{"id":1041,"date":"2020-05-25T13:07:28","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T13:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acupuncturewaran.com\/?p=1041"},"modified":"2020-05-25T13:15:02","modified_gmt":"2020-05-25T13:15:02","slug":"self-care-series-%e2%91%a1ankle-joint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acupuncturewaran.com\/nl\/self-care-series-%e2%91%a1ankle-joint","title":{"rendered":"Self care Series: \u2461Ankle Joint"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the previous article<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, I wrote about the importance of toes & feet and introduced some self care methods.<\/p>\n

In this article, I am focusing more on ankle joints. Please combine these self care methods with the previous ones<\/a><\/em><\/strong> for the maximum benefit.<\/p>\n

The self care method introduced here works for whole body, but is especially recommend for prevention of knees, groin, hip, lower back, and neck pain. They are also good for dizziness, vertigo, headache, and more.<\/p>\n\t

Ankle Joints & Athletic Ability:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Human being has evolved to stand on two feet. So, all the weight are distributed to two ankle joints when standing.<\/p>\n

When we walk, run, or move in any ways, we use the reaction force from the ground through feet. This force is distributed to legs through ankle joints.<\/p>\n

If ankle joints are tight, much of the force is lost there. This affects a whole body and disturbs the movements.<\/p>\n

Therefore, ankle joints must be structurally stable and strong, but at the same time they also need to be flexible for smooth and powerful movements.<\/p>\n

It is not too much to say one’s athletic ability depends on ankle joints.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\t

Talus: Whole body connection<\/h3>\n\t

A unique bone called talus transfers force to\/from two lower leg bones (tibia and fibula).<\/p>\n

The talus is the only bone which is not attached to any muscles and it slides back and forth. It is important to maintain the proper alignment of the talus, as it can easily get malaligned.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"ankle-joint-1\"\n\t

This stretch helps to maintain the proper alignment of the talus.<\/p>\n

This stretch is introduced by Majotore<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. If you are interested, please check her youtube channel<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (in Japanese).<\/p>\n\t