Surgical reconstruction is a life changer for people with end-stage ankle arthritis, a painful condition that limits patients' abilities to go up and down stairs, get out of a car and even walk. Now ...

Joint range of motion refers to both the distance a joint can move and the direction in which it can move. There are established ranges that doctors consider normal for various joints in the body. For ...

1 School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, University of Western Sydney, Campbelltown, Australia 2 Institute for Neuromuscular Research, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health Faculty of Medicine ...

Range of motion (ROM) refers to how far you can move or stretch a part of your body, such as a joint or a muscle. It’s different for each of us. For example, some people can do complete splits, but ...

Study Design Cross-sectional study. Objectives The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between open kinetic chain (OKC) ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (DROM) and the Weight ...

New research reveals patients with end-stage ankle arthritis can expect enhanced quality of life within six months of surgical reconstruction. Surgical reconstruction is a life changer for people with ...