@article{ref1,
title="Dynamic balance deficits 6 months following first-time acute lateral ankle sprain: a laboratory analysis",
journal="Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy",
year="2015",
author="Doherty, Cailbhe and Bleakley, Chris and Hertel, Jay and Caulfield, Brian and Ryan, John and Delahunt, Eamonn",
volume="45",
number="8",
pages="626-633",
abstract="Study Design Controlled laboratory study. <br><br>OBJECTIVE To utilize kinematic and stabilometric measures to compare dynamic balance during performance of the Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) between persons 6-months post first-time lateral ankle sprain (LAS) and a non-injured control group. Background Biomechanical evaluation of dynamic balance in persons following first-time LAS during SEBT performance could provide insight into the mechanism(s) by which individuals proceed to recover fully, or develop chronic ankle instability. <br><br>METHODS Sagittal-plane kinematics of the lower extremity and the center of pressure (COP) path during the performance of the anterior (ANT), posterior-lateral (PL) and posterior-medial (PM) reach directions of the SEBT were obtained from 69 participants, 6 months following first-time acute LAS. Data also were obtained from 20 non-injured controls. <br><br>RESULTS The LAS group displayed lower normalized reach distances in all 3 reach directions compared to control participants on their injured and non-injured limbs with the largest observed effect size in the PL direction (p = 0.001, ηp(2) = 0.07). The performance impairment was associated with less hip and knee flexion and ankle dorsiflexion at the point of maximum reach (p<0.02) for all 3 reach directions, and coincided with less complexity of the COP path (p<0.05) in the PL direction only. <br><br>CONCLUSION Participants with a 6-month history of LAS exhibit persistence of deficits previously established in the acute phase of injury. Level of Evidence Level 4. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther, Epub 24 Jun 2015. doi:10.2519/jospt.2015.5653.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0190-6011",
doi="10.2519/jospt.2015.5653",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2015.5653"
}