NCT06771089

Effectiveness of a Therapeutic Exercise Protocol Vs a Mobilisation with Movement Protocol in Improving Ankle Dorsiflexion in Amateur Football Players

A Comparative Study of the Effectiveness of a Therapeutic Exercise Protocol Vs a Mobilisation with Movement Protocol in Improving Ankle Dorsiflexion in Amateur Football Players. Randomised Controlled Pilot Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 44 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Vigo · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Objective: To evaluate and compare the immediate and short-term effectiveness of a therapeutic exercise protocol and a mobilisation with movement protocol, compared with a control group, in improving ankle dorsiflexion in amateur footballers. Material and methods: A single-blind randomised controlled pilot study was developed. Participants were amateur football players randomized into 3 groups (therapeutic exercise, mobilization with movement and control). The intervention was carried out with 2 weekly sessions for 4 weeks. Assessment tools included the Ankle Lunge Test and the Single Leg Squat.

Conditions

• Ankle Dorsiflexion

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Manual therapy and bandaging	The MTG group received an intervention based on anterior-posterior mobilizations of the talus and fibula and taping, both based on Mulligan® techniques Individually, participants received Grade IV passive mobilizations lasting approximately 30 seconds, totalling 12 active mobilizations performed by the participant. Furthermore, a tape was applied, placed on the anterior part of the talus with a posterior and caudal direction, with its ends anchored near the heel. Due to its placement, this taping maintained a sustained posterior force on the talus throughout the training session. This intervention was conducted on the affected limb(s) with DF deficits.
OTHER	Therapeutic exercise	Therapeutic exercise protocol lasting approximately 5-10 minutes, performed before regular training sessions. It included 2 exercises, each performed in 3 sets of 10 repetitions with 1-minute rest intervals. Exercise 1: Weighted DF in a kneeling position. From this position, ankle DF is performed with the front leg, on which the weight of the arms and the torso is placed to force the movement. Exercise 2: Ankle lunge with band resistance at the ankle. The player performs ankle DF with a medium-resistance green Theraband® providing a posterior force vector on the talus. This intervention was applied to the affected limb(s) with ankle DF limitations and was supervised by a physiotherapist. It was performed before training session at each club's facilities.
OTHER	No specific treatment	The Control group received no specific treatment; they only participated in the current training sessions.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-12-01
• Primary completion: 2024-02-02
• Completion: 2024-03-02
• First posted: 2025-01-13
• Last updated: 2025-01-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain