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Effectiveness of a Therapeutic Exercise Protocol Vs a Mobilisation with Movement Protocol in Improving Ankle Dorsiflexion in Amateur Football Players

NCT06771089 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 44

Last updated 2025-01-13

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Summary

Objective: To evaluate and compare the immediate and short-term effectiveness of a therapeutic exercise protocol and a mobilisation with movement protocol, compared with a control group, in improving ankle dorsiflexion in amateur footballers.

Material and methods: A single-blind randomised controlled pilot study was developed. Participants were amateur football players randomized into 3 groups (therapeutic exercise, mobilization with movement and control). The intervention was carried out with 2 weekly sessions for 4 weeks. Assessment tools included the Ankle Lunge Test and the Single Leg Squat.

Conditions

  • Ankle Dorsiflexion

Interventions

OTHER

Therapeutic exercise

Therapeutic exercise protocol lasting approximately 5-10 minutes, performed before regular training sessions. It included 2 exercises, each performed in 3 sets of 10 repetitions with 1-minute rest intervals. Exercise 1: Weighted DF in a kneeling position. From this position, ankle DF is performed with the front leg, on which the weight of the arms and the torso is placed to force the movement. Exercise 2: Ankle lunge with band resistance at the ankle. The player performs ankle DF with a medium-resistance green Theraband® providing a posterior force vector on the talus. This intervention was applied to the affected limb(s) with ankle DF limitations and was supervised by a physiotherapist. It was performed before training session at each club's facilities.

OTHER

No specific treatment

The Control group received no specific treatment; they only participated in the current training sessions.

OTHER

Manual therapy and bandaging

The MTG group received an intervention based on anterior-posterior mobilizations of the talus and fibula and taping, both based on Mulligan® techniques Individually, participants received Grade IV passive mobilizations lasting approximately 30 seconds, totalling 12 active mobilizations performed by the participant. Furthermore, a tape was applied, placed on the anterior part of the talus with a posterior and caudal direction, with its ends anchored near the heel. Due to its placement, this taping maintained a sustained posterior force on the talus throughout the training session. This intervention was conducted on the affected limb(s) with DF deficits.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Iris Machado de Oliveira

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Aldara Vázquez Méndez

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Adrian Eiró Fernández

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Vigo

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-12-01
Primary Completion
2024-02-02
Completion
2024-03-02

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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