Treatment approaches following foot and ankle injury |
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Authors: | JL Seto CE Brewster |
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Affiliation: | Department of Physical Therapy, Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic, Inglewood, California. |
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Abstract: | A complete and effective rehabilitation program begins with a thorough subjective and objective evaluation of the problem and injury presented. Biomechanical changes, whether they are anatomically induced or as a result of a form of compensation, must be identified and properly addressed. During the initial phase of rehabilitation, the issues of pain and swelling often must be resolved before full range of motion and return to normal strength can be achieved successfully during the more advanced stages. It is important to incorporate the entire lower quadrant in exercises that are designed to improve proprioception and function, using both in open and closed kinetic chain exercises. Finally, the demands to which the patient is returning to must be recognized to successfully complete the recovery phase. |
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