Functional ankle instability. Other instability, ankle and foot
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group1: This group will receive an ankle orthosis with vibratory components. The orthosis is made of soft neoprene material and is fitted by an orthotist according to the
Sponsors
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 30 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The individuals must have at least one significant ankle sprain that had occurred 12 months or more prior to the study, with continuing feeling of instability and/or ankle giving way Acquire a score of less than 24 from Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool (CAIT) Acquire a score less than 90% of possible score from activity of daily living subscale of Foot and Ankle Ability measure (FAAM) questionnaire Acquire a score less than 80% of possible score from sport subscale of Foot and Ankle Ability measure (FAAM) questionnaire
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: History of disease that disturb balance Taking medications that affect balance History of lower limb musculoskeletal injury History of lower limb fracture History of lower limb surgery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The reach distance of the star excursion balance test. Timepoint: Before, immediately after, and two weeks after wearing the orthoses. Method of measurement: The star excursion balance test. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time of the six meter hop test. Timepoint: Before, immediately after, and two weeks after wearing the orthoses. Method of measurement: The six meter hop test.;Center of pressure excursion in the single-leg stance test on the force plate. Timepoint: Before, immediately after, and two weeks after wearing the orthoses. Method of measurement: Single leg stance on force plate (force plate: model 9260AA6 with 600×500×50 mm dimensions).;The number of errors in the slope box test. Timepoint: Before, immediately after, and two weeks after wearing the orthoses. Method of measurement: Slope box. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactEbrahim Sadeghi-Demneh
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed