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Chronic ankle instability and the short foot exercise

Discussion in 'Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses' started by scotfoot, Aug 6, 2020.

  1. scotfoot

    scotfoot Well-Known Member


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    Recently a number of papers have been published which link the short foot exercise with improvements in chronic ankle instability .
    Some have theorized that these improvements in stability are related to changes in the intrinsics and it was perhaps with this in mind that a study was carried out into intrinsic muscle status in those with ankle problems ,Fraser et al 2020 .
    The study found no significant link between intrinsic muscle status ,as represented by ultrasound measurements ,and ankle instability .

    So if the intrinsics are not demonstrably involved in chronic instability why would the short foot exercise help with the condition . In my opinion the answer is that the short foot exercise effectively targets the stabilizing muscles of the ankle producing a more competent ankle complex . That the short foot exercise effectively activates the tib post ,tib ant, and peroneals to strengthening levels is demonstrated by recent EMG studies in this area ( Bruening et al 2019).



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    2 days ago - Ultrasound measures of intrinsic foot muscle size and motor activation following lateral ankle sprain and chronic ankle instability. A cross-sectional study.
     
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  2. scotfoot

    scotfoot Well-Known Member

    In a paper by Bruening et al 2019 , method C below was proposed as a way of measuring toe flexor strength . I don't think it is a good method for this but it may be a very effective way of measuring the overall function of the muscles contributing to ankle stability /instability .
    So you may be able to promote improved ankle function this way and measure weakness /improvements over time .
    Lots of good information in this paper, Bruening .




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