Course: PHRE 1033 – Fitness Evaluation |
Movement Pattern: Lower Body |
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Synergist(s): Gastrocnemius |
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Key Teaching Points |
Expectation: [if 456 equals=”Supervised Practice”]Supervised Practice [/if 456][if 456 not_equal=”Supervised Practice”]Independent Learning[/if 456] |
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Description: |
- Complete client prescreening
- Determine whether there is reason the client should not engage in assessment
- Explain the purpose
- Explain the procedure of the assessment
- Demonstrate
- Ensure client is clear on when the assessment will stop
- Have client remove his/her shoes
- Have client cross his/her arms over chest
- Instruct client to focus on marker on the wall
- Client may choose foot to raise first, near ankle
- Time starts when the foot raises
- Repeat on other leg
- Repeat on both legs with eyes closed
- If the client loses balance before 3s in eyes closed test he/she may try again
- Time ends: 1) arms moved; 2) raised foot moved; 3) weight-bearing foot moved (maintain balance); 4) 45 s; 5) eyes open (in eyes closed task)
- Record to the nearest 0.1s
- Determine HBR
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Common Error(s): |
Using Excessive Momentum |
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