Objective:
To evaluate postural control in individuals with recurrent ankle sprains with static, dynamic, and clinical balance tests and to examine the relationships between performances in each of these tests.
Design:
Postural control was evaluated with 3 different balance tests in individuals with and without recurrent ankle sprains.
Participants:
19 volunteers with recurrent ankle sprains and 19 uninjured control subjects.
Interventions:
None.
Setting:
University sports-medicine research laboratory.
Main Outcome Measures:
Total excursion of the center of pressure (COP) was calculated for the static and dynamic balance tests. Total reach distance was measured for the Star Excursion Balance Test.
Results:
Subjects with recurrent ankle sprains demonstrated significantly greater excursion of the COP in both the static and dynamic balance tests. Correlations between performances in all tests were very low.
Conclusions:
Recurrent ankle sprains might be associated with reduced postural control as demonstrated by decreased performance in static and dynamic balance tests.
