Quick Movement Assessment

Quick assessments support rapid decision-making but do not replace a full evaluation when time and setting allow. In one-on-one settings, the prioritized tests are breathing or forcing strategy, the Ober test, and toe-touch-to-squat. A small number of tests can provide enough information to make useful intervention decisions. The goal of the quick assessment battery is to choose tests that influence intervention decisions rather than collect every possible data point. In group settings, the assessment is reduced mainly to toe-touch-to-squat and a hip extension assessment. A standing propulsion test is one preferred example of a group-friendly hip extension assessment.