How to use this calculator
- Answer each question for a typical day this week.
- Tick any warning signs that apply.
- See your score, category and recommended exercises.
How it works
Each answer scores points, and the total is shown as a score or percentage with a category. The questions are practical daily-life items chosen by our physiotherapists; they guide treatment but are not a diagnosis. Items follow widely used return-to-running criteria: pain-free walking, hopping, single-leg control and balance.
Reading your result
| Low score | Minimal limitation |
|---|---|
| Middle score | Moderate limitation |
| High score | Severe limitation |
| Warning signs | Assessment first |
Physiotherapy treatment
Graded return to running is the core of physiotherapy for lower limb injury. After an assessment, your physiotherapist sets a plan built around walk-run intervals, calf and hip strengthening, progressed as your results improve. Hands-on treatment, pain relief and education are added where they help.
Exercises this calculator may recommend
Your result decides which of these appear, and at what dose.
Medical note
Calculators give estimates for general guidance and do not diagnose any condition. Stop and seek medical help for chest pain, fainting, sudden weakness or numbness, loss of bladder or bowel control, or severe or rapidly worsening pain. Always follow your surgeon's or doctor's instructions over any calculator.