Chronic Ankle Instability
Conditions
Interventions
Strength Training Group:Strength Training Group:
Participants will undergo a 4-week progressive resistance program using Thera-band strips of increasing resistance.
Balance Training Group:Balance Training Group:
Participants will complete a 4-week single-leg balance program that includes single-leg stance, single-leg stance while tossing and catching a ball, sing
Combined Strength and Balance Training Group:Combined Strength + Balance Group:
Participants will simultaneously receive both the progressive resistance training and the single-leg balance training
Sponsors
The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 55 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Meet the chronic ankle instability (CAI) diagnostic criteria of the International Ankle Consortium (IAC): · At least one serious lateral ankle sprain in the 12 months before enrolment that interrupted physical activity for >= 1 day and was accompanied by inflammatory symptoms such as pain and swelling. · The most recent sprain must have occurred > 3 months before enrolment. · History of the ankle "giving way," recurrent sprains, or feelings of instability. · >= 2 episodes of the ankle "giving way" in the 6 months before enrolment. · Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool (CAIT) score < 24. 2. Age between 18 and 55 years (inclusive).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Any prior surgery on the musculoskeletal structures (i.e., bone, joint, or nerve) of either lower limb. 2. Any fracture of either lower limb that required realignment. 3. An acute lower-limb injury within the 3 months before enrolment. 4. Open wounds around the ankle joint. 5. Presence of vestibular dysfunction, diabetes mellitus, or central nervous system disorders. 6. Inability to accept or comply with the assigned treatment protocol. 7. Concurrent participation in any other relevant therapy during the intervention period.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cumberland Ankle Instability Questionnaire;Y Balance Test;Static standing, dynamic walking plantar pressure distribution; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Foot and Ankle Ability Measure;Static Postural Control Indices; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactZhong Weiliang
The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University
Outcome results
None listed