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The Back Scratch Test, or simply the Scratch Test, measures how close the hands can be brought together behind the back. This test is part of the Senior Fitness Test Protocol, and is designed to test the functional fitness of seniors.
- Apley's Shoulder Scratch Test
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- Shoulder Reach Flexibility Test
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- Shoulder Circumduction Test
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- Flexibility Test Videos
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- Senior Fitness Test Manual
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- Special Populations
Comparing the test results to normative values is important...
- Testing the Elderly
Sitting-Rising Test — assesses flexibility, balance and...
- Apley's Shoulder Scratch Test
13 wrz 2019 · Back-scratch test. Normative Data Back-scratch classifications for boys (left and right side): low—30th percentile; typical—50th percentile; high—70th percentile.
This study aimed to (1) establish age- and sex-specific functional fitness (FF) norms in Chinese older adults living in urban communities and (2) explore ageing-related degradations and sex...
The Back Scratch Test measures how close the hands can be brought together behind the back, so provides an indication of the general shoulder range of motion, and the upper body and shoulder flexibility.
This test is also known as the Back-Scratch Test and it measures shoulder flexibility. Set-up: participant is standing; participant places one hand/arm on the lower back, and moves it up the spine towards the head (shoulder extension, internal rotation and scapular adduction)
1 paź 2017 · Functional fitness was also estimated using the Senior Fitness Test: back scratch, chair sit and reach, 8-foot up and go, chair stand up for 30 seconds, arm curl, and 2-minute step test.
12 sty 2016 · The back scratch test has been demonstrated by Rikli and Jones to be a reliable (ICCs: 0.96, 95 % CI: 0.94 to 0.98) and valid (no single criterion available) measure of overall shoulder range of motion (i.e. shoulder joint- and arch flexibility) in older adults. One leg standing test measures postural control/static balance.