This can be corrected by dorsiflexion osteotomy (displacing the metatarsal dorsally) if the deformity is rigid, [21] or by peroneus longus tenotomy if the deformity is flexible. Both bony and soft ...

Physiotherapists reported achievement of functional goals in 73% of the children using AFOs and maintenance or improvement in range of ankle dorsiflexion in 70%. Conclusions AFOs were used by half ...

Health care professionals should assess baseline bone mineral density in patients with osteoporosis before determining first-line therapy, researchers report. Animal testing requirements for ...

2 Academic Center for Evidence Based Sports Medicine (ACES), Amsterdam, The Netherlands 3 Amsterdam Collaboration for Health and Safety in Sports (ACHSS), VUmc / AMC IOC Research Centre for Prevention ...

This is often the result of compromised ankle dorsiflexion ― basically the ability to bend your ankle and move your foot toward your shin. “Full ankle dorsiflexion is needed to keep the heels down ...

Better yet, sprinters need to learn basic dorsiflexion of the foot before they can appropriately perform an A skip. Foot placement during drills is also essential. For example, sprint coach Dan Pfaff ...

National Shoulder and Elbow Week is an annual, weeklong initiative sponsored by the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Foundation, which aims to highlight and promote shoulder and elbow health ...