Use of a static adjustable ankle-foot orthosis following tibial nerve block to reduce plantar-flexion contracture in an individual with brain injury. Export

@article{citeulike:4861015, abstract = {BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Ankle plantar-flexion contractures are a common complication of brain injuries and can lead to secondary limitations in mobility. CASE DESCRIPTION: The patient was a 44-year-old woman with left hemiplegia following a right frontal arteriovenous malformation resection. She had a left ankle plantar-flexion contracture of -31 degrees from neutral. After a tibial nerve block, an adjustable ankle-foot orthosis was applied 23 hours a day for 27 days. Adjustments of the orthosis were made as the contracture was reduced. The patient received physical therapy during the 27-day period for functional mobility activities and stretching the plantar flexors outside of the orthosis. OUTCOMES: The patient's dorsiflexion passive range of motion increased from -31 degrees to +10 degrees. DISCUSSION: The application of an adjustable ankle-foot orthosis following a tibial nerve block, as an addition to a physical therapy regimen of stretching and mobility training, may reduce plantar-flexion contractures in patients with brain injury.}, author = {Blanton, S. and Grissom, S. P. and Riolo, L.}, citeulike-article-id = {4861015}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12405873}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=12405873}, issn = {0031-9023}, journal = {Physical therapy}, keywords = {ankle\_foot\_orthosis, contracture, limited\_rom, neurological\_impairment, neurology\_phyiscal\_therapy, tibial\_nerve\_block, traumatic\_brain\_injury}, month = {November}, number = {11}, pages = {1087--1097}, posted-at = {2009-06-29 15:46:19}, priority = {2}, title = {Use of a static adjustable ankle-foot orthosis following tibial nerve block to reduce plantar-flexion contracture in an individual with brain injury.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12405873}, volume = {82}, year = {2002} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4861015 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4861015 N2 - BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Ankle plantar-flexion contractures are a common complication of brain injuries and can lead to secondary limitations in mobility. CASE DESCRIPTION: The patient was a 44-year-old woman with left hemiplegia following a right frontal arteriovenous malformation resection. She had a left ankle plantar-flexion contracture of -31 degrees from neutral. After a tibial nerve block, an adjustable ankle-foot orthosis was applied 23 hours a day for 27 days. Adjustments of the orthosis were made as the contracture was reduced. The patient received physical therapy during the 27-day period for functional mobility activities and stretching the plantar flexors outside of the orthosis. OUTCOMES: The patient's dorsiflexion passive range of motion increased from -31 degrees to +10 degrees. DISCUSSION: The application of an adjustable ankle-foot orthosis following a tibial nerve block, as an addition to a physical therapy regimen of stretching and mobility training, may reduce plantar-flexion contractures in patients with brain injury. IS - 11 JF - Physical therapy SN - 0031-9023 EP - 1097 TI - Use of a static adjustable ankle-foot orthosis following tibial nerve block to reduce plantar-flexion contracture in an individual with brain injury. VL - 82 SP - 1087 KW - ankle_foot_orthosis KW - contracture KW - limited_rom KW - neurological_impairment KW - neurology_phyiscal_therapy KW - tibial_nerve_block KW - traumatic_brain_injury AU - Blanton, S AU - Grissom, SP AU - Riolo, L PY - 2002/11// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12405873 ER -