Can ankle dorsiflexion stretching change the landing biomechanics of lower limbs?

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Healthy college students without orthopedic diseases and injuries of the lower limb and with limited ankle dorsiflexion.; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Musculoskeletal - Normal musculoskeletal and cartilage development and function

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615001348549
• Lead Sponsor: Mei Ganse

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-12-10
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

A. Participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study.
B. Male or Female, aged 20 to 35 years old.
C. Judged with limited ankle dorsiflexion: We will screen 100 healthy college students without orthopedic diseases and injuries of the lower limb and enroll the 30 participants with the most limited ankle dorsiflexionas determined by an inclinometer that mesures standing ankle dorsiflexion.
D. Participants able to perform physical activity such as jump test task.

Exclusion Criteria

A. Pregnancy during the course of the study.
B. Any other significant disease or disorder which, in the opinion of the Investigator, may either put the participants at risk because of participation in the study, or may influence the result of the study, or the participant’s ability to participate in the study.
C. Participants are not able to perform the tasks and present other condition as pain of the knee joint, presence of neurological diseases, or inflammatory processes.
D. Participants who received oral steroids, steroid injection, opiate treatment, acupuncture or physiotherapy during the last 6 months.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified