Pull-IT Ankle Dorsiflexion

Position: Position your client in supine or seated position with hips and knees extended and the lower limb stabilized proximal to the ankle joint if possible. Anchor the Pull-IT inferior to the foot with the strap just proximal to the metatarsal heads.

Cues: "Pull as fast and as hard as you can and hold for 3 seconds"

Procedure:

Step 1 - Position client in supine position.

Step 2 - Position client's ankle at 25 degrees plantarflexion.

Step 3 - Push the START button on the side of the body that you are testing.

Step 4 - Place Pull-IT strap on the dorsal surface of the foot just proximal to the metatarsal heads.

Step 5 - Ask client to push as fast and as hard as you can and until you say stop.

Step 6 - Rest for 3-5 seconds, repeat step 5 two more times

Step 7 - Push STOP

Step 8 - Repeat steps 2-7 on the other side

Main Muscles: Tibialis Anterior, Extensor Hallucis Longus and Extensor Digitorum Longus