Chronic ankle instability (CAI) is an increasingly prevalent condition among futsal athletes. Mobilization with Movement (MWM) is a conservative rehabilitation strategy commonly used in this condition. Even so, the effects of two MWM dorsiflexion techniques on sports performance are not known. The aim is to analyze the immediate effect of two MWM techniques on the dorsiflexion range of motion, the dynamic balance and the performance variables in futsal athletes with CAI. Also, to analyze the impact of performing them in a different order.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
18
Application of a sustained passive accessory movement to a joint (talus or fibula) while the patient actively performs a forward lean/lunge that was previously limited. 3 sets of 10 repetitions of a glide applied to the talus were performed, followed by 3 sets of 10 repetitions of a glide applied to the fibula.
Application of a sustained passive accessory movement to a joint (talus or fibula) while the patient actively performs a forward lean/lunge that was previously limited. 3 sets of 10 repetitions of a glide applied to the fibula were performed, followed by 3 sets of 10 repetitions of a glide applied to the talus.
The Placebo group participants performed the same number of sets and repetitions (6 sets of 20 repetitions) of lean/lunge forward into dorsiflexion, without any glide application.
Escola Superior de Saúde do Porto
Porto, Portugal
Dorsiflexion range of motion
The dorsiflexion range of motion (DFROM) of the ankle joint was measured by the Weight-Bearing Lunge Test (WBLT)
Time frame: Immediate after procedure
Dynamic balance
The dynamic balance was measured by the anterior (ANT), posteromedial (PM) and posterolateral (PL) reach directions of the Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT)
Time frame: Immediate after procedure
Performance variables
The performance variables were measured by the time needed to complete the Side Hop Test and the Sprint Test
Time frame: Immediate after procedure
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