Dry needling effects on muscle recruitment pattern and motor control in basketball players with functional ankle instability

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Functional ankle instability; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616000386437
• Lead Sponsor: niversidad de Alcala

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-03-23
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 28

Inclusion Criteria

1. Playing basketball.
2. History of, at least, 1 significant ankle sprain.
a. The first ankle sprain must have occurred at least 12 months before inclusion in the research.
b. It must have provoked signs of inflammation.
c. It must have led to, at least, one day of physical activity loss.
3. History of previous twist (giving away) episodes, recurrent sprains and / or feeling of ankle joint instability.
a. 2 or more episodes of twist must have taken place in at least 6 months before inclusion in the study.
b. Recurrent ankle sprains involves 2 or more episodes within the same ankle joint.
c. Feeling ankle instability is defined as the situation because of which during activities of daily living (ADLs) and sport activities the subject perceives that the ankle joint is unstable. This is usually associated with fear of suffering an acute sprain .
d. It must be confirmed the presence of ankle instability through a self-administered questionnaire (CAIT).

Exclusion Criteria

1. History of previous surgeries on musculoskeletal structures in any of the lower extremities.
2. Previous fracture events on any of the lower limbs that required realignment techniques.
3. Suffering from acute musculoskeletal injuries on other joints of the lower limb in the previous three months, responsible for, at least, one day of physical activity loss.
4. Vestibular and neurological disorders .
5. Feeling pain in other areas at the same time of evaluation.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified