Prevalence of Functional Ankle Instability Among Professional Egyptian Players: a Cross-sectional Study

N/AEnrolling By InvitationNCT07338825

Cairo University300 enrolled

Overview

To investigate the prevalence of functional ankle instability among professional Egyptian soccer players

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

300

Conditions

Ankle Instability

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 8 YearsMax age: 35 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * 1\. Three Hundred Soccer players from both genders aged between 8-35 years old including junior teams (8-12 years old), Youth (13-20 years old) and Senior teams (21,\>21 years old). 2\. Players have BMI 18-25 (kg/m²). 3. Players are registered in the Egyptian Soccer Association Exclusion Criteria: * 1- Systematic pathology that affects balance, reflexes, or muscle strength 2- Lower limb fractures in the 2 years preceding the study 3- Surgery on one of the ankles 4- Structural malalignments 5- Plantar Fasciitis

Locations (1)

Cairo university

Cairo, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Prevalence of functional ankle instability among professional Egyptian soccer players

Time frame: 4 months

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