Gastrocnemius – Soleus Mechanical Stretch in Relation to Gait in Lower Limb Burn
Mowafy, M., Nossier, A., Abd El Ghany, S., Abd El Baky, A. (2002). Gastrocnemius – Soleus Mechanical Stretch in Relation to Gait in Lower Limb Burn. EKB Journal Management System, 6(1), 37-44. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2002.18855
Mowafy Emam Mowafy; Adel A. Nossier; Salah Abd El Ghany; Amal M. Abd El Baky. "Gastrocnemius – Soleus Mechanical Stretch in Relation to Gait in Lower Limb Burn". EKB Journal Management System, 6, 1, 2002, 37-44. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2002.18855
Mowafy, M., Nossier, A., Abd El Ghany, S., Abd El Baky, A. (2002). 'Gastrocnemius – Soleus Mechanical Stretch in Relation to Gait in Lower Limb Burn', EKB Journal Management System, 6(1), pp. 37-44. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2002.18855
Mowafy, M., Nossier, A., Abd El Ghany, S., Abd El Baky, A. Gastrocnemius – Soleus Mechanical Stretch in Relation to Gait in Lower Limb Burn. EKB Journal Management System, 2002; 6(1): 37-44. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2002.18855

Gastrocnemius – Soleus Mechanical Stretch in Relation to Gait in Lower Limb Burn

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Article 4, Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2002, Page 37-44  XML PDF (373.72 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2002.18855
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Authors
Mowafy Emam Mowafy1; Adel A. Nossier1; Salah Abd El Ghany2; Amal M. Abd El Baky3
1Department of P.T. For Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt
2Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt.
3M.Sc. Student.
Abstract
This study has been conducted to evaluate the effect of the prolonged mechanical passive stretch (PMS) in elongating the gastrocnemius – soleus muscles and the reflection of that on some quantitative gait parameters and the range of motion (ROM) of both knee extension and ankle dorsiflexion. Twenty male patients were participated in this study, who were selected from Cairo University Hospitals with a second degree posterior leg burn and a total body surface area of 15-20%. They were divided randomly into two groups of equal number, group (A), 10 patients who were 20-30 years of age (X=25+3.4), that received the PMS plus the traditional physical therapy program (positioning and exercises) and group (B), 10 patients who were 20-30 years of age (X=24.4+3.75), that received only the same traditional physical therapy program and acted as a control group. Measurements were recorded before treatment and at the end of the first, second and third week of treatment (session for 30 minutes, twice/day, on 5 days / week bases for a total period of 3 weeks). A 16-meter walkway, tape measure and stop watch were used to measure the quantitative gait parameters, while a standard gomiometer was used to measure the knee extension and ankle dorsiflexion ROM. Results of this study revealed that the PMS was effective in elongating, the gastrocnemius – soleus muscles as reflected by the improved gait parameters as well as the ROM of both knee extension and ankle dorsiflexion.
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