The relationship of foot and ankle movements to venous return in the lower limb
The relationship of foot and ankle movements to venous return in the lower limb
复制标题
DOI:
10.1302/0301-620x.81b4.8909
复制
发表时间:
1999-07-01
影响因子:
--
通讯作者:
Hardinge, K
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Sochart, DH;Hardinge, K
We have studied the relationship between movements of the foot and ankle and venous blood flow from the lower limb using colourflow Duplex ultrasound to determine the optimum type of exercise for promoting venous return. Studies of both active and passive movements were carried out on 40 limbs in 20 subjects (18 men; 2 women), with a median age of 27 years (20 to 54), We assessed ankle dorsiflexion and plantar flexion, subtalar inversion and eversion, and a combination of all movements.There was no difference in venous flow,when comparing opposite limbs in a single subject (p > 0.5), but active exercises produced higher peak and mean velocities of blood flow than passive ones. The active combined movement produced the highest velocities with an increase of 38% in mean and of 58% in peak flow velocities, which were significantly greater than the peak and mean flow rates produced by passive movements. The active combined exercise would therefore be the most effective in eliminating stasis and could contribute to the prevention of deep-vein thrombosis.