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2. Muscle reinforcement:
Allows the peroneus muscles to contract with enough strength to oppose the stress applied to the ankle
joint.
This aspect of rehabilitation consists of producing peroneus muscle contractions using electro-stimulation
and using programmes designed for developing explosive force. Only this method is really capable of
developing the strength of these muscles effectively, given the impossibility of feasibly being able to carry
out active methods with this level of load!
14.3.1 Protocol
treatment at an early stage:
• Weeks 1 – 2: Reinforcement Level 1
• Weeks 3 – 4: Reinforcement Level 2
treatment at a late stage:
• Weeks 1 – 2: Disuse atrophy Level 2
• Weeks 3 – 4: Reinforcement Level 1
• Weeks 5 – 6: Reinforcement Level 2
If the patient is experiencing associated pain symptoms, TENS stimulation can be performed in addition on
the other channels.
In this case, the specific practical rules for TENS (electrode placement, regulation of intensity) should be
followed for each channel used for this purpose.
14.3.2 treatment frequency
Three sessions per week, right after the proprioceptive session, or alternating one day on, one day off.