Effectiveness of balance training in patients with chronic ankle instability: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Lateral ankle sprains are one of the most common musculoskeletal injuries. Up to 70% of individuals who sustain lateral ankle sprains develop chronic ankle instability (CAI). Balance training has been used in patients with CAI, but the evidence for its efficacy is inconsistent. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to determine the short-term (end of the treatment period) and long-term (6 months after treatment) effectiveness of balance training for patients with CAI.

Methods and analysis

We will search PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, Ovid, EBSCO-host, Pedro, ClinicalKey, ScienceDirect, Springer, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Technology Periodical Database (VIP), WanFang Data and China Biology Medicine for reports of randomised trials of

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8458363 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature