Janda Test – Assessment of iliopsoas, TFL, and rectus femoris tone

Janda Test – Assessment of iliopsoas, TFL, and rectus femoris tone (Jull and Janda, 1987)

  • Knees flexed to chest, then R leg stabilized by patient and therapist, L leg lowered towards the floor
  • Check for iliopsoas length – 0º of hip extension, rectus femoris length – 90º of knee flexion, TFL –no rotation of femur
  • Repeat assessment for the R leg