Objective: to investigate the effects of a four weeks exercise program for the improvement of the ankle range of movement, balance, strength and subjective symptomps in young basketball player with functional ankle instability. PICO: Is a four weeks exercise program effective to improve ankle range of motion, balance, strenght and subjective symtomps in young basketball players with functional ankle instability?
In this study, the research team will test an exercise program directed to a group of young basketball players compared to another group that simply performs their usual training. Loaded ankle dorsiflexion, the modified star excursion balance test, the Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool, and the foot-lift test were collected as outcome measures. The measurements were carried out before the intervention, after and four weeks after finishing the intervention.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
24
A three per week sessions of therapeutic exercise program during four weeks including movility, strength, motor control and plyometric exercises. This program was made simultaneously to the regular training of the basketball team.
Regular training program of the basketball team.
Club Zentro Basket Madrid
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Toe-to-wall distance
It is an indirect measure of the ankle dorsiflexion. The assessor record the distance (cm) between the big toe and the while maintaining contact between the knee and wall without lifting the heel with a measuring tape.
Time frame: Preintervention, inmediately post-intervention and at four weeks post-intervention.
Postero-medial Star Excursion Balance Test.
The assessor measure the postero-medial distance (cm) of the Star Excursion Balance Test with a measuring tape.
Time frame: Preintervention, inmediately post-intervention and at four weeks post-intervention.
Postero-lateral Star Excursion Balance Test
The assessor measure the postero-lateral distance (cm) of the Star Excursion Balance Test with a measuring tape.
Time frame: Preintervention, inmediately post-intervention and at four weeks post-intervention.
Anterior Star Excursion Balance Test
The assessor measure the anterior distance (cm) of the Star Excursion Balance Test with a measuring tape.
Time frame: Preintervention, inmediately post-intervention and at four weeks post-intervention.
Cumberlan Ankle Instability Tool
Score of the Spanish version of the Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool (CAIT-Sv). It is a self-administer questionnaire to assess the severity of chronic ankle instability. It is scored from 0 to 30 with higher score indicating better ankle functionality.
Time frame: Preintervention, inmediately post-intervention and at four weeks post-intervention.
Heel-rise test
The number of times the subject can raise the heel in single-leg support is counted.
Time frame: Preintervention, inmediately post-intervention and at four weeks post-intervention.
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