International University of Catalunya Researcher Reports on Findings in Functional Morphology and Kinesiology (Relevance of Tibial Fixation during Tibiotarsal Joint Traction: Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study).

A recent study conducted by researchers at the International University of Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain, aimed to evaluate the effect of tibial fixation on the movement of the talus during the tibiotarsal axial traction technique (TATT). The study involved thirty lower limbs and applied three different intensities of TATT force with and without tibial fixation in healthy subjects. The researchers found that tibial fixation produced more significant axial movement of the talus relative to the tibia compared to the non-tibial fixation condition. The technique was well tolerated at all force magnitudes, with the tibial fixation condition being the most tolerable. [Extracted from the article]