Toe Tap Test 

Participant is sitting in a chair.  Instructions: “Tap your toe as quickly as you can for 10 seconds.”  Record the number of taps in 10 seconds.  Be sure to demonstrate a sufficient amount of ankle dorsiflexion ROM.

Left _______		Right _______

Reference values:
Healthy men and women of similar physical activity level:
•	Young (av.32yr) : 47 taps per 10 seconds (n=24)
•	Older adults (av. 72 yr): 34 taps per 10 seconds (n=24)

Kent-Braun JA. Ng AV.  (1999).  Specific strength and voluntary muscle activation in young and elderly women and men.  Journal of Applied Physiology.  87:1 22-29 	

                              Transfer scales  (no psychometric properties available)
Standing  Floor
4= kneeling approach, controlled descent, no use of chair prop
3= kneeling approach, controlled descent, min use of chair prop
2= kneeling approach, controlled descent, mod / max use of chair prop
1= sideways, poorly controlled descent, mod / max use of chair prop
0= sideways / backward, poorly controlled descent, max use of chair prop
Score:   _____ 

Floor  Stand
4= Independent
3= CGA / Min assist of therapist only
2= Min / Mod use of Chair for push up assist
1= Min / Mod use of Chair for push up assist + Min / Mod assist of therapist
0= Max use of Chair for push up assist + Max assist of therapist
Score:   _____ 

Rolling supine  prone  supine
Starting position is in supine.  
Instructions: “Roll onto your stomach, and then without stopping, roll back onto your back.”  Be sure participant achieves full prone position (unless shoulder or back pain prevents that) before rolling back to supine.  May need to instruct while supine to tuck hand of extended UE under thigh, before rolling to that side.

Supine  Prone  Supine:  Right side  _________sec.
Supine  Prone  Supine:   Left side  _________ sec.

Mean = 8.2 sec.            Brown M. (unpublished):  n = 35, mean age = 78	

Hand Grip Dynamometry

Instructions: Elbow at 90d., arm NOT resting on table, or “pinned” against chest wall.  
Norms:
1.	Bohannon, R.W. (2007). Average Grip Strength: a Meta-Analysis of Data Obrained with a Jamar Dynamometer from Individuals 75 years of More of Age. Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy, 30(1), 28-30.
2.	Bottomley, J.M. Lewis, C.B. (2007) Geriatric Rehabilitation, a Clinical Approach. (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River NJ: Pearson Education Inc. p.175