Immediate Effect of Kinesiotaping Applications on Ankle Range of Motion and Plantar Flexor Muscles Spasticity on Stroke Subjects

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agustin Silfi Rahayu ◽  
. Subagyo ◽  
Patricia Maria K
Keyword(s):  
Range Of Motion ◽  
Plantar Flexor ◽  
Flexor Muscles ◽  
Plantar Flexor Muscles

Selected Measures of Ankle Dorsiflexion Range of Motion: Differences and Intercorrelations

Foot & Ankle ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard W. Bohannon ◽  
David Tiberio ◽  
Michael Zito
Keyword(s):  
Range Of Motion ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Ankle Dorsiflexion ◽  
Plantar Flexor ◽  
Plantar Surface ◽  
Maximal Force ◽  
Flexor Muscles ◽  
Distal Surface ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Plantar Flexor Muscles

The purpose of this investigation was to describe and compare ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (ADROM) measurements obtained using the heel, fifth metatarsal, and plantar surface of foot as distal surface landmarks while the ankle was dorsiflexed under three conditions. The conditions were: 1) passive ankle dorsiflexion with force adequate to encounter notable tension in the plantar flexor muscles, 2) passive ankle dorsiflexion with a maximal force, and 3) as in number 2 but actively assisted by the subject. Thirty-six women had their ankles dorsiflexed three times under each of the three conditions. Slide photographs were taken of the procedure. The photographs were projected and ADROM measured using the three distal landmarks. Analysis of variance demonstrated that ADROM measurements were significantly different ( p < 0.001) under the three conditions of measurement and when the different landmarks were used. The majority (83.3%) of the ADROM measurements were correlated significantly ( P < .01) with one another regardless of the condition or landmark of measurement. Clinicians should be aware that measurements of ADROM will differ depending on the conditions of measurement and the landmarks used. Despite the differences, measurements obtained using various combinations of conditions and landmarks will provide an indication of ADROM.

scholarly journals Stretching combined with repetitive small length changes of the plantar flexor muscles enhances their passive extensibility for longer duration than conventional static stretching, while not compromising strength

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoki Ikeda ◽  
Takayuki Inami ◽  
Yasuo Kawakami
Keyword(s):  
Range Of Motion ◽  
Plantar Flexion ◽  
Plantar Flexor ◽  
Static Stretching ◽  
Small Length ◽  
Local Vibration ◽  
Flexor Muscles ◽  
Length Changes ◽  
Flexion Strength ◽  
Plantar Flexor Muscles

AbstractStatic stretching increases flexibility but can decrease muscle strength, and the method to avoid the latter has been longed for. In this study, a novel stretching modality was developed that provides repetitive small length changes to the plantar flexor muscles undergoing passive static stretching (“local vibration stretching,”). We investigated the effects of local vibration stretching on muscle strength, flexibility and its persistence. Plantar flexion strength and maximal ankle joint dorsiflexion angle (dorsiflexion range of motion) were measured for 10 healthy young males before (pre) and immediately after (post) three types of stretching: static stretching, local vibration stretching at 15 Hz, and no intervention (control). The dorsiflexion range of motion was measured also at 15, 30, and 60 min post-stretching. Elongation of the medial gastrocnemius and Achilles tendon was determined by ultrasonography. Plantar flexion strength significantly decreased by 4.3 ± 3.5 % in static stretching but not in local vibration stretching. The dorsiflexion range of motion significantly increased both in static stretching (7.2 ± 8.1 %) and local vibration stretching (11.2 ± 14.6 %) which was accompanied by a significantly larger muscle elongation but not tendon elongation. Elevated dorsiflexion range of motion was maintained until 30 min after the local vibration stretching while it returned to baseline level (pre-intervention) in 15 min after the static stretching. All variables remained unchanged in the control condition. In conclusion, local vibration stretching improves extensibility of the muscle belly without decreasing strength, and the increased flexibility is retained longer than static stretching.

Twitch contraction properties of plantar flexor muscles in pre- and post-pubertal boys and men

2000 ◽  
Vol 82 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 459-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mati Pääsuke ◽  
Jaan Ereline ◽  
Helena Gapeyeva
Keyword(s):  
Plantar Flexor ◽  
Twitch Contraction ◽  
Flexor Muscles ◽  
Pubertal Boys ◽  
Plantar Flexor Muscles

scholarly journals Ultrasound-derived changes in thickness of human ankle plantar flexor muscles during walking and running are not homogeneous along the muscle mid-belly region

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
E. F. Hodson-Tole ◽  
A. K. M. Lai
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Parametric Mapping ◽  
Muscle Thickness ◽  
Ultrasound Images ◽  
Plantar Flexor ◽  
Image Region ◽  
Thickness Change ◽  
Musculoskeletal Models ◽  
Flexor Muscles ◽  
Anatomical Space ◽  
Plantar Flexor Muscles

Abstract Skeletal muscle thickness is a valuable indicator of several aspects of a muscle’s functional capabilities. We used computational analysis of ultrasound images, recorded from 10 humans walking and running at a range of speeds (0.7–5.0 m s−1), to quantify interactions in thickness change between three ankle plantar flexor muscles (soleus, medial and lateral gastrocnemius) and quantify thickness changes at multiple muscle sites within each image. Statistical analysis of thickness change as a function of stride cycle (1d statistical parametric mapping) revealed significant differences between soleus and both gastrocnemii across the whole stride cycle as they bulged within the shared anatomical space. Within each muscle, changes in thickness differed between measurement sites but not locomotor condition. For some of the stride, thickness measures taken from the distal-mid image region represented the mean muscle thickness, which may therefore be a reliable region for these measures. Assumptions that muscle thickness is constant during a task, often made in musculoskeletal models, do not hold for the muscles and locomotor conditions studied here and researchers should not assume that a single thickness measure, from one point of the stride cycle or a static image, represents muscle thickness during dynamic movements.

Characterization of torque generating properties of ankle plantar flexor muscles in ambulant adults with cerebral palsy

2019 ◽  
Vol 119 (5) ◽  
pp. 1127-1136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rasmus Feld Frisk ◽  
Jakob Lorentzen ◽  
Lee Barber ◽  
Jens Bo Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Plantar Flexor ◽  
Flexor Muscles ◽  
Plantar Flexor Muscles

Chronic effects of muscle and nerve-directed stretching on tissue mechanics

2020 ◽  
Vol 129 (5) ◽  
pp. 1011-1023 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo J. Andrade ◽  
Sandro R. Freitas ◽  
François Hug ◽  
Guillaume Le Sant ◽  
Lilian Lacourpaille ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Sciatic Nerve ◽  
Peripheral Nerves ◽  
Tissue Mechanics ◽  
Plantar Flexor ◽  
Chronic Effects ◽  
Flexor Muscles ◽  
Plantar Flexor Muscles

This study demonstrates that the mechanical properties of plantar flexor muscles and sciatic nerve can adapt mechanically to long-term stretching programs. Although interventions targeting muscular or nonmuscular structures are both effective at increasing maximal range of motion, the changes in tissue mechanical properties (stiffness) are specific to the structure being preferentially stretched by each program. We provide the first in vivo evidence that stiffness of peripheral nerves adapts to long-term loading stimuli using appropriate nerve-directed stretching.

scholarly journals Cortical motor output decreases after neuromuscular fatigue induced by electrical stimulation of the plantar flexor muscles

2015 ◽  
Vol 214 (1) ◽  
pp. 124-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Alexandre ◽  
G. Derosiere ◽  
M. Papaiordanidou ◽  
M. Billot ◽  
A. Varray
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Neuromuscular Fatigue ◽  
Motor Output ◽  
Plantar Flexor ◽  
Cortical Motor ◽  
Flexor Muscles ◽  
Plantar Flexor Muscles ◽  
Stimulation Of
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