Research summary · Recovery and rehabilitation
Rehabilitation for chronic ankle instability
A review examines exercise-based rehabilitation for athletes with persistent ankle instability after injury.
- Publication year
- 2026
- First published online
- Publication type
- Systematic review of randomised controlled trials
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Medicine
- Population / context
- Athletes with chronic ankle instability
What the publication reports
Thirteen randomised trials included 490 athletes. Interventions lasted 4–12 weeks and included balance, plyometric and neuromuscular approaches. The synthesis supported improvements across measures of function and stability, assessed using patient reports and physical tests.
Limits and interpretation
Small studies, varied interventions and limited long-term follow-up prevent a firm choice of one best programme or claims of reduced future reinjury. Published online on 27 December 2025, the article belongs to the journal's 2026 issue.
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A Systematic Review of Rehabilitation Interventions for Athletes with Chronic Ankle Instability
Original publication / indexed recordPMID: 41517467DOI: 10.3390/jcm15010220Full text at the sourceReader discussion
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