Effect of Fibular Repositioning Tapingamong Intercollegiate Athletes with Acute Ankle Inversion Sprain–Double Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

GarvitShukla; Jagatheesan Alagesan; Iyyappan Manickavasagam

Volume : IV, Issue : III, March - 2015

Effect of Fibular Repositioning Tapingamong Intercollegiate Athletes with Acute Ankle Inversion Sprain–Double Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

Garvitshukla, Jagatheesan Alagesan, Iyyappan Manickavasagam

Abstract :

Ankle sprains make up about 15% of all athletic injuries, with a reported 23,000 ankleligament injuries occurring each day. This study aims tofind out the effectiveness of Mulligan�s mobilization fibular repositioning taping along with ultrasound therapyto improve dynamic stability in acute ankleinversion sprain.74subjects with acute ankle inversion sprain were randomly divided into two groups. Experimental group received Mulligan�smobilization fibular repositioning taping and ultrasound, control groupreceived sham taping with ultrasound. The outcome measures used were star excursion balance scale and visual analogue scale. Both groups were homogenous at baseline and showed significant improvement in both outcome measures at the end of the intervention with p less than 0.001. Mulligan�s mobilizations FRT is more effective than conventional physiotherapy in reducing pain and equally effective in improving thedynamic stability in subjects with acute ankle inversion sprain.