Purpose: To assess the upper body (shoulder) flexibility, which is important in performing various jobs such as combing one’s hair, putting on overhead garments and reaching for a seat belt etc. Equipments required: A ruler.
Procedure: This test is performed in standing position. Keep one had behind the head and back over the shoulder and reach as for as possible down middle of your back. Your palm should touch your body and the fingers should be downward. Then carry your other arm behind you back palm facing outward and fingers upward and reach up as far as possible trying to touch or overlap the middle fingers of both hands. Fingers should be aligned. Measure the distance between the tips of the fingers. If the fingers tips touch then the score is zero. If they do not touch measure the distance between the fingertips (-ve score). If they overlap measure by how much (+ve score). Practice two times and then test two times.
