Ankle instability
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 10 subjects with ankle instability will receive joint manipulation on the sacroiliac and lumbosacral transition bilaterally once a week for 3 consecutive weeks.
Gruo placebo: 10 v
Procedure/surgery
E02.190.599.280
Sponsors
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Volunteer with ankle instability.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Who underwent surgery in the lower limb; with signs of inflammation in tested lower limb; who was treated with spinal manipulation in the last 6 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected increase in muscle activity in the isometric contraction condition and decreased in the resting condition evaluated electomiography, in RMS values and median frequency, after adequate statistical analisys, with 5% alpha, between before and after intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected increase on posterior muscular chain's flexibility studied by Finger-floor test, Schober test and Stibor test, in cm and decrease pain at the sites studied by algometry in Kg/f, after adequate statistical analisys, with 5% alpha, between before and after intervention. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactGustavo Bortolazzo
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Outcome results
None listed