ABSTRACT
CONTEXT: Posterior calf stretching is believed to improve active ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (AADFROM) after acute ankle-inversion sprain. OBJECTIVE: To describe AADFROM at baseline (postinjury) and at 2-wk time periods for 6 wk after acute inversion sprain. DESIGN: Randomized trial. SETTING: Sports clinic. PARTICIPANTS: 11 men and 11 women (age range 11-54 y) with acute inversion sprain. INTERVENTION: Standardized home exercise program for acute inversion sprain. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: AADFROM with the knee extended. RESULTS: Time main effect on AADFROM was significant (F3,57 = 108, P < .001). At baseline, mean active sagittal-plane motion of the ankle was 6 degrees of plantar flexion, whereas at 2, 4, and 6 wk AADFROM was 7 degrees, 11 degrees, and 11 degrees, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: AADFROM increased significantly from baseline to week 2 and from week 2 to week 4. Normal AADFROM was restored within 4 wk after acute inversion sprain.
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Ankle Injuries/rehabilitation , Ankle Joint/physiology , Athletic Injuries/rehabilitation , Range of Motion, Articular/physiology , Adolescent , Adult , Analysis of Variance , Ankle Injuries/physiopathology , Arthrometry, Articular , Athletic Injuries/physiopathology , Biomechanical Phenomena , Child , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Muscle Stretching Exercises , Muscle, Skeletal/physiology , Time Factors , Treatment Outcome , Young AdultABSTRACT
Electrical stimulation and interferential current are commonly used modalities in the physical rehabilitation of patients who have undergone joint arthroplasty surgery. Sparse data are available in the literature regarding potential complications from using these modalities. We report on a patient who underwent a unicompartmental knee arthroplasty with a subsequent full-thickness skin burn over the metal implant after electrical stimulation and interferential current modalities in physical therapy.
