Ankle and Foot Mobilization

#Subtalar joint Mobilization

Lie on prone position with foot hanging off the bed. But the talocrural joint still on a slightly lifted head part of the table. Hold the ankle like your palm and middle finger hug the neck of the taylors from ventral. Then squeeze the calcaneus with both of your hands. You can achieve this position by crossing your thumbs over the achilles tendon. Now, stretch the subtalar joint into plantar and proximal direction towards your chest, which is achieved by using your fingers as a lever on Taylor’s neck as the patient’s talocrural joint is flexed posteriorly.

Tell the patient to come at the edge of the bed for more flexion, then move into inversion and e-version with keeping your wrists and forearms stable from your shoulder.

#Talocrural Joint Mobilization

Lie down on the bed with foot hanging outside the bed. Hold the heel and lower leg just above the ankle joint. Pull up the heel, at the same time the tibia and fibula pushing down, some slack should be felt as the tailless glides forward of the tibia and fibula.

The talocrural joint mobilization can also be performed with assisted dorsi flexion by bending the knee and keeping the heel on the bed. The tibia and fibula can be mobilized posteriorly and then the ankle is moved into dorsi flexion.

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