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Lower Extremity Function Scale (LEFS)

We are interested in knowing whether you are having any difficulty at all with the activities listed below because of your lower limb problem for which you are currently seeking attention. Please provide an answer for each activity.
Extreme Difficulty or Unable to Perform Activity – 0Quite a Bit of Difficulty – 1Moderate Difficulty – 2A Little Bit of Difficulty – 3No Difficulty – 4
Any of your usual work, housework, or school activities
Your usual hobbies, re creational or sporting activities
Getting into or out of the bath
Walking between rooms
Putting on your shoes or socks
Squatting
Lifting an object, like a bag of groceries from the floor
Performing light activities around your home
Performing heavy activities around your home
Getting into or out of a car
Walking 2 blocks
Walking a mile
Going up or down 10 stairs (about 1 flight of stairs)
Standing for 1 hour
Sitting for 1 hour
Running on even ground
Running on uneven ground
Making sharp turns while running fast
Hopping.
Rolling over in bed

Minimum Level of Detectable Change (90% Confidence): 9 points

Source: Binkley et al (1999): The Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS): Scale development, measurement properties, and clinical application. Physical Therapy. 79:371-383.