Floor Reach Test

Reliability of clinical measurements of forward bending using the modified fingertip to floor method.

Floor reach test.

Validity responsiveness and predictive value in patients with acute subacute low back pain. Reliability and validity of the modified functional reach test at the sub acute stage post stroke disabil rehabil 31 3. Tools needed to perform this test properly a. Functional reach test frt is a clinical outcome measure and assessment tool for ascertaining dynamic balance in one simple task.

The most common method of assessing hamstring flexibility in the field setting has been the floor sit and reach sr test originally reported by wells and dillon 1952. A typical wood frame floor covered with carpet or vinyl flooring has a dead load of about 8 pounds per square foot. If you do not have a specifically made sit and reach box you can. Gauvin mg riddle dl rothstein jm.

This test also requires a yardstick and tape. Recently a modified one leg version of the sr. Defining functional reach as the maximal distance one can reach forward beyond arm s length while maintaining a fixed base of support in the standing position 91 1 93. Frt was developed by pamela duncan and co workers in 1990.

The back saver sit and reach as as used by fitnessgram program tests one leg at a time in the chair sit and reach test designed for testing the elderly the dominant leg is tested while the subject sits on a chair and leans forward. All you need is a box about 30cm high and a metre ruler. If there s wall board covered ceiling suspended from the underside of that floor the dead load increases to about 10 pounds per square foot. Your client should sit on the floor with their back and head against a wall.

The dead load on a floor is determined by the materials used in the floor s construction. The traditional sit and reach procedure also measures the combined flexibility of the legs. Challenge fimess test president s council on physical fitness and sports 1990. Based on a leaning task frt is.

Fitness testing tests flexibility floor touch. The sit and reach test is the most common of all flexibility tests. Sit and reach box b. Adapted for individuals who are unable to stand katz leurer m fisher i et al.

Arch phys med rehabil. Sit and reach test assesses flexibility of lower back and hamstrings how to do it. Place the yardstick on a mat. It measures the flexibility of the clients lower back and hamstrings.

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. Fingertip to floor test and straight leg raising test. Floor touch test.