Too many toes test

Overview

This test assesses standing foot posture. If the person’s feet turn inward, instead of pointing straight ahead when walking or running, this is called in-toeing (also walking “pigeon-toed”). If feet point outward, instead of pointing straight, this is called out-toeing. This test will determine whether the person has an out-toe or an in-toe.

To perform the test

1. Ask the customer to stand in a relaxed position, with their arms by their sides and looking straight ahead.
2. Their weight should be equally distributed over both feet. Ensure that they don’t swivel to try and see what is happening behind them as this will affect the foot posture.
3. Kneel down a couple of meters directly behind the person in-line with the long axis of one heel.
4. Look at the heel. Can you see any toes on either side of the foot? Fig. 14 is an indication.
5. If you see toes on the inside of the foot, record how many toes you see in the relevant field on the Sensokinetic website.
6. If you see more than two (2) toes on the outside of the foot, record how many toes you see in the relevant field on the website.
7. If the foot is balanced or you can’t see any toes, enter zero (0) in the relevant field on the website.
8. Repeat for the other foot and enter the details in the relevant field on the website.