Context:
Agility training has been proposed as an important tool in rehabilitation. However, it is unclear which types of agility training are most useful.
Objective:
To assess the effects of agility training on balance in individuals with functionally unstable ankles.
Design:
A 2-group experimental design with repeated measures.
Setting:
Laboratory.
Patients:
Twenty college-aged volunteers, each with 1 functionally unstable ankle, were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 groups.
Interventions:
Subjects in the experimental group performed agility training 3 times per week for 4 weeks.
Main Outcome Measures:
Subjects were tested for static single-leg balance before and after the training period. Anterior/posterior sway amplitude, medial/lateral sway amplitude, and sway index were assessed using the Chattex Balance System.
Results:
No significant differences in balance were found after the agility training.
Conclusions:
Agility training did not improve static single-leg balance in subjects with functionally unstable ankles.