Manual Muscle Testing: Ankle Inversion
Muscles Involved:[edit | edit source]
Tibialis Posterior
Patient Positioning[edit | edit source]
Short sitting
Joint start Position[edit | edit source]
Slight ankle plantar flexion
Therapist Position[edit | edit source]
Sit on stool/chair in front of patient
- One hand stabilise lower leg/ankle
- Other hand resistance over dorsum & medial foot
To Test[edit | edit source]
- Patient actively inverts
- Therapist provides resistance towards eversion + slight dorsiflexion