Directions for Functional Reach Test Using a yardstick mounted on the wall at shoulder height, ask the subject to position body close to, but not touching the wall with arm outstretched and hand fisted. Take note of the starting position by determining what number the MCP joints line up with on the rule.
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www.highmarkblueshield.com/pdf_file/ger_binder/function...
www.highmarkblueshield.com/pdf_file/ger_binder/function_reach_test.pdf
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1. Feet comfortable distance apart ... 2. Yardstick at humeral head ... 4. Reach forward as far as you can, using any strategy along yard stick. No touching yard stick or any surface, no stepping.
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www.ohcponline.com/functionalreach.html
www.ohcponline.com/functionalreach.html
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Does the functional reach test reflect stability limits in elderly people? ... Does the functional reach test reflect stability limits in elderly people?Does the functional reach test reflect stability limits in elderly people?
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12610845
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Modification of the functional reach test: analysis of lateral and anterior functional reach in community-dwelling older people. ... Modification of the functional reach test: analysis of lateral and anterior functional rea...Modification of the functional reach test: analysis of lateral and anterior functional reach...
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16125260
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There was no significant difference in mean FR distance between elderly nonfallers and fallers using the functional reach test. FR distance did not correlate with anterior displacement on the LOS test.
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biomed.gerontologyjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/56/...
biomed.gerontologyjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/56/9/M580
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The primary purpose of this study was to determine whether the Functional Reach Test (FRT) could be modified to provide reliable measurements of sitting balance. A secondary purpose was to determine whether the test could be used to measure differences among levels of spinal cord injury.
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www.citeulike.org/user/willwade/article/1022187
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Prevenção da queda do idoso. As alterações induzidas pelo treino da força no desempenho do Timed Get-Up & Go Test e do Functional Reach Test. Nelson Sousa e Urbano Marques ... Duncan, P., Weiner, D., Chandler, J., & Studenski, S. (1990). Functional Reach: a new clinical measure of balance. Journal of Gerontology...
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www.efdeportes.com/efd53/queda2.htm
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The purpose of this study was to determine relationship between balance performance and pain in lower body among healthy adults. Two hundred and forty volunteer subjects (125 middle aged and 115 elderly people) aged 50 years and above participated. ... The functional reach test (FRT) was used to measure balance ability.
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backpain.researchtoday.net/archive/4/5/579.htm
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Relationship of the Functional Reach and Lateral Reach Tests in Elderly Females from Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy provided by Find Articles at BNET ... In response to the relative deficiency of valid and predictive clinical measures of postural stability, Duncan et al10 developed the functional reach test,
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