MDRT

POPULATION

• Ages 18-64
• 65+
• Mainly given to older adults

ASSESSES

• Anteroposterior and Mediolateral
• Meaning: front, back, right and left
• Assesses the limit of stability

TIME

• 5-10 minutes
• Quick and effective

PROCEDURE

• A yardstick is affixed to a telescoping tripod or the wall at the level of the patient
• Prior to the reach the yardstick is leveled so that it is horizontal to the floor
• Lift arm to shoulder height; reach as far forward as possible
• No movement of feet, must try to stay alongside yardstick (can be discarded)
• Patients use their best strategies to accomplish these tasks

CONT'D

• Patient is given the command to lean as far back as they can.
• Patients use their arm of choice for: forward and back measurements.
• Respective arms are used for right and left reach.
• Index fingers are measured for final measurements
• Repeated.

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Cost: $0 : inexpensive
• Training: Manual, none
• Validity: Reliable
• Assessment: Performance measure
• Domain: Body function

WORK CITED

• http://www.rehabmeasures.org/Lists/RehabMeasures/DispForm.aspx?ID=1139
• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11283199
• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4085212/