Lower Limb Biomechanics During Drop-Jump Landings on Challenging Surfaces in Individuals With Chronic Ankle Instability.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Individuals with chronic ankle instability (CAI) exhibit impaired lower limb biomechanics during unilateral drop-jump landings on a flat surface. However, lower limb biomechanical adaptations during unilateral drop-jump landings on more challenging surfaces, such as those that are unstable or inclined, have not been described.

Objective

To determine how unilateral drop-jump landing surfaces (flat, unstable, and inclined) influence lower limb electromyography, kinematics, and kinetics in individuals with CAI.

Design

Descriptive laboratory study.

Setting

Biomechanics laboratory.

Patients or other participants

A total of 22 young adults (age = 24.9 ± 4.9 years, height = 1.68 ± 0.08 m, mass = 70.6 ± 11.4 kg) with CAI.

Intervention(s)

Participa

SUBMITTER: Moisan G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9875708 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature