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Evidence-‐Based Examination of the Knee and Thigh Practice Session & Skills Check-‐offs
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Evidence-‐Based Examination of the Knee and Thigh Presented by Eric Hegedus, PT, DPT, MHSC, OCS, CSCS Practice Sessions/Skill Check-‐offs Chapter Eight: Physical Performance Measures for the Hip (30 minutes CEU Time)
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Perform the stair test
Slide 7 Ascend and descend 10 stairs as quickly as is safe for you-‐ timed
Perform the timed up and go (TUG) Test
Slide 8 Rise from a standard chair, walk 3m, then return to the chair-‐ timed
Perform the Drop Land test
Slide 9
Have subjects land from a 40 inch platform. Classify knee control as good, reduced or poor
Evidence-‐Based Examination of the Knee and Thigh Practice Session & Skills Check-‐offs
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Perform the battery of hop tests
Slide 11
Perform the vertical hop, single hop for distance, and side hop (2 pieces of tape, 40 cm apart, 30 sec), triple hop
Perform the Star Excursion Balance Test
The test is performed with the patient standing on one leg at the center of the “star”. While maintaining single leg stance, the patient reaches with the free limb in 3 different direction (anterior, posteromedial, and posterolateral) in relation to the stance foot.
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