Table 1 Combined exercises
Combined Exercises | ||
|---|---|---|
First and second week | Third and fourth week | Fifth and sixth week (with resistance band) |
Toe-spread-out exercise Hallux-extension exercise Lesser-toe-extension exercise | Hip abduction while lying on the side | Leg: Flexion - adduction - external rotation with knee flexion Foot: Dorsiflexion - supination - inversion with toes extension |
Picking up small objects with the toes | Picking up small glass stones using toes and depositing the stones elsewhere | Leg: Extension - abduction - internal rotation with knee extension Foot: Plantar flexion - pronation - eversion with toes flexion |
Rolling a tennis ball | Curling the towel with the toes | Leg: Flexion - abduction - internal rotation with knee flexion Foot: Dorsiflexion - pronation - eversion with toe extension |
Pulling the foot with a towel around the heel | Dorsiflexion and plantarflexion with elastic band | Leg: Extension-adduction-external rotation with knee extension Foot: Plantar flexion - supination - inversion - with toes flexion |
Write the alphabet | Heel Cord Stretch | Resistive inversion and eversion with an elastic band |
Leaning on the back of the chair by lifting one foot | Heel cord stretch with bent knee | Maintaining balance in a stable and unstable base |
Contraction duration (s): 5 s Relax duration (s): 2 s | Contraction duration (s): 8 s Relax duration (s): 4 s | Contraction duration (s): 10 s Relax duration (s): 5 s |
Volume: 10 reps * 3 sets | ||
Frequency (session/wk): 6 (3 sessions with supervision and 3 sessions independently) | ||