Patients with hemiplegia who do not hook their feet backward may be given massage of the knees, ankles and calves along with appropriate functional exercises while taking medication.
Hemiplegia is mainly characterized by weakness in one hand and one foot, complete immobility or fatigue, stiffness or poor coordination. Hemiplegia-inducing rear hook foot exercises depend on whether the inability to rear hook foot symptoms are due to insufficient muscle strength of the tibialis anterior muscles or hypertonicity of the calf triceps.
If tibialis anterior muscle strength is insufficient, muscle strength training should be emphasized to strengthen the muscle strength of the anterior cervical muscle group and to improve the active muscle strength of ankle dorsiflexion. Strengthen the strength training of fibularis longus shortus muscle to improve the external rotation function of the ankle joint. Enhance the function of ankle joint support, stirrup, hook foot to maintain balance, and improve the stability of the ankle joint.
If the tension of the calf triceps is too high, we should focus on the stretching training of the calf triceps to inhibit its muscle tension, prevent the Achilles tendon from shortening the foot prolapse, and inhibit the tension of the posterior cervical muscles. If necessary, local botulinum toxin injection to prevent foot inversion.
Patients in the rehabilitation training process can also be appropriate with massage, hot packs, physical therapy and other ways to assist in the recovery. It is recommended to carry out rehabilitation exercises under the guidance of doctors.