Short-Term Effects of Balance Training with Stroboscopic Vision for Patients with Chronic Ankle Instability: A Single-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

Kyung-Min Kim, María D. Estudillo-Martínez, Yolanda Castellote-Caballero, Alejandro Estepa-Gallego and David Cruz-Díaz
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Kyung-Min Kim: Department of Kinesiology and Sport Sciences, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA
María D. Estudillo-Martínez: Department of Statistics, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Jaén, E-23071 Jaén, Spain
Yolanda Castellote-Caballero: Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, E-23071 Jaén, Spain
Alejandro Estepa-Gallego: Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, E-23071 Jaén, Spain
David Cruz-Díaz: Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, E-23071 Jaén, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 10, 1-14

Abstract: Chronic Ankle Instability (CAI) is one of the most common musculoskeletal dysfunctions. Stroboscopic vision (SV) training has been deemed to enhance somatosensorial pathways in this population group; nevertheless, until recently no studies have addressed the additional effects of this treatment option to the traditional therapeutic approach. Methods: To evaluate the effectiveness of a partial visual deprivation training protocol in patients with CAI, a randomized controlled trial was carried out. Patients with CAI ( n = 73) were randomized into either a balance training, SV training, or a control (no training) group. For participants assigned into training groups, they received 18 training sessions over 6 weeks. The primary outcome was dynamic balance as measured by the Star Excursion Balance Test assessed at baseline and after 6 weeks of intervention. Secondary outcome measures included ankle dorsiflexion range of motion, self-reported instability feeling, and ankle functional status. Results: Better scores in stroboscopic training and balance training groups in all outcome measures were observed in comparison with the control group with moderate to large effect sizes. Stroboscopic training was more effective than neuromuscular training in self-reported instability feeling (cohen’s d = 0.71; p = 0.042) and anterior reach distance of the star excursion balance test (cohen’s d = 1.23; p = 0.001). Conclusions: Preliminary findings from the effects of SV Stroboscopic training in patients with CAI, suggest that SV may be beneficial in CAI rehabilitation.

Keywords: chronic ankle instability; balance training; stroboscopic vision (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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