Motor Exam: Normal Exam: Lower Extremities - Strength Testing Using Squat & Rise
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The strength of the powerful muscles of the lower extremities is often best assessed by using the patient's own weight. Having the patient squat and rise tests the pelvic girdle and upper leg muscles while heel and toe walking tests the muscles of the foreleg.
From the NeuroLogic Exam: An Anatomical Approach collection of the Health Education Assets Library (HEAL) http://www.healcentral.org.
Copyright The University of Utah 2001; Updated Jan 2004; Updated June 2004; Updated July 2005.
The videos are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical-ShareAlike 2.5 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/).The strength of the powerful muscles of the lower extremities is often best assessed by using the patient's own weight. Having the patient s...all »The strength of the powerful muscles of the lower extremities is often best assessed by using the patient's own weight. Having the patient squat and rise tests the pelvic girdle and upper leg muscles while heel and toe walking tests the muscles of the foreleg.
From the NeuroLogic Exam: An Anatomical Approach collection of the Health Education Assets Library (HEAL) http://www.healcentral.org.
Copyright The University of Utah 2001; Updated Jan 2004; Updated June 2004; Updated July 2005.
The videos are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical-ShareAlike 2.5 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/).«
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