Name of test
Rise from squat or climbing a stair
What it tests
Quadriceps strength
How to do it
- Ask the patient to squat and then rise on the affected leg.
- Or, ask the patient to take one step up a stair and push off on the leg taking the stair
The normal response
5/5 strength
What it means if not normal
Weakness of the quadriceps produced by either a muscular or neurologic etiologies
Comments
Citations
Hoppenfeld, Stanley. Orthopaedic Neurology. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1997.
K. Anderson, J. Hall. Sports Injury and Management: Philadelphia: Williams & Wilkins,1995. Reider, Bruce. The Orthopaedic Physical Examination, 2nd Ed.: Philadelpiha: Elsevier Saunders, 2005. Unknown macro: {cite} | 