Effect of balance exercises on balance, function, and performance in athletes with chronic ankle instability
Malak, A., Fawzy, E., Saad, T., Nada, A. (2025). Effect of balance exercises on balance, function, and performance in athletes with chronic ankle instability. EKB Journal Management System, 4(1), 80-94. doi: 10.21608/iptccu.2025.440720
Abanoub Malak; Enas Fawzy; Tarek Saad; Aya Nada. "Effect of balance exercises on balance, function, and performance in athletes with chronic ankle instability". EKB Journal Management System, 4, 1, 2025, 80-94. doi: 10.21608/iptccu.2025.440720
Malak, A., Fawzy, E., Saad, T., Nada, A. (2025). 'Effect of balance exercises on balance, function, and performance in athletes with chronic ankle instability', EKB Journal Management System, 4(1), pp. 80-94. doi: 10.21608/iptccu.2025.440720
Malak, A., Fawzy, E., Saad, T., Nada, A. Effect of balance exercises on balance, function, and performance in athletes with chronic ankle instability. EKB Journal Management System, 2025; 4(1): 80-94. doi: 10.21608/iptccu.2025.440720

Effect of balance exercises on balance, function, and performance in athletes with chronic ankle instability

International Physical Therapy Conference - Cairo University
Volume 4, Issue 1 - Serial Number 20251, 2025, Page 80-94  XML PDF (991.84 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/iptccu.2025.440720
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Authors
Abanoub Malak email 1; Enas Fawzy2; Tarek Saad3; Aya Nada4
11Demnostrator, Department of physical therapy for musculoskeletal disorders and its surgeries, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Pharos University in Alexandria
22Professor and chairperson Department of Physical Therapy for Musculoskeletal Disorders and its Surgeries Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
3Lecturer, Department of Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
4Lecturer, Department of physical therapy for musculoskeletal disorders and its surgeries Faculty of Physical Therapy, Pharos University in Alexandria
Abstract
Background:   Chronic Ankle Instability (CAI) is a common condition affecting athletes and characterized by repeated episodes of the ankle “giving way” and impaired balance, leading to functional limitations.  Balance and proprioceptive exercises are one of common rehabilitation strategies used in the treatment of CAI.
 Purpose: To study the effect of balance training exercises on, balance, function, and performance of athletes with chronic ankle instability.
Methods: Fourteen patients (ages 19–30) with unilateral chronic ankle instability (CAI), including both genders, underwent 12 balance training sessions over 4 weeks (3 sessions/week). Each session involved 3 sets of 10 repetitions per exercise, with each repetition lasting 5 seconds and a 30-second rest between sets. Dynamic postural control was evaluated using the Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT), functional instability with the Arabic version of the Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool, and performance with the side hop and figure-of-eight hop tests.
Results: Results revealed a significant difference  in the means of the anterior and posteromedial directions for the balance, (p=0.05) and (p=0.013) respectively, also showed improvement in the means of function (p=0.009) , no significant differences in the means of other directions of the SEBT ( antero-medial ,antero-lateral, medial ,lateral Posterior and Postero-lateral) ,also in the means of side hop and figure of 8 hop testing(p>0.05).
Conclusion: The results of this study confirmed the effective role of balance training exercises in improving balance and function, in athletes with CAI while, its effect on performance (side hop and figure of 8 hop tests) is still questionable.
Keywords
Chronic Ankle Instability; Star Excursion Balance Test; Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool; side hop test; a figure of 8 hop test
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