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  • Neurology
  • Orthopedics
  • Physical Therapy

Background:

  • Manual muscle testing (MMT) is a standard but time-consuming method for assessing lower limb strength.
  • Neurological motor impairment can manifest with subtle signs that may be missed by routine examinations.
  • There is a need for a more efficient and accessible screening tool for neurological motor deficits.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and validate a novel, accurate, and easily performable toe-heel walking test.
  • To develop a valuable tool for the precise, rapid, and easy identification of patients with neurological motor impairment.
  • To establish the toe-heel walking test as a superior alternative to traditional neurological assessments.

Main Methods:

  • Patients with back pain and/or lower limb symptoms were randomly selected.
  • Participants performed heel and toe walking tasks.
  • Correlation between toe-heel test results and comprehensive neurological examination findings was analyzed.

Main Results:

  • The toe-heel walking test demonstrated high sensitivity in detecting lower limb muscle weakness.
  • A very high positive correlation (Pearson r = 0.95, p = 0.001) was observed between the toe-heel test and manual muscle testing.
  • The test effectively identified patients with weakness, sphincter issues, and positive straight leg raise tests.

Conclusions:

  • The toe-heel walking test is a simple, rapid, and highly accurate method for identifying lower limb weakness.
  • This test surpasses detailed neurological examinations in detecting key indicators of neurological motor impairment.
  • Its ease of performance allows utilization by various healthcare providers, potentially reducing specialist referrals and healthcare costs.