Ankle Trainer.NeuroGym Technologies The NeuroGym Ankle Trainer is a lightweight, portable device with an axle axle Pin or shaft on or with which wheels revolve; with fixed wheels, one of the basic simple machines for amplifying force. Combined with the wheel, in its earliest form it was probably used for raising weights or water buckets from wells. and foot platform that can be locked into place. The design allows the intensive, controlled rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. of targeted ankle muscles and specific training in dorsiflexion dorsiflexion /dor·si·flex·ion/ (dor?si-flek´shun) flexion or bending toward the extensor aspect of a limb, as of the hand or foot. dor·si·flex·ion n. The turning of the foot or the toes upward. , plantar-flexion, inversion, eversion eversion /ever·sion/ (e-ver´zhun) a turning inside out; a turning outward. e·ver·sion n. A turning outward, as of the eyelid. , and internal/external rotation motions that are typically difficult to isolate and strengthen. Circle No 100 on the Reader Service Card or visit www.apta.org/adinfo [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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