The influence of gastrocnemius stretching combined with joint mobilization on
weight-bearing ankle dorsiflexion passive range of motion |
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| Authors: | Min-Hyeok Kang Dong-Kyu Lee Soo-Yong Kim Jun-Seok Kim Jae-Seop Oh |
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| Affiliation: | 1) Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate School, Inje University, Republic of Korea;2) Department of Rehabilitation Science, Graduate School, Inje University, Republic of Korea;3) Department of Physical Therapy, College of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Inje University, Republic of Korea |
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| Abstract: | [Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of gastrocnemiusstretching combined with talocrural joint mobilization on weight-bearing ankledorsiflexion passive range of motion. [Subjects] Eleven male subjects with bilaterallimited ankle dorsiflexion passive range of motion with knee extended participated in thisstudy. [Methods] All subjects received talocrural joint mobilization while performinggastrocnemius stretching. Ankle dorsiflexion passive range of motion was measured using aninclinometer under weight-bearing conditions before and immediately after intervention. Apaired t-test was used to analyze the difference between weight-bearing ankle dorsiflexionpassive range of motion pre- and post-intervention. [Results] A significant increase inweight-bearing ankle dorsiflexion passive range of motion was found post-interventioncompared with pre-intervention. [Conclusion] These findings demonstrate that gastrocnemiusstretching combined with joint mobilization is effective for increasing weight-bearingankle dorsiflexion passive range of motion.Key words: Gastrocnemius stretching, Talocrural joint mobilization, Weight-bearing ankle dorsiflexion |
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