Effect duration of a self-applied talocrural joint mobilization on restricted dorsiflexion: a repeated measures design.

Objectives: We aimed to determine the effect duration of a talocrural mobilization on individuals with restricted dorsiflexion during a static weight bearing lunge test (WBLT) and dynamic 3D motion capture-based peak ankle dorsiflexion during a forward step down (FSD) task. Secondarily, we aimed to correlate any immediate changes in ankle mobility with concurrent changes in proximal joint kinematics during the FSD post-mobilization.

Methods: Seventy-six individuals were screened for dorsiflexion restriction, of which 26 (15 females, 22.