functional ankle instability
Conditions
Interventions
control group:conventional functional training
KT group:performed conventional functional training and kinesio taping
KT+NMES:performed conventional functional training and KT combined with NMES
Sponsors
WUHAN SPORTS UNIVERSITY
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: subjects were included in the study if they had sustained at least two moderate sprains to the same ankle that required medical intervention and if they complained of repeated episodes of Bgiving way, both within the last 6 mos. All patients were examined by the same clinician using the anterior drawer and talar tilt test and were found to have no mechanical instability before participating. A moderate sprain was defined as the presence of moderate pain, swelling, and tenderness over the involved ligaments without a significant instability (a definite endpoint was present on ligamentous testing). No subjects had experiences injury to the contralateral healthy ankles for at least 6 mos before testing, and none of them were undergoing rehabilitation of the injured ankle before initiating the testprocedure, nor did they have any complaints of pain, swelling, or functional limitations in the injured ankles during the test period.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria were ankle pain at the time of evaluation, echographic or MRI signs of anatomical lesions such as osteochondral lesions in the ankle, peroneal tendon tears, ligament laxity or tendinopathy, peripheral neuropathy, impairment of the central nervous system, and a history of fractures in the lower extremity.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| PL-EMD;PL-strength; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Y BALANCE TEST;CAIT; | — |
Contacts
Public ContactPEI ZIWEN
WUHAN SPORTS UNIVERSITY
Outcome results
None listed