The Effect of Balance Training on Unloading Reaction in Individuals With Functional Ankle Instability
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Conditions studied: Ankle Injury
In brief
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of a balance training intervention on the change in hyper-reactivity to unloading reaction, ankle joint laxity, ankle joint proprioception and evertor muscle weakness in individuals with functional ankle instability (FAI) using quantitative biomechanical and neuromuscular measurements. We hypothesize that experimental FAI group will demonstrate a significant decline in unloading reaction following balance training while FAI control group will not show a significant decline in unloading reaction without training. We further hypothesize that experimental FAI group will demonstrate a significant improvement in the FAI score after the balance training measured by Ankle Instability questionnaire. Following balance training, there will be a significant correlation between the change in FAI score and change in the unloading reaction in the experimental group.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00703456
- Run by
- University of Kansas Medical Center
- People needed
- 0
- Starts
- 2008-06-01
- Expected to finish
- 2009-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2016-04-19
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- aged from 18 to 45 years
- unilateral functional ankle instability (grade II or III)
- at least four weeks after acute lateral ankle sprain
- ongoing symptom of ankle "giving way" episode during functional activities
- active in exercise at least 2 hour per week
- seeking medical treatment for ankle symptoms
- being able to complete the test and training tasks.
You may not qualify if…
- severe ankle pain and swelling
- ankle surgery in either leg
- gross limitation in ankle range of motion
- lower extremity injury other than lateral ankle sprain in past 12 weeks, (5) current enrollment in formal rehabilitation program
- history of insulin-dependent diabetes
- any systemic disease that might interfere with sensory input or muscle function of the lower extremity
- any joint disease or bony fracture in the lower extremity
- any previous experience of intolerance to electrical stimulation.
Where it is running
- University of Kansas Medical Center — Kansas City, Kansas, United States
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