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Topic: Physical Therapy school project

Posted By: Ask a PT
Subject: Physical Therapy school project
Date Posted: Nov 18 2008 at 4:47pm

Our user asked: "Hello, my group members and I have a physics project due in about a month that we are really having a tough time starting. Our topic is on the physics behind gymnastics injuries. We were focusing on a sprained ankle from landing wrong, and now we need to understand the physics in the physical therapy for treating a sprained ankle. What physical therapy would there be used in an injury like this and if possible what physics is behind that reasoning. If you can help that would be great to give us some ideas to get us started off on this PT project!"

Ask a PT Response: "Most ankle sprains are inversion ankle sprains. That means a person has his or ankle/foot forced inwards putting additional stresses on the lateral structures such as the anterior talofibular & calcaneofibular ligaments. My physics is a little rusty but if I recall there is a force exerted on the ankle/foot from the ground, while another force is directed outwards away from the ankle when the gymnast lands wrong thus stressing the anterior TF & CF ligaments. See http://www.cyberpt.com/cptcondtrt1anksprn.asp - http://www.cyberpt.com/cptcondtrt1anksprn.asp . I hope this helps and is a good start. Thanks for using CyberPT."