Chronic ankle instability
Conditions
Interventions
Sham-tDCS group:20-minute of the sham-tDCS intervention.
tDCS with BBT:20 minutes of tDCS of the unaffected and affected ankles, combined with BBT.
tDCS with Tai Chi:20 minutes of tDCS of the unaffected and affected ankles, combined with Tai Chi.
tDCS with resistance bands:20 minutes of tDCS of the unaffected and affected ankles, combined with resistance bands.
tDCS group:20-minute of the tDCS intervention.
tDCS with BBT/Tai Chi/Resistance bands:Three times a week for 6 weeks, with 20-minute sessions of the tDCS combined with one of the following: balance ball exercises, Tai Chi, or resistance band, appl
tDCS with BBT/Taiji/Resistance bands:Three times a week for 6 weeks, with 20-minute sessions of the Sham-tDCS combined with one of the following: balance ball exercises, Tai Chi, or resistance band, a
Sponsors
Shandong Sport University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age range of 18-40 years. 2. self-reported history of the first acute ankle sprain more than one year ago; 3. experience of two or more sprains to the same ankle in the three months prior to study; 4. at least two episodes of slack or ‘giving-way’ associated with the same ankle in the six months prior to participation; 5. a Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool (CAIT) score less than 24
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. any self-reported neurological disease other than CAI known to significantly affect motor control (e.g., cerebellar diseases, cerebral palsy, stroke, dementia, etc.) 2. history of lower extremity surgery or fracture; or 3. currently active in another rehabilitative intervention program.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Central activation ratio ;Peroneus longus reaction time test;Single-leg balance test;Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) ; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactZhang Ping
Shandong Sport University/ Loughborough University
Outcome results
None listed