Outcome of strengthening exercise among young athletes with ankle sprain at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP)

Abstract

Purpose: The Purpose of this study, to assess the therapeutic effectiveness of strengthening exercise among young athletes with conventional physiotherapy treatments among patients with ankle sprain. Objectives: To assess the effect on pain after introducing strengthening exercise in ankle sprain, to measure the severity of pain by using Visual analogue scale (VAS), To find out the effect of pain at rest, after introducing strengthening exercise. To identify the severity of pain during standing, after introducing strengthening exercise, To identify the severity of pain during long time walking (more than 10 minute), after introducing strengthening exercise, To find out the effect of pain at 6 minute running, after introducing strengthening exercise. Methodology: The study was an experimental design. Total 10 samples were selected conveniently then randomly assigned to two different groups for this study from inpatient of Exercise Physiology Department, of Bangladesh Krira Sikkha Protisthan (BKSP), Savar, Dhaka. Visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to assess pain intensity of the patients. Experimental Group received combination therapy of strengthening exercise with Conventional Physiotherapy while Control Group received Conventional Physiotherapy only. Result: The finding of the study was carried out by using non-parametric unrelated “t” test to compare the Experimental and Control Group and analyzed by interpreting the probability level of significance of t value. The results were found to be significant for t value at probability level 0.05.Conclusion: The study concluded as the strengthening is significantly capable of producing beneficial effects on pain reduction, pain related symptoms minimization in patients with ankle sprain. Keywords: Chronic Ankle Sprain, strengthening exercise of ankle joint, conventional physiotherapy.