The use of Cybex II dynamometer as an adjunct in the prevention and management of ankle sprains.

[摘要] The management and prevention of ankle sprains had been atopic of controversy in the sport medical literature todate, with various rehabilitative and preventative protocolshaving been suggested. In part one of this study, arelatively new rehabilitative device, the Cybex IIDynamometer,was used to determine whether the rehabilitationperiod of ankle sprain injuries could be reduced in recentlyinjured patients. In part two, the Cybex II Dynamometer wasused in conjunction with other training techniques in apreventative trial of first league volleyball players, tosee whether the incidence of ankle sprains (which isparticularly high in this population group) could bereduced.Although the experimental group was discharged almost 35percent sooner than the control group in part one, thedifference was not found to be statistically significant. Inpart two the preventative measures resulted in a notabledifference in the incidence of injuries (32 percent in thecontrol group compared to 11 percent in the experimental,group). Differences were just not statistically significant(p=O.059).

[发布机构] University of the Witwatersrand