Line of Chopart

Position of the therapist:

• Standing at the long edge of the bench on the side to be examined/treated

Position of the patient:

• Prone lying position
• Knee flexed to 90°
• Ankle in
  • 1. dorsiflexion
  • 2. plantarflexion

Hand placement:

• For Dorsiflexion:
  • Ipsilateral hand on talus and calcaneus from plantar
  • Contralateral hand grabs navicular and cuneiforms in the same fashion
• For Plantarflexion:
  • Reverse grip of contralateral hand
• For Pronation:
  • Same position as in examining dorsiflexion
• For Supination:
  • Reverse the grip and grab the dorsum of the mid foot
• For Abduction:
  • Contralateral hand grabs the mid foot from medial
• For Adduction:
  • Contralateral hand grabs the mid foot from lateral

Direction:

• For Dorsiflexion:
  • Contralateral hand moves mid foot into further dorsiflexion
• For Plantarflexion:
  • Contralateral hand moves mid foot into further plantarflexion
• For Prontation:
  • Contralateral hand moves mid foot into further pronation
• For Supination:
  • Contralateral hand moves mid foot into further supination
• For Abduction:
  • Contralateral hand moves mid foot into abduction
• For Adduction:
  • Contralateral hand moves mid foot into adduction