I found out how to do the Anklebone Alignment test with this hypothesis. Human body joints are irregularly shaped with all different range of motion. So when any joint stands or moves with a given angle, we cannot tell just by looking if the angle is from within the joint’s range of motion or from out of alignment. However, we can tell by the strength test: if the joint is from within its range of motion, the joint can utilize its strength fully. But if the angle is from out of alignment, even with a minuscule degree, the joint cannot use it full strength.

Also, on Tilted Anklebones, the body stands out of alignment. The body stands out of alignment CANNOT use it full strength and it’s full range of motion, and has to compensate constantly, especially, when lifting a weight.

There are three compensating behaviors our body has been developed when we lift a weight due to the tilted anklebones in order to prevent the body from falling, and these behaviors use the energy.

  1. Core muscle contraction (core muscle contraction hinders the breathing with the core muscles)
  2. Body tilting
  3. Toe grabbing

On the contrary, on Aligned Anklebones, our body stands In Alignment. A body standing in alignment CAN use it full strength and full range of motion WITHOUT compensating.

With this hypothesis I developed the “Anklebone Alignment test,” or simply, “AA test.”

AA test is applying a weight onto the anklebone(s)  by lifting a weight with a hand(s) with extended arm(s) without compensating: no core muscles contraction, no body tilting, no toe grabbing.

Lifting a weight measures the strength, and lifting with extended arm(s) measures the range of motion.

If your anklebones are tilted even a minuscule degree, you will fail the AA test; Your body will fall. So you cannot lift the weight unless you compensate.

If your anklebones are aligned properly, you will pass the AA test; Your body won’t fall. So you can lift the weight without compensating.

This “Fall” is the indication of the tilted anklebones. It sounds simple, but a few things should be kept in mind when doing the AA test.

AA test can be done in different postures as long as you are on your feet or on a foot and can be done one foot at a time or both feet together.

Here, let me explain “One foot at a time AA test.”

  1. Stand on one foot and put the other foot on the ground without any weight, but do not lift in the air. So your entire body weight stands on the foot you are going to test.
  2. Position your head in line with the foot you are standing.
  3. Extend the elbow of the same side of the foot you are standing at least 5″ away from your body.
  4. Position the hand lower than the elbow.
  5. Some one presses down slowly but firmly straight down to ground on your palm (or on the wrist) while you resist  as if you are lifting a weight.

 

Once you learn to control the above 3 compensating behaviors and not compensate at all while lifting the weight, you can do the AA test by yourself.

First prepare a weight to lift. ( for women about 10 pounds, for men 20 pounds weight)

  1. Stand on one foot and put the other foot on the ground without any weight, but do not lift in the air. So your entire body weight stands on the foot you are going to test.
  2. Position your head in line with the foot you are standing.
  3. Extend the elbow of the same side of the foot you are standing at least 5″ away from your body.
  4. Position the hand lower than the elbow.
  5. Lift slowly the weight that takes an effort to lift. (If you lift the weight quickly, most likely, the compensatory behaviors will kick in, and the test cannot be done properly.)