Floor touch test can be performed quickly with very minimal equipment.
Floor touch test norms.
1 stand on the floor with bare footed hands at a sides and feet together.
Stand reach stand on a raised surface and bends forward with straight legs.
Tools needed to perform this test properly a.
It is similar sit and reach test.
Kraus weber floor touch test can the subject touch their toes for 10 seconds.
The closed kinetic chain upper extremity stability test is reliable and has some discriminant and predictive validity.
Schober test measures the flexibility of the lumbar spine based on the stretching of the skin over the lumbar spine while bending.
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Floor touch test.
Sit and reach box b.
Reliability of clinical measurements of forward bending using the modified fingertip to floor method.
If patient hits a cane with foot or has loss of balance no score is given and the trial is repeated.
How to perform a toe touch test.
Validity responsiveness and predictive value in patients with acute subacute low back pain.
The researchers followed 2 002 adults ages 51 to 80 for an average of 6 3 years.
At the outset each study volunteer was asked to sit down on the floor and then get.
Measure how far past the toes the fingers can reach.
Fingertip to floor test and straight leg raising test.
Reliability of this measure was indicated by a test retest correlation coefficient of 97.
The mean ffd was 3 cm below floor level 3 cm with a standard deviation of 8 cm.
This test measures the flexibility of the lower back and hamstring muscles similar to what is measured with the sit and reach test the test is part of the kraus weber fitness test protocols a series of six medical fitness test measures the strength and flexibility of key postural core muscles.
Start time when first foot contacts floor in square 2 end time when last foot contacts floor in square 1.
Have them bend from the hips forward and try to touch the ends of.
Fitness testing tests flexibility floor touch.
1 3 the test is performed in a pushup position with the hands placed 36 inches apart on strips of athletic tape.
Floor touch test is a very simple test to conduct.
The toe touch test is a great test for overall mobility in the lower back and hamstrings plus it can help identify a hip problem versus a lower back core limitation.
Provide close supervision throughout due to risk of tripping.
The person reaches with alternating hands across the body to touch the piece of tape under the opposing hand.
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The toe touch test.
Tape measure or yard stick if you want a cheaper way to administer this test the sit and reach test measures the flexibility of the hamstring erector spinae muscles.
A cane is allowed as an assistive device for the test.
