Peripheral Neurology: Ankle work after an external popliteal sciatic disease Print
Written by Mathias Willame   
Friday, 12 August 2011 08:26

During her confinement, 9 years ago, this patient had a L3-L5 right nerve root compression. After an important rehabilitation, she recovered a functional limb.


I received this patient, one month ago for a sprained right ankle.


After immobilization in a walking boot and an edema treatment, I highlighted that the paralysis of the antero-external muscles during the palpation didn’t seem complete. Even if I felt the contraction on the calf muscles, I saw that the patient didn’t receive her proprioceptive information and wasn’t conscious on her potential.

We received her three times a week for sessions in which I was working with Imoove, then an active work, a stretching of the antagonists, a relaxing massage and electrostimulation.


The IMOOVE® sessions (between 20 and 30 for speed DLC level 1) provide an awareness and a foot and ankle "sensory-motor reprogramming". My patient optimizes the potential that may allow her to recover a dynamic range motion and more precisely  0 ° of dorsiflexion to improve her walk without difficulties ... and to consider new opportunities in her life projects.
IMOOVE®allows a different work in comparison with all the tools we have until now: dynamic foot support working according to a global motricity, coached by us ... Technology is a partner, a complement like an additional HAND ...

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