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 Permainan Bola Basket adalah permainan yang sangat populer. ini menuntut banyak aktivitas fisik dengan tingkat risiko tinggi untuk mengalami cedera. Salah satu cedera paling sering terjadi ankle sprain (cedera ankle), disebabkan bola basket meliputi gerakan-gerakan membebani pergelangan kaki. Ankle Sprain dapat berkembang menjadi kronis seperti penurunan kemampuan dalam menggeraka...

Ankle sprains fall into two main categories: acute ankle sprains and chronic ankle instability, which are among the most common recurrent injuries during occupational activities, athletic events, training and army service.Acute ankle sprain is usually managed conservatively and functional rehabilitation failure by conservative treatment leads to development of chronic ankle instability, which m...

Elastic therapeutic tape is gradually being used more in clinical physiotherapy and sports activities. Many studies have been published regarding its effects on diverse symptoms and their results are of great importance to clinicians and researchers. I read with great interest the recent study published in the Journal of Physiotherapy entitled ‘Kinesio Taping does not decrease swelling in acute...

BACKGROUND Ankle sprains represent a common injury in emergency departments, but little is known about common complications, procedures, and charges associated with ankle sprains in emergency departments. HYPOTHESIS There will be a higher incidence of ankle sprains among younger populations (≤25 years old) and in female patients. Complications and procedures will differ between ankle sprain t...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the overall incidence of acute and overuse volleyball injuries, and to describe factors associated with ankle sprains. METHODS 486 players from the second and third Dutch national volleyball divisions participated in the study and were followed prospectively during a whole season. Three measurements were made during the season (baseline, follow up 1, and follow up 2), wh...

Sprain of the ankle is undoubtedly a common injury during athletic activity, and the sprain can be also associated with fracture of the ankle. Isolated posterior malleolus fracture is a very rare condition, which is usually missed. Here, we are presenting a 37 years old female patient, who suffered injury secondary pressing on brake pedal during collision in a traffic accident. Clinical evaluat...

QUESTION What is the compliance with guidelines for acute ankle sprain for physiotherapists? DESIGN Survey of random sample of physiotherapists. PARTICIPANTS 400 physiotherapists working in extramural health care in the Netherlands. OUTCOME MEASURES Questions covered attitude towards guidelines in general, familiarity with the guidelines for acute ankle sprain,compliance with the guidelin...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to assess analgesia provided by acupuncture, alone or in combination with pharmacotherapy, to patients presenting to emergency departments with acute low back pain, migraine or ankle sprain. DESIGN A pragmatic, multicentre, randomised, assessor-blinded, equivalence and non-inferiority trial of analgesia, comparing acupuncture alone, acupuncture plus pharmacotherapy...

QUESTIONS Is loss of proprioception or loss of motor control related to functional ankle instability? Are proprioception and motor control related? Is there any difference in proprioception or motor control between ankles with different severity of functional ankle instability? DESIGN Cross-sectional, observational study. PARTICIPANTS Twenty people aged between 18 and 40 years with function...

OBJECTIVES Ankle injuries account for the highest percentage of injuries in netball, yet the chronic nature of ankle sprains is under reported within this population group. Chronic ankle instability is a term used to describe certain insufficiencies that persist after an acute ankle sprain. The aim of this study was to investigate recurrent sprain, perceived ankle instability and mechanical ank...