Physiotherapists' knowledge of and adherence to evidence-based practice guidelines and recommendations for ankle sprains management: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lateral ankle sprain (LAS) is a common and burdensome injury. However, the quality of its management is scant. Nowadays, physiotherapy management of musculoskeletal diseases seems to be generally not based on research evidence. Studies that investigated the knowledge-to-practice gap in LAS management are yet to be carried out. Therefore, this research investigated physiotherapists' knowledge of and adherence to LAS Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) and recommendations.

Methods

A cross-sectional study based on an online survey structured in three sections. The first section collected demographic data. The second section showed two clinical cases (with positive and negative Ottawa Ankle Rules (OAR), respectively). The participants indicated which treatments they w

SUBMITTER: Caffini G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9650827 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature