Effect of Ankle Mobilisation and Stretching on Low Back Pain

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The effects of ankle mobilization and active stretching on the difference of weight-bearing distribution, low back pain and flexibility in pronated-foots subjects
Ki-Seok Yoon, Seong-Doo Park
Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation 2013;9(2):292-297

The purpose of this study was designed to analyze the effects mobilization
and active stretching on the difference of weight-bearing distribution,
low back pain, and flexibility in pronated-foot subjects. The subjects
of this study were 16 chronic low back pain patients. They were
randomly divided into the control and experimental group. The experimental
group had used the model of ankle mobilization and calf muscle
active stretching three times per week, for 4 weeks. The control group
did same method without an ankle mobilization. The range of flexion
and extension motion of the lumbar vertebrae and low back pain degree
and difference of weight-bearing were measured before and after
the experiment. The model of ankle mobilization and calf muscle stretching
of pronated-foot significantly improved the range of flexion and extension
motion of the vertebrae. And the visual analogue scale and distribution
of weight-bearing were decreased in both of two groups. In
other word, the exercise of this study showed that the model of ankle
mobilization and calf muscle stretching of pronated-foot had positive
effects on improving the range of flexion and extension motion of the
vertebrae. The calf muscle stretching was easy and it is effective in
therapy that patients by themselves and helped to recover the balance
of the vertebrae to combine ankle mobilization and muscle stretching.
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Sally Smillie · Oct 7, 2013

Does anyone regularly do mobs?

Ian Linane · Oct 7, 2013

Hi Sally,

Yes and run UK courses in them as well.

Mobs need to be put in a context though which is about trying to rehabilitate an individual, that is, mobs (soft tissue or joint) are not an end in themselves but part of a package. They can be surprisingly effective on their own sometimes though.

NewsBot · Nov 9, 2023

Talocrural joint mobilization; Muscle energy technique; Joint position sense; Static balance
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Background: Proprioception in the ankle joint is important for maintaining balance. There is a correlation between joint position sense (JPS), balance and ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (DF-ROM). Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of talocrural joint mobilization (TJM) and muscle energy technique (MET) of plantar flexor muscle (PF) on improving joint position sense (JPS) and static balance. Design: Cross-over randomized trial research. Methods: Sixteen participants (male 10, female 6; 20’s of their age) without ankle instability were recruited. In a randomized, three conditions, no intervention, talocalcaneal mobilization, and PF-MET were all applied to 16 participants. For TJM, the Kaltenborn grade 3 joint gliding method, in which the talus moves posteriorly perpendicular to the tacrocrural joint plane, were used. In the PF-MET, MET method were applied gastrocnemius muscle and soleus muscle with 25% of 1 Repeat Maximum of each muscle. The all participants performed PF-MET and TJM for 18 minutes. DF-ROM measured the weightbearing lunge test. JPS measured using the active joint angle reproduction test. Static balance was measured displacement of center of pressure parameter. Results: PF-MET and TJM had significant differences in DF-ROM and AP displacements. PF-MET significantly increased at 5° and 15° of plantar flexion and 5° of dorsiflexion, and COP velocity significantly decreased in JPS compared to TJM. Conclusion: PF-MET and TJM are effective in increasing DF-ROM. However, PF-MET has a more positive effect on improving JPS and static balance than on talocrural joint mobilization.
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