Pilates training for footballers with ankle instability
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This study tests whether Pilates training can help footballers with chronic ankle instability improve ankle awareness, balance, and performance. If you have sprained one ankle in the past year and still feel instability, this might be a way to strengthen your ankle without surgery.
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Who can take part
- You are a male football player, between 22 and 35 years old.
- You have had a sprain in one ankle during the last 12 months.
- Right after that sprain, you could not put weight on that ankle.
- Your ankle instability score on the CAIT questionnaire is less than 24 (this is usually done at screening).
- You have been playing football for at least one year.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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