Table 3.
Patient Outcomes
| Patient 1 |
Patient 2 |
Patient 3 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 4 weeks | Discharge | Baseline | 4 weeks | Discharge | Baseline | 4 weeks | Discharge | |
| VISA-A | 32/100 | 58/100 | 88/100 | 51/100 | 72/100 | 92/100 | 47/100 | 80/100 | 96/100 |
| Pain rating: | |||||||||
| Best | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 |
| Worst | 6/10 | 3/10 | 1/10 | 8/10 | 2/10 | 0/10 | 5/10 | 2/10 | 0/10 |
| Heel raises | < 1, 6/10 pain | 5, 1/10 pain | 10, 0/10 pain | 5, 6/10 pain | 10, 0/10 pain | 14, 0/10 pain | 6, 4/10 pain | 8, 1/10 pain | 12, 0/10 pain |
| PPT (kPa): | |||||||||
| Left | 152 | 191 | 287 | 420 | 419 | 461 | 415 | 417 | 432 |
| Right | 308 | 310 | 320 | 314 | 368 | 415 | 360 | 381 | 411 |
| Ankle DF (AROM) | 0–6° | 0–10° | 0–13° | 0–8° | 0–11° | 0–12° | 0–7° | 0–10° | 0–11° |
| Joint mobility | Hypomobile talocrural joint | Normal mobility | Normal talocrural joint | Hypomobile talocrural and subtalar joints | Normal mobility | Normal talocrural and subtalar joints | Hypomobile talocrural and subtalar joints | Normal mobiity | Normal talocrural and subtalar joints |
| GROC | NA | NA | +7 | NA | NA | +6 | NA | NA | +7 |
Abbreviations: VISA-A: victorian institute of sports assessment - achilles tendon; PPT: pressure pain thresholds, in kilopascals; DF: dorsiflexion; AROM: active range of motion; NA: not available; GROC: global rating of change scale.