Efficacy of biomechanical ankle platform system training to improve balance in ankle injured patient at CRP

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to test the hypothesis “BAPS training with conventional physiotherapy is better than only conventional physiotherapy for the treatment of ankle injured patient”. Objectives: To evaluate the effects of improving balance in Ankle injured patient by BAPS Training during postural instability and low neuromuscular functional balance. Ankle injured patients using pre and post test assessment with BAPS Training, conventional physiotherapy and conventional Physiotherapy alone. Also to explore the commonly affected age and gender group of people vulnerable to Ankle injury. Methodology: Single blinded; Randomized controlled trial study was used in this study. 12 patients of Ankle injury with balance problem were listed from musculoskeletal physiotherapy department of CRP (Savar). After those 6 patients were randomly assigned to BAPS Training exercises with conventional physiotherapy group and 6 patients to the only conventional physiotherapy group for this study. Fullerton Advance Balance scale (FAB) was used to measure the Balance level of patients. Results: Data was analyzed by using Mann Whitney „U‟ test and Microsoft Excel Worksheet 2010 was used to decorate data according to FAB scale. After observing pre-test and post-test score the significant improvement wasn‟t found. P-value was > 0.05. Improvements were not statistically significant. But it has grater improvement over control group. This study also explore that the male are more affected by ankle injury. About 83% participants were male and 17% were female in this study. And In trial group age 49± 9.375 years and in control group 43 ±13.921 years. Conclusions: Biomechanical Ankle Platform System training exercises along with conventional therapy are more effective than conventional therapy alone to improve Balance of Ankle injured patients. And P-value is >.05. Key words: Ankle injury, BAPS Training, Conventional physiotherapy.