Reliability and Validity of a New Ankle Dorsiflexion Lunge Test Using a Level Laser.

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA · May 31, 2022

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ClinConnect Summary

The dorsiflexion lunge test or knee-to-wall test (DLT) measure the range of movement of weight bearing ankle dorsiflexion. This test is frequently used in sport setting, in order to identify ankle limitations which could lead to possible injuries or joint overloads.

DLT is a cheap and simple measurement method to assess the ankle dorsiflexion, however clinicians find possible bias that reduce the usability of this test.

In order to remove this bias, this study suggests a new measurement method carried out by a level laser to create a virtual wall (the vertical red line produced by the las...

Gender

MALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • male teenagers basketball players enrolled in a competitive sports club;
• • teenagers whose parents have signed the privacy and consent forms.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • athletes who have suffered in the last 3 months of lower limb musculoskeletal disorders such as pain for more than 7 days (ankle distortion outcomes, leg/foot fractures, plantar heel pain, metatarsalgias, etc);
• • athletes who have undergone surgery on their lower limb.