Assessment of Sit to Stand

• Front view - sitting:

  • level of dress/undress
  • where to stand when assessing
  • look at feet positioning - angle of tibial shaft
  • look at knee positioning - angle of shaft of tibia and shaft of femur
  • look at trunk positioning - angle of acromion process and its alignment with ASIS, check if nose is at the middle of the acromion process line
• Side view - sitting:

  • important angle
  • look at if heels are 10 cm behind knee
  • look at if thigh is parallel to the seat
  • look at if the acromion process is perpendicular to ASIS
• Back view - sitting:

  • positioning of feet
  • acromion process should be parallel and even
  • can check ear lobes to see if theyre in line
• Front view - during movement:

  • should see dorsiflexors working
  • angulation of knee
  • symmetry and weightbearing of feet
• Side view - during movement:

  • Tibial shaft should move forward
  • is hip flexion occurring whilst the trunk is extended
  • transition into extension via knee, hip and ankle
  • stabilisation occurs
  • on the way down:
  • eccentric release of hip extensors, knee extensors and plantarflexors
  • arc pattern should occur going up and down
• Back view - during movement:

  • should see symmetry of head staying in the middle and shoulder moving at the same time