Four-Week Ankle-Rehabilitation Programs in Adolescent Athletes With Chronic Ankle Instability.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Researchers have shown that rehabilitation programs incorporating resistance-band and balance-board exercises are effective for improving clinical measures of function and patient-reported outcomes in individuals with chronic ankle instability (CAI). However, whether combining the 2 exercises increases improvement is unknown.

Objective

To determine the effectiveness of 3 rehabilitation programs on clinical measures of balance and self-reported function in adolescent patients with CAI.

Design

Randomized controlled clinical trial (Trail Registration Number: ClinicalTrails.gov: NCT03447652).

Setting

High school athletic training facilities.

Patients or other participants

Forty-three patients with CAI (age = 16.37 ± 1.00 years, height = 171.75 ± 12.0

SUBMITTER: Cain MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7462179 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature