Floor Reach Test

Defining functional reach as the maximal distance one can reach forward beyond arm s length while maintaining a fixed base of support in the standing position 91 1 93.

Floor reach test.

Arch phys med rehabil. The traditional sit and reach procedure also measures the combined flexibility of the legs. Functional reach test frt is a clinical outcome measure and assessment tool for ascertaining dynamic balance in one simple task. If there s wall board covered ceiling suspended from the underside of that floor the dead load increases to about 10 pounds per square foot.

Tools needed to perform this test properly a. The dead load on a floor is determined by the materials used in the floor s construction. Challenge fimess test president s council on physical fitness and sports 1990. The modified functional reach test.

Reliability and validity of the modified functional reach test at the sub acute stage post stroke disabil rehabil 31 3. If you do not have a specifically made sit and reach box you can. A typical wood frame floor covered with carpet or vinyl flooring has a dead load of about 8 pounds per square foot. This test measures the flexibility of the lower back and hamstring muscles similar to what is measured with the sit and reach test the test is part of the kraus weber fitness test protocols a series of six medical fitness test measures the strength and flexibility of key postural core muscles.

The sit and reach test is the most common of all flexibility tests. Sit and reach test assesses flexibility of lower back and hamstrings how to do it. Fingertip to floor test and straight leg raising test. All you need is a box about 30cm high and a metre ruler.

Reliability of clinical measurements of forward bending using the modified fingertip to floor method. Fitness testing tests flexibility floor touch. This test also requires a yardstick and tape. Recently a modified one leg version of the sr.

It measures the flexibility of the clients lower back and hamstrings. The ymca sit and reach test is the most widely used assessment performance procedure every trainer or fitness professional should learn how to conduct this test. Your client should sit on the floor with their back and head against a wall. The most common method of assessing hamstring flexibility in the field setting has been the floor sit and reach sr test originally reported by wells and dillon 1952.

Frt was developed by pamela duncan and co workers in 1990. Validity responsiveness and predictive value in patients with acute subacute low back pain. Sit and reach box b. The back saver sit and reach as as used by fitnessgram program tests one leg at a time in the chair sit and reach test designed for testing the elderly the dominant leg is tested while the subject sits on a chair and leans forward.

Tape measure or yard stick if you want a cheaper way to administer this test the sit and reach test measures the flexibility of the hamstring erector spinae muscles. Gauvin mg riddle dl rothstein jm. Adapted for individuals who are unable to stand katz leurer m fisher i et al.