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Muscle Test for Peroneus Longus and Peroneus Brevis
Pointer Plus

Pointer Plus

The Pointer Plus is an easy to use trigger point (TP) locator which incorporates a push button stimulation feature to immediately treat Trigger point pain.

 

Individual Position: The individual is lying supine with their foot plantar flexed and inverted.

Practitioner Position: The practitioner is standing at the end of the table placing one hand under the individual’s inferior/posterior aspect of the calf and one on the lateral aspect of the dorsum of the individual’s foot.

Description of Muscle Test: The individual is requested to dorsiflex and evert their foot against the practitioner’s resistance.

 

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