Effectiveness of Rehabilitation Protocol in Patients With Shortened Posterior Leg Muscles

The Gait Analysis is an examination useful for studying patterns, aided by instruments that measure the load on each limb and overall ambulation. The gait cycle ia s particularly complex phenomenon, resulting from the coordination between the nervous system, musculoskeletal system, and sensory input. The patient is required to walk (at varying intervals) on a treadmill or directly on a platform. It's a non invasive examination.

The baropodometric examination, a pivotal tool in studying plantar pressure distribution, is conducted on the Zebris platform. This platform provides a detailed and precise analysis of pressures exerted on the plantar surface during walking, enabling a comprehensive assessment of alterations in load distribution on the feet. Zebris' technology allows for gathering relevant data on pressure points and load areas, facilitating the identification of abnormal gait patterns and postural imbalances. Integrated within the Zebris platform, this examination becomes an invaluable resource for comprehensive biomechanical assessment and personalized treatment planning for various foot pathologies.

It is a tool that measures muscle strength and is used to evaluate the Passive ankle mobility test. The latter allows us to evaluate the equine.Measurement in degrees.

It's a self administered questionnaire filled out by the patient, aimed at quantifying health status and measuring health related quality of life.

On this 0 - 100 scale of the The Short Form-36 Health Survey(SF-36), the higher the score obtained, the better the health status. Thus, 0 represents the worst state of health and 100 the best state of health as measured by the SF-36.

It is a questionnaire consisting of 23 items designed to assess the impact that foot pathologies have on the patient's perceived health status in terms of pain, disability and activity limitation.

The AOFAS Ankle-Hindfoot Scale was designed by the American Foot and Ankle Society to provide an international method to assess the clinical status of the ankle and foot.

This questionnaire incorporates subjective and objective factors that are scored using a numerical scale and describe variables of function, alignment and pain. The score ranges from 0 to 100 depending on the degree of limitation of the patient.

The Halasi Ankle Activity Score is a ten-point scoring system in which various sports and physical activities are divided into 10 groups according to the biomechanical load on the ankle; for each sport discipline, three levels can be selected ranging from recreational level (more than one hour per week) to professional or international elite level.

it is a functional assessment scale that uses a numerical scoring approach to measure a patient's function or status in relation to nine different items. In this case, the variable measured through this scale is a continuous quantitative variable. the scale assigns scores ranging from 0 to 100, based on the patient's responses or evaluations regarding the nine mentioned items. Higher scores indicate better functioning or a more favorable health status, while lower scores indicate impaired functioning or a less favorable health state.

A 10-centimeter horizontal line is used, with extreme expressions of a symptom at both ends; absence or lesser intensity on the left and greater intensity on the right. The patient marks the point indicating intensity, measures it with a millimeter ruler, and expresses it in centimeters. The classification is: Mild pain (less than 3), moderate pain (between 4 and 7), and severe pain (8 or higher).