TABLE 1.
Involved Side | Uninvolved Side | I/U Ratio | |
---|---|---|---|
Lower extremity screening | |||
Range of motion (deg) | |||
External rotation | 0–25 | ||
Abduction | 0–35 | ||
Strength | |||
Within normal limits, except hip external rotation | 3+/5 | ||
and abduction | 3/5 | ||
Pain* | 6/10 | ||
Measures of foot/ankle strength | |||
Isometric plantar flexor strength (N) | |||
Maximum dorsiflexion | 83.0 | 103.8 | 0.80 |
5° dorsiflexion | 60.5 | 76.1 | 0.80 |
20° plantar flexion | 23.6 | 34.0 | 0.69 |
Isometric ankle inversion/forefoot adduction (N) | 50.2 | 64.4 | 0.78 |
Single heel rise ability | 0 | 3 |
Abbreviation: I/U, involved to uninvolved strength ratio.
Response to pain at its worst in the past 24 hours, on 0-to-10 scale, with 0 being “no pain” and 10 “the worst pain imaginable.”