Departamento de Fisioterapia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Departamento de Fisioterapia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, RN, Brazil.
Braz J Phys Ther. 2017 Sep-Oct;21(5):344-349. doi: 10.1016/j.bjpt.2017.06.002. Epub 2017 Jul 3.
The bilateral heel-rise test is an instrument that evaluates the performance of the triceps surae. Normative parameters need to be established for the use of the heel-rise test in clinical practice.
To determine the reference values for the bilateral heel-rise test.
This cross-sectional study assessed healthy subjects using the bilateral heel-rise test. We analyzed the number of repetitions, time (in seconds), and repetition rate (repetitions/second) during execution of the heel-rise test, until the point of voluntary fatigue. The estimates were stratified by age and gender. Multiple linear regression was performed to define the reference equation for the bilateral heel-rise test.
A total of 147 individuals were included. The median age was 37 years (IQR 28-46). It was observed that the number of repetitions decreases with age, with a higher number of repetitions in male participants compared to female participants. Gender, body mass index, and maximum activity scores predict 14% of the number of plantar flexions performed in the bilateral heel-rise test. Age and adjusted activity scores predict 18% of the repetition rate in the bilateral heel-rise test.
The bilateral heel-rise test reference values for an adult population were defined as scores above the 25th percentile for number of repetitions, time, and repetition rate. The number of heel-rise test repetitions that corresponds to the 25th percentile, according to age and gender, is as follows: age 20-29, 65 repetitions for men and 45.5 for women; age 30-39, 62.75 men and 41.5 women; age 40-49, 67.25 men and 45 women; and age 50-59, 54 men and 39.25 women.
双侧跟腱抬高试验是一种评估比目鱼肌功能的仪器。为了在临床实践中使用跟腱抬高试验，需要建立规范的参数。
确定双侧跟腱抬高试验的参考值。
本横断面研究使用双侧跟腱抬高试验评估了健康受试者。我们分析了在执行跟腱抬高试验时的重复次数、时间（以秒为单位）和重复率（每秒重复次数），直到出现自愿疲劳为止。根据年龄和性别对估计值进行分层。进行多元线性回归以确定双侧跟腱抬高试验的参考方程。
共纳入 147 名个体。中位年龄为 37 岁（IQR 28-46）。结果发现，重复次数随年龄的增长而减少，男性参与者的重复次数多于女性参与者。性别、体重指数和最大活动评分预测了双侧跟腱抬高试验中完成的跖屈次数的 14%。年龄和调整后的活动评分预测了双侧跟腱抬高试验中重复率的 18%。
确定了成年人群的双侧跟腱抬高试验参考值，标准为重复次数、时间和重复率的第 25 百分位数以上。根据年龄和性别，对应于第 25 百分位数的跟腱抬高试验重复次数如下：年龄 20-29 岁，男性 65 次，女性 45.5 次；年龄 30-39 岁，男性 62.75 次，女性 41.5 次；年龄 40-49 岁，男性 67.25 次，女性 45 次；年龄 50-59 岁，男性 54 次，女性 39.25 次。
