Product Manual
10
PATIENT START
POSITION
PLACEMENT OF
DYNAMOMETER
POSITION OF
THERAPIST
TEST
FLEXION
(RIGHT/LEFT)
EXTENSION
(RIGHT/LEFT)
- prone
- test leg flexed 90°
- non-test leg
straight
On the back of leg
slightly above ankle.
Aside patient. Non-
dynamometer hand
stabilizes thigh.
Break test - exert
force to push leg
down.
- sitting with legs
over the table edge
- test leg extended
slightly
On the front of leg
slightly above ankle.
In front of patient.
Non-dynamometer
hand under knee of
test leg.
Break test - exert
force to push leg
down.
Testing Protocol: Knee
knee flexion
knee extension