Push-IT Toe Flexion

Position: Position your client in supine position

Cues: "Push as fast and as hard as you can and hold for until I say stop - 3 to 5 seconds"

Procedure:

Step 1 - Position client in a supine position

Step 2 - Position client's leg in a neutral position

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

Step 4 - Place Push-IT on the plantar aspect of the big toe and on any stable surface

Step 5 - Ask client to: push as fast and as hard as you can and until I 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