Ankle Scientific Knowledge and Physiotherapy Practice: A Thematic Analysis of Clinical Behaviors of French-Speaking Physiotherapists.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Chronic ankle instability (CAI) is prevalent among individuals who sustain a lateral ankle sprain (LAS) injury. The persistence of the characteristic long-standing clinical symptoms of CAI may be attributable to the lack of adoption by physiotherapists of evidence-informed clinical guidelines.

Objective

To investigate the extent to which French-speaking physiotherapists implement the International Ankle Consortium rehabilitation-oriented assessment (ROAST) framework when providing clinical care for individuals with an acute LAS injury.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Online survey informed by a Delphi process of foot-ankle experts.

Patients or other participants

A total of 426 French-speaking physiotherapists completed the online survey.

SUBMITTER: Tourillon R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11866796 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature