Effectiveness of a Therapeutic Exercise Protocol Vs a Mobilisation with Movement Protocol in Improving Ankle Dorsiflexion in Amateur Football Players

University of Vigo

Status

Completed

Conditions

Ankle Dorsiflexion

Treatments

Other: No specific treatment

Other: Manual therapy and bandaging

Other: Therapeutic exercise

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06771089

205-2024-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

Objective: To evaluate and compare the immediate and short-term effectiveness of a therapeutic exercise protocol and a mobilisation with movement protocol, compared with a control group, in improving ankle dorsiflexion in amateur footballers.

Material and methods: A single-blind randomised controlled pilot study was developed. Participants were amateur football players randomized into 3 groups (therapeutic exercise, mobilization with movement and control). The intervention was carried out with 2 weekly sessions for 4 weeks. Assessment tools included the Ankle Lunge Test and the Single Leg Squat.

Enrollment

44 patients

Sex

Male

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Football players over 18 years old who train a minimum of 3 days a week.
Football players with ankle DF less than 9 cm or a difference greater than 1.5 cm between both feet, measured with the Ankle Lunge Test (ALT) using the LegMOtion© device.

Exclusion criteria

Players who, during the ALT, achieve less than 9 cm or a difference greater than 1.5 cm between both feet but reporting limitation due to tension in the gastrocnemius muscle.
Those with serious traumatic or rheumatological conditions that may interfere with the study.
Players who have participated in specific programs to improve ankle DF in the last 3 months.
Players with a history of ankle-foot surgery within the last 6 months.
Non-registered players training in those clubs.
Players unable to arrive 20 minutes prior to the beginning of the training session.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Double Blind

44 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

Manual therapy group (MTG)

Experimental group

Description:

The MTG group received an intervention based on anterior-posterior mobilizations of the talus and fibula and taping, both based on Mulligan® techniques.

Treatment:

Other: Manual therapy and bandaging

Therapeutic exercise group (EG)

Experimental group

Description:

The EG group underwent a therapeutic exercise protocol lasting approximately 5-10 minutes, performed before regular training sessions.

Treatment:

Other: Therapeutic exercise

Control group (CG)

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

The CG group received no specific treatment; they only participated in the current training sessions.