The Effect of Manual Lymphatic Drainage on Acute and Post-acute Ankle Sprain in Athletes

Sylvia Maher Mohsen Farid Hanna

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Ankle Sprains

Treatments: Other: Manual lymphatic drainage. will be applied three days per week for four weeks.

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06168240

012/003909

Details and patient eligibility

About

Manual lymphatic drainage techniques (MLDTs) are special techniques in manual therapy used in rehabilitation for treatment of physical dysfunctions and pathologies. Such practices could be done by medical team or clinicians. Theories on MLDTs address functions like stimulating the lymphatic system by increasing lymph circulation, facilitating the removal of waste products from body tissues, reducing edema, and decreasing the responses of sympathetic nervous system while increasing the parasympathetic nervous tone leading to a relaxed body state.

Full description

This study will examine the effect of manual lymphatic drainage on pain intensity, ankle swelling, range of motion, static and dynamic functional stability in acute and post-acute ankle sprain in athletes.

Edema treatment includes a variety of techniques; elevation, compression, electrical stimulation, ultrasound, and massage are a few of them. Profound clinical check is required to determine the kind of edema management. However, the effect of these techniques on the lymphatic system and the edema itself is questionable. Manual Lymphatic Drainage mechanism, although still under investigation, is also a valid treatment management that does not cause inflammation, reduces the absorption of waste products and excess fluid and still urges the lymphatic system to work better.

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. . Basketball Athletes patients diagnosed as acute and post-acute ankle sprain. 2. Patients within 18 and 30 years old. 3. Patients with grade I, II ankle inversion sprain. 4. All participants complains of pain and moderate swelling in the ankle.

Exclusion criteria

1. Previous ankle surgery.
2. Serious pathology.
3. History of fractures in the ankle joint.
4. Vascular disorders.
5. Grade III ankle sprain.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

group A

Experimental group

Description:

will receive Manual lymphatic drainage plus Traditional physical therapy program that will include LASER, cold packs, manual mobilization, and exercise program. Training will applied 3 days a week, for a total of 4 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Manual lymphatic drainage. will be applied three days per week for four weeks.

group B

Active Comparator group

Description:

will receive Traditional physical therapy program only that will include LASER, cold packs, manual mobilization, and exercise program. Training will applied 3 days a week, for a total of 4 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Manual lymphatic drainage. will be applied three days per week for four weeks.