The design and construction of a device to measure passive ankle dorsiflexion.
Item
- Title
- The design and construction of a device to measure passive ankle dorsiflexion.
- Author(s)
- Ceresoli Lucio
- Abstract
- The following report concerns a study based on the design and construction of a device to measure passive ankle dorsiflexion. Quantitative analysis to determine the devices reliability was also conducted.The device was constructed in two stages, each stage accounting for confounding variables. The final prototype consisted of a board fixed to a plinth. A known force, in weight (kg), was applied to the ankle joint. The amount of weight, need to move the ankle joint 2 degrees, was recorded. 20 subjects selected from the British School of Osteopathy took part in the study.The statistical analyses of the device and procedure, and the conditions, under which the reliability tests were conducted, appear to indicate some unreliability. However the coefficients were significant, therefore some degree of correlation does indeed exist between the operators.Further studies could use the physical laws and confounding variables found in this study to design and to construct a more accurate and precise device to measure ankle dorsiflexion. Furthermore, after optimum accuracy has been proved, following investigations can be focused on osteopathic and manual therapy techniques aimed at influencing ankle dorsiflexion. Finally the reciprocal influence between the upper body and lower extremities can be determined through the fascia that connects the calcaneum to the ridge of the brow.
- Abstract
- presented at
- British School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2000
- Date Submitted
- 31.7.2000 00:00:00
- Type
- undergraduate_project
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 12159
- Inst-Identifier
- 780
- Keywords
- Joint Movement,Joint Mobility,Ankle Dorsiflexion,Ankle
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Ceresoli Lucio, “The design and construction of a device to measure passive ankle dorsiflexion.”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 14, 2024, https://www.osteopathicresearch.com/s/orw/item/2100