A simplified version of the weight-bearing ankle lunge test: Description and test–retest reliability

Reliability and minimal detectable change of the weight-bearing lunge test: A systematic review

“…Of the initial 124 articles retrieved from electronic and hand searches, 12 articles were identified to have met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Eleven articles (Bennell et al, 1998;Jones et al, 2005;Munteanu et al, 2009;Krause et al, 2011;Chisholm et al, 2012;Dickson et al, 2012;Konor et al, 2012;Simondson et al, 2012;O'Shea and Grafton, 2013;Williams et al, 2013;Cejudo et al, 2014) were identified through the electronic search, while one article (Venturini et al, 2006) was identified through hand search. Nine articles (Bennell et al, 1998;Jones et al, 2005;Venturini et al, 2006;Munteanu et al, 2009;Krause et al, 2011;Dickson et al, 2012;Simondson et al, 2012;O'Shea and Grafton, 2013;Williams et al, 2013) examined inter-clinician reliability, while 12 articles (Bennell et al, 1998;Jones et al, 2005;Venturini et al, 2006;Munteanu et al, 2009;Krause et al, 2011;Chisholm et al, 2012;Dickson et al, 2012;Konor et al, 2012;Simondson et al, 2012;O'Shea and Grafton, 2013;Williams et al, 2013;Cejudo et al, 2014) evaluated intra-clinician reliability.…”

“…There were a total of seven high quality studies (Bennell et al, 1998;Jones et al, 2005;Munteanu et al, 2009;Krause et al, 2011;Konor et al, 2012;Simondson et al, 2012;Cejudo et al, 2014) and five low quality studies (Venturini et al, 2006;Chisholm et al, 2012;Dickson et al, 2012;O'Shea and Grafton, 2013;Williams et al, 2013) (Table 3). The internal validity component of the scale ranged from 16.67% to 80% with a median of 45%, while the external validity component ranged from 33.34% to 100% with a median of 100%.…”

“…Ten studies included a group of healthy subjects (Bennell et al, 1998;Jones et al, 2005;Venturini et al, 2006;Munteanu et al, 2009;Krause et al, 2011;Chisholm et al, 2012;Dickson et al, 2012;Konor et al, 2012;O'Shea and Grafton, 2013;Cejudo et al, 2014). Three studies included subjects with ankle pathology (Jones et al, 2005;Chisholm et al, 2012;Simondson et al, 2012).…”

“…Three studies included subjects with ankle pathology (Jones et al, 2005;Chisholm et al, 2012;Simondson et al, 2012). Techniques of quantifying dorsiflexion following WBLT included distance measurements using a floor fixed tape measure (Bennell et al, 1998;Venturini et al, 2006;Chisholm et al, 2012;Dickson et al, 2012;Konor et al, 2012;Simondson et al, 2012;O'Shea and Grafton, 2013) and moveable datum plate (Jones et al, 2005) as well as degree measurements using a goniometer (Dickson et al, 2012;Konor et al, 2012), digital inclinometer (Munteanu et al, 2009;Krause et al, 2011;Williams et al, 2013), bubble inclinometer (Bennell et al, 1998;Dickson et al, 2012;Cejudo et al, 2014), clear acrylic plate apparatus (Munteanu et al, 2009) and TiltMeter application for IPhone (Williams et al, 2013).…”

Evaluating Performance of the Lunge Exercise with Multiple and Individual Inertial Measurement Units

“…The lunge is used in sports conditioning programmes, as the ability to complete the movement is critical in activities such as squash and badminton [9]. The movement forms part of the 'Functional Movement Screen' [8] and is used to assess range of motion in the ankle [6]. It is an ideal screening tool as it is representative of lower extremity function during activity [25].…”