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Khorramroo F, Mousavi S H, Minoonejad H. Lower Limb Joint Coordination Following Management of Post-Operation Complications in a Patient with Excessive Ankle Stiffness: A Case Study. PTJ 2024; 14 (4)
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1- Department of Sport Injuries and Biomechanics, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Health, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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Purpose: This research paper aims to investigate the effect of Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM) and Faradic Electrotherapy (FES) on lower limb coupling during gait in a patient with excessive ankle stiffness.
Methods: The study was conducted on a single patient who had been diagnosed with ankle stiffness, decreased muscle strength due to 3.5 years immobilization of ankle joint and was experiencing difficulty in walking. The patient underwent a 12-week treatment program that included IASTM and FES. The lower limb kinematics were measured using a motion analysis system before and after the intervention and couplings were calculated for 3-dimensional ankle movement.
Results: The results of the study changed ankle-knee, ankle-hip sagittal and transverse, and knee-hip frontal and transverse plane coupling during different subphases of gait after intervention. The observed coordination pattern in the subjects under investigation approached a level of similarity to that of healthy individuals in loading response and midstance for ankle-knee sagittal plane.
Conclusions: The findings of this study suggest that IASTM and FES can be used as effective interventions to lower limb coordination during gait in patients with post-operation complications. Further research on more patients is required.
Methods: The study was conducted on a single patient who had been diagnosed with ankle stiffness, decreased muscle strength due to 3.5 years immobilization of ankle joint and was experiencing difficulty in walking. The patient underwent a 12-week treatment program that included IASTM and FES. The lower limb kinematics were measured using a motion analysis system before and after the intervention and couplings were calculated for 3-dimensional ankle movement.
Results: The results of the study changed ankle-knee, ankle-hip sagittal and transverse, and knee-hip frontal and transverse plane coupling during different subphases of gait after intervention. The observed coordination pattern in the subjects under investigation approached a level of similarity to that of healthy individuals in loading response and midstance for ankle-knee sagittal plane.
Conclusions: The findings of this study suggest that IASTM and FES can be used as effective interventions to lower limb coordination during gait in patients with post-operation complications. Further research on more patients is required.
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Received: 2024/02/27 | Accepted: 2024/07/14 | Published: 2024/10/1
Received: 2024/02/27 | Accepted: 2024/07/14 | Published: 2024/10/1
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