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Heel To Shin Test And Its Procedure

March 5, 2017 by Admin Leave a Comment

There are a lot of Rapid Alternating Movements tests which are used for many purposes in physiology. Heel to Shin test is one of those tests in which a patient is provided certain instructions by the physiologist in order to move his foot in specific ways so that the doctor could examine and detect problems. This test is widely used for the detection of many diseases especially for the ipsilateral cerebellar function. Many doctors use different steps based on their experience to perform this test. However, a standard way of performing this is also present which most of the doctors especially those with little practical experience follow. Also, you must keep in mind that this test can be best learned through by watching a video which I have embedded in this article. Let us now move on with the procedure of performing the heel shin test in the best way.

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The procedure of Heel-to-Shin Test:

This is the standard procedure of performing the heel-to-shin test. As I have already mentioned that the procedure may change based on doctor’s experience or the type of disease he wants to detect. Also, a video is embedded after this step by step written guide for your better understanding so make sure that you read and watch carefully. Let us move on with our test now.

  1. While doing the heel-to-shin test, on the opposite knee, the heel of one foot should be touched.
  2. Now this heel which is touched to the opposite knee, the patient will be asked to drag it all the way towards the shin.
  3. After this, the heel must be dragged back to its previous position.

Note: To have this test performed better in order to give better results, reduce the effect of gravity. This is done by performing this test in the supine position, which is the best position agreed upon by all the physicians. Once after all these steps, your heel-to-shin has just been performed successfully. Watch the video embedded below for the better learning of this test.

The procedure of Heel-to-Shin Test in Video:

Here is the video which you can watch to know whether how you can learn and perform this test in a better way. Watch, enjoy and learn.

Final Words:

So, this was all from this simple article in which we learned how to easily perform the heel to shin test. Still, if you have any questions in your mind or if you want to give your feedback then comment them in the section below. Our website is the home for best and easy biological tests so make sure that you keep visiting All Med Test for more.

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