New Jersey, Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Body Function Measuring...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  August 28, 2008 ;     240 words ......Patent & Trademark Office: "Body function measuring apparatus which provides: an indication of the body function being measured, and a loose probe...between the rate of change of a first body function signal, developed by a first sensor...

Effect of a Static Calf Muscle-Tendon Unit Stretching Program on Ankle...

Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......in older women. Because limited ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (ROM) is associated...days a week for 6 weeks. Passive ankle dorsiflexion ROM was taken prior to beginning...Results: Mean increase in passive ankle dorsiflexion ROM was 12.3 (SD= 4.4) (p < .001...

Treatment for idiopathic toe-walking: Results in adulthood

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery;  January 1, 2003 ;     253 words ......observation of their gait. The maximum ankle dorsiflexion in stance averaged 90 on 3-D gait...Eleven subjects showed maximum ankle dorsiflexion in stance greater than 2 standard...subjects had abnormal timing of maximal ankle dorsiflexion in stance with maximum ankle ...

Abnormal esophageal body function: Radiographic-manometric correlation

The American Surgeon;  October 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......swallows of barium. Abnormal esophageal body function was defined by stasis of barium in...manometric diagnosis of abnormal esophageal body function was made if a mean pressure of <...1, Table 1). To evaluate esophageal body function, patients were placed in a prone oblique...

Assessment of an electronic goniometer designed to measure equinus...

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development;  May 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......equinometer to measure the angle of ankle dorsiflexion at 15 N[middot]m torque on five subjects...INTRODUCTION The condition in which ankle dorsiflexion is restricted is known as equinus...torque, which directly influences the ankle dorsiflexion angle. Similarly, identification...

Woronin Body Function in Magnaporthe grisea Is Essential for Efficient...

Plant Cell;  June 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......tant's inability to cope with nutritional stress. Thus, Woronin body function provides the blast fungus with an important defense against...2000). In addition, a dense core is required for Woronin body function because a mutant Hexlp specifically disrupted in self-assembly...

The effect of casting combined with stretching on passive ankle...

Physical Therapy;  March 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......prevalence of restricted passive ankle dorsiflexion in persons with THI admitted for...during the stance phase, and decreased ankle dorsiflexion during the swing phase.[11,12] The...been reported to increase passive ankle dorsiflexion movement in subjects with THI who...

Can the presence of equinus contracture be established by physical exam...

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development;  May 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Abstract-The condition in which ankle dorsiflexion is restricted is known as equinus...prospectively evaluated the maximum ankle dorsiflexion with the knee fully extended in 68...equinus, no equinus) to the maximum ankle dorsiflexion measured with the instrument at two...

Orthotic design through 3D reconstruction: A passive-assistance ankle-foot...

Applied Bionics and Biomechanics;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......gait, due to lack of activity in ankle dorsiflexion and toe extensor muscles or excessive...cord injury. Incidence of restricted ankle dorsiflexion has been reported to be as great...2003).Acommon treatment for weakened ankle dorsiflexion is immobilisation, either through...

The Importance of the Lumbricals

Dynamic Chiropractic;  April 8, 2008 ;     700+ words ......anterior), causing the toes to buckle further and a loss of ankle dorsiflexion; in short, diminished ankle rocker.14 (Please see "The...sequelae. With lumbrical dysfunction (weakness) and lack of ankle dorsiflexion, you have less hip extension. So, you borrow some from...

What to Do About Calluses?

Dynamic Chiropractic;  October 10, 2005 ;     700+ words ......dorsiflexion of the first metatarsal joint, and limited ankle dorsiflexion (due to calf muscle tightness).4 If there is a large difference...metatarsal heads frequently are needed. Patients with limited ankle dorsiflexion may need specific adjustments for the talus, along with...

Heel Pain: Fasciitis or Nerve Entrapment?

Dynamic Chiropractic;  July 15, 2008 ;     700+ words ......two-thirds that of the strain created by ankle dorsiflexion. The investigators determined that...stated: "The cumulative effect of ankle dorsiflexion and hip flexion on strain in the...tibial nerve in the tarsal tunnel than ankle dorsiflexion alone." Butler examines the tibial...

Use of a static adjustable ankle-foot orthosis following tibial nerve...

Physical Therapy;  November 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......nervous system injuries. (1) The incidence of restricted ankle dorsiflexion (DF) range of motion (ROM) has been noted to be as high...effects of one bout of two 15-second passive stretches on ankle dorsiflexion ROM in subjects without known pathology. No statistically...

Influence of marker models on ankle kinematics in persons with partial...

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development;  January 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Previous studies have found that ankle dorsiflexion increases in persons with partial...barefoot walking in PFA suggest that ankle dorsiflexion range is either reduced or similar...significant differences existed in ankle dorsiflexion between groups of subjects with amputation...

Overhead Deep Squats: Understanding Movement and Function

Dynamic Chiropractic;  September 28, 2006 ;     700+ words ......chronicity and recurrence of pain. We need to restore ankle dorsiflexion, hip flexion/extension and/ or hip adduction/abduction...This is the result of limited soleus muscle motion (e.g., ankle dorsiflexion). Motion can be restored and maintained despite restricted...