical vertebra (C7), which is the bony prominence at the base of the neck.
3. Use a measuring ...

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Limb Lengths Measurement: Leg Length anthropometrics May 22, 2023

To measure a client's leg length from ASIS to medial malleolus, follow these steps:

1. Ask the client to remove their shoes and any bulky clothing.
2. Ask the client to lie down on their back on a flat surface, such as an examination table.
3. Locate the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS), which is...

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