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A true test of not only cerebellar disease but flexibility as well, the '''heel to face''' test involves having a patient run their heel up their contralateral face.  It's gruesome.  The test is abnormal if the patient can actually do it.
 
A true test of not only cerebellar disease but flexibility as well, the '''heel to face''' test involves having a patient run their heel up their contralateral face.  It's gruesome.  The test is abnormal if the patient can actually do it.
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'''Other Tests of Flexibility'''
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- [[Heel to Scapula Test]]
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- [[Heel to Thyroid Test]]
  
 
[[Category:Physical Exam]]
 
[[Category:Physical Exam]]
 
[[Category:Neurology]]
 
[[Category:Neurology]]

Latest revision as of 13:16, 21 February 2017

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A true test of not only cerebellar disease but flexibility as well, the heel to face test involves having a patient run their heel up their contralateral face. It's gruesome. The test is abnormal if the patient can actually do it.


Other Tests of Flexibility


- Heel to Scapula Test

- Heel to Thyroid Test


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