Pull-IT Toe Extension

Position: Position your client in supine or seated position with hips and knees extended and the lower limb stabilized at the ankle joint if possible with Pull-IT fixed inferior to the foot and the loop over the toe. Encourage the client to only pull using their toes, not from the ankle.

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

Procedure:

Step 1 - Position client in supine or seated position.

Step 2 - Position client's ankle and toes at neutral.

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

Step 4 - Fix Pull-IT inferior to the foot with the strap over the interphalangeal joint of the hallux.

Step 5 - Ask client to pull as fast and as hard as they 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: Extensor Hallucis Longus