OBJECTIVE: Chronic instability after lateral ankle sprain has been shown to cause balance deficits during quiet standing. Although static balance assessment in those with ankle instability has been thoroughly examined in the literature, few researchers have studied performance on more dynamic tasks. Our purpose was to determine if the Star Excursion Balance Tests (SEBTs), lower extremity reach ...

The ankle and leg represent an anatomical-functional complex, the role of this complex being to support body weight in orthostatic position ensure movement, according terrain. Therefore, has a static as well dynamic equal importance. Ankle joint traumas have immediate effect on instability, so that there is mobility limitation or even lose joint, needing rehabilitation therapy. A trend last dec...

objectives: ankle foot orthoses (afos) are widely utilized to improve walking ability in hemiplegic patients. the present study aimed to evaluate the effect of rocker bar ankle foot orthosis (rafo) on functional mobility in post-stroke hemiplegic patients. methods: fifteen hemiplegic patients (men and women) who were at least 6-months post-stroke and able to walk without assistive device for at...

There is growing evidence that supports the correlation between incidence of ankle dysfunction and low back pain (LPB). Although spine seem like distant regions body, they are functionally connected by lower extremity kinematic chain. The aim current study was to investigate association functional instability (FAI), limited dorsiflexion (DF) range motion (ROM) One hundred two subjects with chro...