Our feet have to do hard labor all day long: we walk, jump, run and dance on them and often force them into shoes that are far too tight or even uncomfortable high heels. All of this puts a lot of strain on our feet, which after all carry our entire body weight and have to travel around 150,000 kilometers in the course of a human lifetime, which is more than three times around the earth! So it makes sense to give them a little more attention and care, and to exercise the ankles to maintain the stability that the feet give our body. This is made possible by the Movens 3D Trainer!
The ankle: the foundation of our body
Feet have a complex construction, as evidenced by the following figures: 26 bones, 33 joints, over 100 ligaments and more than 200 tendons provide the necessary support. The two largest joints of the ankle are the upper and lower ankle joints. The ankle joint ensures that we can bend, extend and rotate the foot - it is responsible for the mobility of the foot. It is also one of the joints of the body that is subjected to the most stress, because with each step it bears our entire body weight. The feet are the basis of the whole body or the foundation of our support and movement apparatus - a damaged foot structure can therefore also be the origin of back, hip and knee pain.
Complaints in the ankle joint
Ankle complaints usually occur between the lower leg and the foot and are colloquially referred to as ankle pain. They can be caused by many different things - most commonly accidents or overuse, both usually caused by sports. This is especially the case in sports such as volleyball, basketball, soccer, field hockey and handball, because here the ankle is particularly stressed by fast running and jumping movements.
However, ankle injuries can occur not only during sports, but also in everyday life. You can quickly twist your ankle and find yourself flat on your back with an ankle fracture, a torn ligament or a stretched or strained ligament.
Pain is also often caused by wear and tear of the joints (osteoarthritis), inflammatory diseases such as arthritis, congenital ligament weakness or misalignment, or old bone and ligament injuries.
To avoid injuries and overuse, it is worthwhile to strengthen the ankles through targeted training. Regular training of the foot muscles can prevent damage or alleviate existing complaints. One possibility of ankle training is offered by the Movens 3D Trainer!
Movens 3D Trainer: Get your ankles in shape!
90 percent of all ankle injuries are located at the outer ligaments and the outer capsule - athletes are often affected. As a result, the dynamic stabilizers that protect the joint are enormously damaged and often cannot be restored effectively and safely enough. A high risk of re-injury is the consequence. With the Movens 3D Trainer, the dynamic stabilizers can be successfully rehabilitated!
But the Movens 3D Trainer is not only the optimal training device for sports injuries. It is also very good in the area of rehabilitation and prevention of other ankle complaints, such as ankle arthrosis, because it actively strengthens the muscles.
After you have adjusted and set the resistances individually to your foot, a variety of training is possible: foot extension and flexion, inward and outward rotation as well as external and internal rotation. Perform ankle movements in three dimensions and against hydraulic resistance with the Movens 3D Trainer! The training of the muscle groups takes place extremely gently and without external loads.
See also a video about the Movens 3D Trainer watch!
Are you a physiotherapist or do you run a rehabilitation center? Then the Movens 3D Trainer would be the perfect purchase for your facility! You can purchase the device via fitnessmarkt.de directly from the manufacturer Movens! Also other training equipment from Movens can be found on our platform!
Editorial fitnessmarkt.de (SIS)
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Published on: 21 March 2017