While at physical therapy today I asked
my therapist to take some measurements since it's been a while. The
following are my passive range of motion (meaning my therapist can
push my ankle to these measurements) numbers for my right ankle:
Plantarflexion
50
Dorsiflexion
12
Inversion
35-40
Eversion
12
The inversion number shows a range from
35-40 because Jenn, my therapist, wasn't writing the numbers down as
she did them and she remembered it being 40 and I remembered it being
35. She said there is a +/- 5 degree error on the measurements
anyway.
The biggest
difference between my numbers from seven weeks ago is the increase in my
plantarflexion measurement. This doesn't surprise me. I've been
working hard to get the flexibility back and even when I'm pointing
my toes on my own, I can get more motion than my other foot (I know
this is because I was able to start physical therapy a lot earlier
than I was for ankle #1). Hopefully, as my leg and foot muscles get
stronger, my active plantarflexion (how far I can bend it on
my own) will get even more. If not, Jenn assures me that all my
measurements, for both feet, are within the “normal” range.
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