Normative data and comparison of measurement ankle dorsiflexion methods

Abstract

[Purpose] Limited ankle dorsiflexion is one of many functional impairments seen due to diseases of the central nervous system and orthopedic diseases. Therefore, various methods are used for measuring ankle dorsiflexion. In this study, we investigated the normative values in each method and compared the measurement values between methods. [Subjects and Methods] Forty-two healthy young male subjects were measured using four kinds of ankle dorsiflexion methods. We classified measurement values and performed correlation analysis among the methods. [Results] Normal distribution was confirmed all of the measuring methods, indicating utility in ankle doriflexion as normative data of healthy young males. Significant correlations were observed among all measuring methods (r=0.65 to 0.86, p<0.01). [Conclusion] These results suggest that a method appropriate to each clinical site should be used.