ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2022
The influence of local pain on balance control in patients with chronic ankle instability.
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- Chronic Pain Influences Lower Extremity Energetics During Landing Cutting in Patients With Chronic Ankle Instability.Journal of athletic training · 2025Article
- Revealing the Progression of Pain Pathways and Identifying Chronification of Pain Predictors After an Isolated Lateral Ankle Sprain: Project RECOIL.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- Clinical outcomes of arthroscopic all-inside anterior talofibular ligament suture augmentation repair versus modified suture augmentation repair for chronic ankle instability patients.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Relationship between ankle pain, range of motion, strength and balance in individuals with functional ankle instability: a cross-sectional study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundLocal pain around the ankle joint is a common symptom in patients with chronic ankle instability (CAI). However, whether the local pain would impose any influence on the balance control performance of CAI patients is still unknown.
methodsA total of twenty-six subjects were recruited and divided into the following two groups: pain-free CAI (group A) and pain-present CAI (group B). Subjects in both groups received two independent tests: the star excursion balance test and the single-leg stance test, in order to reflect their balance control ability more accurately.
resultsCompared with group A, the group B showed significantly more episodes of the history of sprains, decreased ankle maximum plantarflexion angle, and lower Cumberland scores (all p < 0.05). In the star excursion balance test, group B demonstrated a significantly reduced anterior reach distance than group A (p < 0.05). During the single leg stance test, group B showed a significant increase in the magnitude of electromyographic signals both in peroneus longus and soleus muscles than group A (each p < 0.05). Additionally, group B had a significantly more anterolaterally positioned plantar center of pressure than group A (p < 0.05).
conclusionCAI patients with local pain around the ankle joint had more episodes of sprains and lower functional scores when compared to those without pain. The balance control performance was also worse in the pain-present CAI patients than those without pain.
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