Ankle Sprain
Conditions
Keywords
ankle sprain, athletic injury, arthritis
Brief summary
The goal is to determine if standard therapy including joint mobilizations of the ankle performed 3 times per week for 2 weeks will increase self-reported function and decrease pain in patients with mild lateral ankle sprains.
Detailed description
The purpose of this protocol is to assess the effects of grade IV anterior to posterior joint mobilization on self-reported function, dorsiflexion range of motion and talar glide on subjects suffering from lateral ankle sprain in the past 2-10 days and exhibit 5 degree dorsiflexion deficit in range of motion or a restriction in posterior glide of the talus.
Interventions
OTHERMobilization therapy in addition to standard therapy
Subject will receive three 60-second bouts of posterior joint mobilizations applied to the ankle joint during each treatment session. Standard therapy will consist of ankle strengthening exercises with elastic bands, balance, active ROM, and 20 minutes of ice bag application, elevation and compression.
OTHERSham intervention
Physical therapist will lay hands as if to perform the joint mobilization but no movement will occur.
Sponsors
American Physical Therapy Association
University of Virginia
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Incomplete tear of lateral ligaments with mild laxity as measured by anterior drawer test and talar tilt * Slight reduction in function * Anterolateral ankle tenderness * Dorsiflexion ROM asymmetry greater than 5° compared to uninvolved limb * Posterior talar glide restriction greater than 5° compared to uninvolved limb; or * Posterior talar glide less than 19°, which is one standard deviation (7°) from our previously established normative values (26°)9, 10 * Suffered from grade 1 or 2 lateral ankle sprain within the last 48hr - 8 days
Exclusion criteria
* A history of ankle surgery that involves intra-articular fixation, * Syndesmotic ankle sprain (to be ruled out based on clinical examination), * History or signs of reflex sympathetic dystrophy, * Have received manual therapy for the ankle sprain prior to enrollment * Grade III ankle sprain.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in self-reported function | Baseline and four weeks | We hypothesize that the group that receives joint mobilization in addition to standard therapy will show greater improvements in Functional Ankle and Ability Measure (FAAM) and FAAM-Sport (FAAM-S) scores than those who receive standard therapy alone. |
| Change in self-reported pain | Baseline and 4 weeks | We hypothesize visual analog scale (VAS) scores for pain will have a greater improvement in those who received joint mobilization in addition to standard therapy when compared to standard therapy alone. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in ankle dorsiflexion range of motion | Baseline and 4 weeks | We hypothesize that mobilization when applied to the talocrural joint in addition to standard therapy will result in a greater increase of ankle dorsiflexion ROM than just standard therapy alone. |
| Change in ligamentous laxity | Baseline and 4 weeks | We hypothesize that ligamentous laxity in both groups will be reduced. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed