The Effect of Motor Imagery on Balance and on the Fear of Re-Injury in Professional Football Players with Ankle Sprain Grade II
- Conditions
- Ankle sprain Grade II in professional football players before returning to the sports fieldMotor Imagery, Balance, Fear of Re-injury, Football, Ankle Sprain
- Registration Number
- TCTR20210720004
- Lead Sponsor
- George Plakoutsis
- Brief Summary
The study did not show statistically significant differences between the 2 groups but it showed an improvement in all main outcome measures in the 1st MI group. Further research is needed in order to explore the MI interventions in sports trauma using stronger MI treatments in combination with psychophysiological factors associated with sports rehabilitation.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 58
1. Professional male football players 18 to 35 years old, 2. No history of a lower limb surgery, 3. Compete in National Football Level (Super League 1,2 and Football League) , 4. Participated at least in 24 games in National or International level during the competitive period, 5. Training 15 - 30 hours/week, 6. Training in football at least for 5 years, 7. Sustained an ankle sprain grade II which has been rehabilitated and the athlete has been successfully progressed in pre-discharged stage of FR, 8. With no Functional Ankle Instability (Greek version of the Identification functional ankle instability questionnaire IdFAI, score < 10) will be used in order to identify athletes with FAI, 9. Ankle sprain grade II has been diagnosed from a specified doctor in orthopedics with a 5 year experience in musculoskeletal injuries in lower limb. Diagnosis will be set with the use of clinical assessment and MRI.
1. Vestibular, visual or neurological deficits, 2. History of fracture, ankle sprain or musculoskeletal injury of the lower limbs during the last 6 months, 3. Surgery of the lower limbs during the last year, 4. Concussion during the last 6 months, 5. Abnormal BMI rates, 6. Epilepsy, 7. Cardiovascular disease, 8. Functional ankle instability.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Static Balance In Phase 1 (at the beginning of the pre-discharged stage of rehabilitation-4th week) and in Phase 2 (upon completion of the pre-discharged stage of rehabilitation-9th week) Single Leg Stance Test,Dynamic Balance In Phase 1 (at the beginning of the pre-discharged stage of rehabilitation - 4th week) and in Phase 2 (upon completion of the pre-discharged stage of rehabilitation - 9th week) Y Balance Test,Fear Of Re-injury In Phase 1 (at the beginning of the pre-discharged stage of rehabilitation - 4th week) and in Phase 2 (upon completion of the pre-discharged stage of rehabilitation - 9th week) The causes of Re-Injury Worry questionnaire,Functional Ability In Phase 1 (at the beginning of the pre-discharged stage of rehabilitation - 4th week) and in Phase 2 (upon completion of the pre-discharged stage of rehabilitation - 9th week) Hexagon Test
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Functional ankle instability During participants selection procedure Greek version of the Identification Functional Ankle Instability Questionnaire ,Heart Rate In Phase 1 (4th week of rehabilitation), during intervention (twice a week for 4 weeks) and in Phase 2 (upon completion of rehabilitation programme - 9th week) Oximeter,Oxygen Saturation In Phase 1 (4th week of rehabilitation), during intervention (twice a week for 4 weeks) and in Phase 2 (upon completion rehabilitation programme - 9th week) Oximeter,VMIQ-2-GR In every Motor Imagery intervention session Greek version of the Vividness of Movement Imagery Questionnaire -2