Park et al 2013 completed a review of 17 trials involving acupuncture and ankle sprains. Of those, only 3 met inclusion criteria. These studies used randomization and sham treatment. Acupuncture was added on to traditional physiotherapy and exercise rehabilitation. The 3 studies indicated that acupuncture relieved pain better than therapy alone (rr = 0.61) and(…)
Van der Bekerom et al 2012 completed a literature review on ankle sprains and brought forth some important information. It is estimated that ankle sprain make up 7-10% of all ER visits. Inversion sprains (twisting the ankle inwards) involves about 25% of musculoskeletal injuries. These account for 53% of basketball and 29% of soccer injuries.(…)
The warm weather has finally made a return and many seasonal runners are out and about. Unfortunately, after months of relative inactivity, several try to pick up where they left off and very quickly wind up with an injury and side lined right at the start of the season. In the past week alone I’ve(…)
Ankle sprains are arguably the most common injury in sport. Even if you’ve never had one, you’ve seen them. Some are mild and within a few hours one seems to bounce back, others are severe and require months of rehabilitation and surgery may be needed. In cases of repeated spraining a gradual creep or lengthening(…)
Daoud et al 2012 completed a survey of 52 competitive collegiate middle and long distance runners. They found average distance run per week, history of injury, severity of injury and rate of reinjury. They then completed a biomechanical analysis of the runners to determine if they ran forefoot or rearfoot when striking the ground. 59%(…)
Too often in field sports, we see two players collide, go down and one clutches their ankle. The sport therapist is immediately faced with the challenge of determining the type and the extent of the injury and explaining to the athlete if they think it’s safe to return to play, wait it out on the(…)
Ambegaonkar et al 2011 compared 3 different methods of stabilizing an ankle; tape, lace-up and semi-rigid brace as well as unsupported. Subjects passed through a vertical jump, a right boomerang run test (for agility), and a modified bass balance test. Interestingly, lacing up the ankle seemed to provide the greatest stabilizing effect. None of the(…)
Ankle sprains are ubiquitous in the world of athletics. 10-28% of those who participate in running sports will have one at some point in their careers. A network of ligaments holds the 28 bones of the foot together. Some of these ligaments are prone to injury. A sprain is when the fibres making up a(…)