Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS)

Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS)

Rate the difficulty experienced during each activity in the past week.

For clinical use only - Internal assessment tool

Patient Information

1. Any of your usual work, housework, or school activities

2. Your usual hobbies, recreational or sporting activities

3. Getting into or out of the bath

4. Walking between rooms

5. Putting on your shoes or socks

6. Squatting

7. Lifting an object, like a bag of groceries from the floor

8. Performing light activities around your home

9. Performing heavy activities around your home

10. Getting into or out of a car

11. Walking 2 blocks

12. Walking a mile

13. Going up or down 10 stairs (about 1 flight of stairs)

14. Standing for 1 hour

15. Sitting for 1 hour

16. Running on even ground

17. Running on uneven ground

18. Making sharp turns while running fast

19. Hopping

20. Rolling over in bed

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