Adding BFR to traditional low-intensity training.

traditional training

The addition of BFR to low-load dynamic exercise training is effective for augmenting changes in both muscle strength and size.

Ankle-Hindfoot Scale: a standard method of reporting the clinical and functional status of the ankle and foot.

The systems incorporate both subjective and objective factors into numerical scales to describe function, alignment, and pain. A score of 100 points is possible in a patient with no pain, full range of sagittal and hindfoot motion, no ankle or hindfoot instability, good alignment, ability to walk more than six blocks, ability to ambulate on any walking surface, no discernible limp, no limitation of daily or recreational activities, and no assistive devices needed for ambulation. Fifty points were assigned to function, 40 to pain, and 10 to alignment.

Ankle range of motion of the sagittal plane (dorsiflexion and plantar flexion) and in the coronal plane (inversion and eversion), using a goniometer.

Muscle power by dynamometer for: Tibialis anterior and Toe flexors

Pain level using NPRS, a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 indicates no pain and 10 represents the worst pain imaginable.