LE Myotomes

Question 1

L2

Answer 1

-Have client lying supine with knee and hip flexed to 90 degrees
-Stabilize at ankle joint and use palm on distal thigh to resist Hip Flexion “Don’t let me pull you down”

Question 2

L3

Answer 2

-Have client laying supine with legs straight
-Cross arm under their acting knee and cup other knee
-Pushing down on anterior ankle with palm to Resist Knee extension “try to kick up”

Question 3

L4

Answer 3

-Have client laying supine with legs straight
-Stabilize proximal leg
-Pushing down on mid dorsal foot with palm to Resist dorsiflexion “try to push up don’t let me push you down”

Question 4

L5

Answer 4

-Have client laying supine with legs straight
-Stabilize proximal leg
-Cupping fingers around great toe to Resist Great Toe Extension “Lift your toe up and back don’t let me push you down”

Question 5

S1

Answer 5

-Have client laying supine with legs straight
-Stabilize proximal leg
-Pushing up on mid plantar foot with palm to Resist Plantarflexion “try to push down like a gas pedal and point your toes don’t let me push you up”

Question 6

S2

Answer 6

-Have client laying supine with acting leg knee bent at 45 degrees
-Clasp and interlock fingers around posterior ankle and pull ankle towards you to resist Knee Flexion “Try to pull your heel to your bum”