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Set-up Verbal Instructions:
- Stand tall with your feet shoulder-width apart and toes pointed forward.
- Grasp the dowel in both hands and place it on top of your head so your shoulders and elbows are at 90 degrees.
- Press the dowel so that it is directly above your head.
- While maintaining an upright torso and keeping your heels and the dowel in position, descend into a squat as deeply as possible.
- Hold the bottom position for a count of one, and then return to the starting position.
Tips for testing:
- The client can perform the movement up to three times if necessary.
- If a score of three is not achieved, repeat above instructions using the board under the client’s heels.
- Observe the client from the front and side.
- All positions, including the foot position, should remain unchanged when the heels are elevated with either the FMS kit or a similar size board.
Scoring:
3:
- Torso is parallel with tibia or toward vertical
- Femur is below horizontal
- Knees do not track inside of feet
- Dowel aligned over feet
2:
- Same as above but the heels are elevated
1:
- Tibia and torso are not parallel
- Femur is not below horizontal
- Knees track inside of feet
- Dowel is not aligned over feet
0:
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