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Multisegmented Foot Motion in Patients With Lateral Ankle Sprains and Chronic Ankle Instability

NCT02697461 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 115

Last updated 2017-05-03

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Summary

Lateral ankle sprains (LAS) and chronic ankle instability (CAI) are common musculoskeletal injuries that are a result of inversion injury during sport. The midfoot is frequently involved during inversion injury, is often overlooked during clinical examination, and maybe contributory to the development of CAI. The purpose of this study is to investigate multisegmented foot motion using a motion capture system, clinical joint physiological and accessory motion, and morphologic foot measurements in recreationally active men and women with and without a history of lateral ankle sprains and chronic ankle instability. Additionally, the effects of a joint mobilization intervention in patients with diminished multisegmented foot motion and intrinsic foot strengthening in healthy individuals will be investigated.

Conditions

  • Injuries, Ankle
  • Sprain of Foot

Interventions

OTHER

Intrinsic Foot Strengthening

Intrinsic foot strengthening is a commonly used intervention in clinic used to increase foot stability both in prevention of and in treatment of foot and ankle injury. Subjects allocated to the strengthening program will be educated in commonly used short foot exercises and "toe yoga" maneuvers that target the intrinsic muscles of the foot. No equipment will be required to perform the exercises.

OTHER

Joint Mobilization

Joint mobilization is a commonly used clinical intervention used to decrease pain and increase joint range of motion. In the treatment groups who present with joint hypomobility, a forefoot inversion maneuver with a dorsally applied pressure in the lateral midfoot and rearfoot stabilized will be applied at the barrier before the physiologic end range of motion. A second mobilization will be performed at the distal segment of the 1st Tarsometatarsal joint. These mobilizations will be performed by a board certified orthopaedic physical therapist with 14-yrs of practice experience. No equipment will be required to perform the joint mobilization.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Virginia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jay Hertel, PhD, ATC · University of Virginia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-01-31
Primary Completion
2017-05-09
Completion
2017-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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