Ankle Strength Deficits in a Cohort of College Athletes With Chronic Ankle Instability.

Autor: Wisthoff, Bethany, Matheny, Shannon, Struminger, Aaron, Gustavsen, Geoffrey, Glutting, Joseph, Swanik, Charles, Kaminski, Thomas W.
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Zdroj: Journal of Sport Rehabilitation; Sep2019, Vol. 28 Issue 7, p752-757, 6p, 3 Charts
Abstrakt: Context: Lateral ankle sprains commonly occur in an athletic population and can lead to chronic ankle instability. Objective: To compare ankle strength measurements in athletes who have mechanical laxity and report functional instability after a history of unilateral ankle sprains. Design: Retrospective cohort. Setting: Athletic Training Research Lab. Participants: A total of 165 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I athletes, 97 males and 68 females, with history of unilateral ankle sprains participated. Main Outcome Measures: Functional ankle instability was determined by Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool scores and mechanical ankle instability by the participant having both anterior and inversion/eversion laxity. Peak torque strength measures, concentric and eccentric, in 2 velocities were measured. Results: Of the 165 participants, 24 subjects had both anterior and inversion/eversion laxity and 74 self-reported functional ankle instability on their injured ankle. The mechanical ankle instability group presented with significantly lower plantar flexion concentric strength at 30°/s (139.7 [43.7] N-m) (P =.01) and eversion concentric strength at 120°/s (14.8 [5.3] N-m) (P= .03) than the contralateral, uninjured ankle (166.3 [56.8] N-m, 17.4 [6.2] N-m, respectively). Conclusion: College athletes who present with mechanical laxity on a previously injured ankle exhibit plantar flexion and eversion strength deficits between ankles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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