Efficacy of Balance Training by BBS on Gait Parameters and Balance in Patients With RLAS

MTI University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Ankle Sprains

Treatments: Other: specific physical therapy exercise program; Device: Biodex Balance System

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04773990

RLAS

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will be conducted to find out the effect of adding balance training on gait parameters, balance, and Sensory Interaction

Full description

LAS are not benign injuries. As many as 4 in 10 individuals will develop chronic ankle instability (CAI) after a first-time sprain, More than half of patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the ankle report a history of a sport-related ankle injury, and 85% of those are LAS.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• The patient will be referred to the outpatient clinic of the orthopedic department, Faculty of physical therapy, MTI University. with a confirmed diagnosis of recurrent Lateral ankle sprain grade II
• Subjects will be excluded if they had one of the following criteria:

Previous musculoskeletal injury to the lower limb or lumbar spine including a fracture, a sprain, or an unstable joint other than the injured ankle.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental Group

Other group

Description:

Group (A) twenty-five patients will receive biodex balance training

Treatment:

Device: Biodex Balance System

Other: specific physical therapy exercise program

Controlled Group

Other group

Description:

twenty-five patients will receive a physical therapy exercise protocol

Treatment:

Other: specific physical therapy exercise program