Lower Limb Examination Instructions

Question 1

Tone

Answer 1

Can you stay nice and loose and floppy

so I can roll your leg?

Question 2

Hip Flexion

Answer 2

Lift this leg straight up in the air,
Hold it there
Now push up hard!

Question 3

Hip Extension

Answer 3

Now with your knee straight,
Drive your leg into the bed,
Pull down hard!

Question 4

Hip abduction

Answer 4

Push your legs apart,

as firmly as you can!

Question 5

Hip Adduction

Answer 5

Now keep them together, Push!

Question 6

Knee Flexion

Answer 6

Pull your heel up to your bottom

Question 7

Knee Extension

Answer 7

Now straighten your leg for me, kick out!

Question 8

Plantarflexion

Answer 8

Push down on my hand,

And the toe as well

Question 9

Dorsiflexion

Answer 9

Now with your heel on the bed cock your foot back, pull up.

Question 10

Inversion and Eversion

Answer 10

Keep your toes together

Keep your heels together