Improvement of the safety and stability of the forward-upward reach motion similar to hanging clothes on a pole after treatment focused on the feet: case study

Abstract

We performed physical therapy focused for the forward-upward reach motion of a patient with cervical spinal cord disease who had difficulty hanging clothes on a pole. The range of motion of the left ankle dorsiflexion was determined as a problem point on the basis of the functional disorder predicted by movement observation. The extensibility of the left long hallux valgus flexor/left posterior tibial muscle, which is a factor in the range of motion of the left ankle dorsiflexion, was suggested to be involved in the forward movement of the center-of-foot pressure. As a result of the treatment of the foot to improve the forward-upward reach operation, the limitation of the range of motion of the left ankle in dorsiflexion and the execution of the motion were improved.