The Lower Extremity Functional ScaleJohn Isaacson2021-10-06T11:03:18+01:00

The Lower Extremity Functional Scale

We are interested in knowing if you are having any difficulty at all with the activities listed below because of your lower limb problem that you are seeing us for. Please score each activity listed as if you are answering for today.

Today, do you or would you have any difficulty at all with:
Name*
First Last
Date*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
0 = Extreme difficulty or unable to perform activity
1 = Quite a bit of difficulty
2 = moderate difficulty
3 = A little bit of difficulty
4 = no difficulty
1. Any of your usual work, housework, or school activities.*
0 1 2 3 4
2. Your usual hobbies, re creational or sporting activities.*
0 1 2 3 4
3. Getting into or out of the bath.*
0 1 2 3 4
4. Walking between rooms.*
0 1 2 3 4
5. Putting on your shoes or socks.*
0 1 2 3 4
6. Squatting.*
0 1 2 3 4
7. Lifting an object, like a bag of groceries from the floor.*
0 1 2 3 4
8. Performing light activities around your home.*
0 1 2 3 4
10. Getting into or out of a car.*
0 1 2 3 4
11. Walking 2 blocks.*
0 1 2 3 4
12. Walking a mile.*
0 1 2 3 4
13. Going up or down 10 stairs (about 1 flight of stairs).*
0 1 2 3 4
14. Standing for 1 hour.*
0 1 2 3 4
15. Sitting for 1 hour.*
0 1 2 3 4
16. Running on even ground.*
0 1 2 3 4
17. Running on uneven ground.*
0 1 2 3 4
18. Making sharp turns while running fast.*
0 1 2 3 4
19. Hopping.*
0 1 2 3 4
20. Rolling over in bed.*
0 1 2 3 4
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Source: Binkley et al (1999): The Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS): Scale development, measurement properties, and clinical application. Physical Therapy. 79:371-383.

The Lower Extremity Functional Scale

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