Ankle Exercises, Stretching, and ROM Flashcards
when you want to target the talocrural jt alone and lock up the midtarsal jt to prevent it from contributing to DF, what do you do?
bring the foot into inversion
when you have a tight gastroc but want to work on the ankle jt itself, what can you do to take out some of the influence of the gastroc?
bend the knee
will bending the knee take out the gastroc and/or the soleus?
it will only take out the gastroc
what can we try to get DF out of a stiff ankle?
distraction
will toe in or toe out with a calf stretch give a greater stretch?
toe out
when the ankle is stiff, it borrows motion from what joint?
the midtarsal joint
what things can we do to stop the midtarsal jt from contributing to DF?
bring the foot into inversion
put a towel under the medial forefoot to supinate the foot
toe in
how can we target the Achilles and ankle on the pro stretch?
by leaning forward
how can we target the hallux with the Prostretch?
by putting the foot more forward in the device
what is the Prostretch good for?
arch stretching and achilles stretching
how can we block the midtarsal jt from contributing to DF in a step down?
toe in
what happens if we put the foot into ER with a step down test?
it will unlock the midtarsal jt allowing it to contribute to DF
when foot ER, what happens to the tibia? what happens to the arch?
the tibia IR, the arch collapses
how can we stretch the posterior tib?
DF and eversion
how can we stretch the peroneals?
DF and inversion
