Effect of mobilisation on dorsiflexion range of movement
Item
- Title
- Effect of mobilisation on dorsiflexion range of movement
- Author(s)
- Sawery-Cookson John
- Abstract
- The aim of the study is to ascertain whether or not the average British College Naturopathy Osteopathy clinic treatment is effective in increasing ankle function in restricted dorsiflexion patients. The study will involve two separate visits over a one-week duration. The first session will be to determine whether the subject has a restricted ankle in dorsiflexion. If they do then they will proceed to the treatment stage and subsequent reassessments. The study will include 23 subjects, who will have their ankle dorsiflexion measured before and after treatment to their dominant ankle. The non-dominant ankle will be used as a control. The treatment will be two minutes of Muscle Energy Technique to the plantar flexors, two minutes of Neuro-Muscular Technique to the plantar flexors and two minutes traction mobilisation of talocrural joint. Statistical analysis by a one tailed t-test produced a statistically significant immediate improvement in Range of Movement (p<0.05). The hypothesis was accepted. It was concluded that manual therapy treatment was effective in improving dorsiflexion Range of Movement in the dominant ankle group. This is important to the osteopathic profession as there is a small amount of evidence based treatment. Ankle joint dorsiflexion when reduced is destructive because of the abnormal compensation that it causes.
- presented at
- British College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Date Accepted
- 2002
- Date Submitted
- 1.11.2003 00:00:00
- Type
- undergraduate_project
- Language
- English
- Number of pages
- 87
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 13025
- Inst-Identifier
- 1076
- Keywords
- Range of motion,Osteopathy,Muscle energy techniques (MET),Ankle,Neuromuscular techniques
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Sawery-Cookson John, “Effect of mobilisation on dorsiflexion range of movement”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed April 23, 2025, https://library.wso.at/s/orw/item/1313