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.
