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Set up verbal instructions:
- Lie face down with arms extended overhead at shoulder-width apart.
- Pull your thumbs down in line with your (forehead for men, chin for women).
- With your legs together, pull your toes toward the shins.
- Extend your knees and then lift your elbows slightly off the ground.
- While maintaining a rigid torso, push your body as one unit into a push-up position.
Tips for teaching:
- The client should lift the body as a unit
- To identify “shoulder-width apart” for hand position, align the web of the thumb with the crease of the armpit. This will place the hands at the individuals “should-width” position
- Be sure that the client starts with arms overhead and then drags the hands down at shoulder-width apart to the start It may be necessary to give them a tactile cue to adjust their hand to the correct position.
- On each attempt, make sure the client maintains the hand position and the hands do not slide down as the client prepares to push
- Make sure the chest and stomach come off the floor simultaneously
- The client can perform the movement up to three times if necessary
- Repeat the instruction with appropriate hand placement if necessary
Scoring:
3:
- Men perform a repetition with thumbs aligned with the top of the forehead
- Women perform a repetition with thumbs aligned with the chin
- The body lifts as a unit with no lag in the spine
2:
- Men perform a repetition with thumbs aligned with the chin
- Women perform a repetition with thumbs aligned with the clavicle
- The body lifts as a unit with no lag in the spine
1:
- Men are unable to perform a repetition with thumbs aligned with the chin
- Women are unable to perform a repetition with thumbs aligned with the clavicle
0:
Clearing Test:
- While lying on your stomach, place your hands, palms down, under your shoulders
- With no lower body movement, press your upper body off the ground until your elbows are straight
- Ask client, do you feel pain?
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