Biomechanical Response to External Biofeedback During Functional Tasks in Individuals With Chronic Ankle Instability.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Altered biomechanics displayed by individuals with chronic ankle instability (CAI) is a possible cause of recurring injuries and posttraumatic osteoarthritis. Current interventions are unable to modify aberrant biomechanics, leading to research efforts to determine if real-time external biofeedback can result in changes.

Objective

To determine the real-time effects of visual and auditory biofeedback on functional-task biomechanics in individuals with CAI.

Design

Crossover study.

Setting

Laboratory.

Patients or other participants

Nineteen physically active adults with CAI (7 men, 12 women; age = 23.95 ± 5.52 years, height = 168.87 ± 6.94 cm, mass = 74.74 ± 15.41 kg).

Intervention(s)

Participants randomly performed single-limb static balance

SUBMITTER: Torp DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8010924 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature