Joint Instability
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 10 subjects with chronic ankle instability will receive 12 sessions of neuromuscular control training associated with 4 sessions of dry needling. Control group: 10 subjects with ch
E02.779.413
Sponsors
Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: be between 18 and 35 years old; present a history of a unilateral ankle sprain for at least 12 months; report at least 2 episodes of instability sensation in the same ankle in the last 6 months; not having joint movement blockage due to surgical fixation, ankylosis or ankle arthrofibrosis; not having undergone surgery in the lower limbs in the last 6 months; not being in physiotherapeutic treatment for ICT; having a sensation of instability in the ankle (< 25 points in CAIT); not having systemic disease, vascular disease in the lower limbs and pain syndromes; no symptoms of peripheral nerve damage; do not use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or any medication that alters the perception of pain.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: not completing the proposed intervention; absence in at least one of the evaluations; present pain or worsening of the clinical condition with the intervention.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Decrease in mean pain perception, measured by the VAS scale, of at least 3 points in measurements before and after one week..;Decrease in self-reported instability, measured by the Cumbarland Ankle Instability Tool, for a range in which the subjects' ankles are classified as stable (>25 points), in measurements before and after one week.. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increase in eversion muscle strength, verified by manual dynamometer, in 5 kg/ after one week of intervention.;Decrease in the displacement of the center of gravity, measured by the Biodex Balance System, for a range considered to be stable subjects (up to 2.6 cm of total displacement).;Increased pressure pain threshold, verified by a pressure dynamometer, in 3 kg/f in the post intervention measure. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactJosé Neto
Outcome results
None listed