Accession Number:

AD1105541

Title:

Addressing Neuromuscular Deficits for Improved Outcomes in Ankle Rehabilitation

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report,15 Mar 2019,14 Mar 2020

Corporate Author:

University of Kentucky Lexington United States

Personal Author(s):

• Gribble,Phillip
• Golden,Andrew
• Wikstrom,Erik
• Heebner,Nick
• Hoch,Matt
• Johnson,Nathan
• Powell,David

Report Date:

2020-03-14

Pagination or Media Count:

373.0

Abstract:

The primary purpose of this study will seek to identify lateral ankle sprain LAS patients that do not respond to physicalrehabilitation under a traditional medical model and who subsequently develop chronic ankle instability CAI. The proposedstudy will evaluate established clinical outcomes along with innovative measures of brain and spinal cord function and anklejoint stability during a one-year follow-up after injury. Our hypothesis is that patients who develop CAI within one-year afterinjury will demonstrate poorer clinical outcomes, larger alterations in innovative measures of brain and spinal cord function,and early ankle joint cartilage turnover compared to the LAS patients that develop into Copers. The secondary purpose of thisstudy will be to transition the results to methods that can be applied in multiple rehabilitation settings across civilian andmilitary treatment facilities. We will determine which clinical measures are most related to the advanced brain and spinal cordmeasures.

Descriptors:

• injury prevention
• therapy
• joints (anatomy)
• orthopedics
• leg injuries
• musculoskeletal system
• rehabilitation

Subject Categories:

• Anatomy and Physiology
• Medicine and Medical Research

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE