Sit and reach test assesses flexibility of lower back and hamstrings how to do it.
Floor reach test.
Adapted for individuals who are unable to stand katz leurer m fisher i et al.
Gauvin mg riddle dl rothstein jm.
Tools needed to perform this test properly a.
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.
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.
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.
A typical wood frame floor covered with carpet or vinyl flooring has a dead load of about 8 pounds per square foot.
Fingertip to floor test and straight leg raising test.
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.
All you need is a box about 30cm high and a metre ruler.
Place the yardstick on a mat.
It measures the flexibility of the clients lower back and hamstrings.
Reliability of clinical measurements of forward bending using the modified fingertip to floor method.
Recently a modified one leg version of the sr.
Validity responsiveness and predictive value in patients with acute subacute low back pain.
Arch phys med rehabil.
The ymca sit and reach test is the most widely used assessment performance procedure every trainer or fitness professional should learn how to conduct this test.
Reliability and validity of the modified functional reach test at the sub acute stage post stroke disabil rehabil 31 3.
Floor touch test.
Fitness testing tests flexibility floor touch.
The dead load on a floor is determined by the materials used in the floor s construction.
The modified functional reach test.
This test also requires a yardstick and tape.
Challenge fimess test president s council on physical fitness and sports 1990.
Sit and reach box b.
Frt was developed by pamela duncan and co workers in 1990.
Functional reach test frt is a clinical outcome measure and assessment tool for ascertaining dynamic balance in one simple task.
Your client should sit on the floor with their back and head against a wall.
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.
Based on a leaning task frt is.
If you do not have a specifically made sit and reach box you can.