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Ankle-joint self-mobilization and crossfit training in patients with chronic ankle instability: a randomized controlled trial [with consumer summary]
Cruz-Diaz D, Hita-Contreras F, Martinez-Amat A, Aibar-Almazan A, Kyung-Min K
Journal of Athletic Training 2020 Feb;55(2):159-168
clinical trial
7/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: Yes; Baseline comparability: Yes; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: Yes; Adequate follow-up: Yes; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

CONTEXT: Ankle-joint mobilization and neuromuscular and strength training have been deemed beneficial in the management of patients with chronic ankle instability (CAI). Crossfit training is a sport modality that involves these techniques. OBJECTIVE: To determine and compare the influence of adding self-mobilization of the ankle joint to crossfit training versus crossfit alone or no intervention in patients with CAI. DESIGN: Randomized controlled clinical trial. SETTING: Research laboratory. PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS: Seventy recreational athletes with CAI were randomly allocated to either self-mobilization plus crossfit training, crossfit training alone, or a control group. INTERVENTION(S): Participants in the self-mobilization plus crossfit group and the crossfit training-alone group pursued a crossfit training program twice a week for 12 weeks. The selfmobilization plus crossfit group performed an ankle selfmobilization protocol before their crossfit training, and the control group received no intervention. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Ankle-dorsiflexion range of motion (DFROM), subjective feeling of instability, and dynamic postural control were assessed via the weight-bearing lunge test, Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool, and Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT), respectively. RESULTS: After 12 weeks of the intervention, both the selfmobilization plus crossfit and crossfit training-alone groups improved compared with the control group (p < 0.001). The selfmobilization plus crossfit intervention was superior to the crossfit training-alone intervention regarding ankle DFROM as well as the posterolateral- and posteromedial-reach distances of the SEBT but not for the anterior-reach distance of the SEBT or the Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool. CONCLUSIONS: Ankle-joint self-mobilization and crossfit training were effective in improving ankle DFROM, dynamic postural control and self-reported instability in patients with CAI.

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