{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,27]],"date-time":"2026-10-27T07:21:24Z","timestamp":1793085684589,"version":"4.5.0"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Human Kinetics","issue":"1","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":[],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2017,1]]},"abstract":"<jats:sec sec-type=\"context\"><jats:title>Context:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Chronic ankle instability (CAI) describes the residual symptoms present after repetitive ankle sprains. Current rehabilitation programs in the high school population focus on a multistation approach or general lower-extremity injury-prevention program. Specific rehabilitation techniques for CAI have not been established.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec sec-type=\"objective\"><jats:title>Objective:<\/jats:title><jats:p>To determine the effectiveness of a 4-wk biomechanical ankle platform system (BAPS) board protocol on the balance of high school athletes with CAI.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec sec-type=\"design\"><jats:title>Design:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Randomized control trial.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec sec-type=\"setting\"><jats:title>Setting:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Athletic training facility.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec sec-type=\"patients\"><jats:title>Patients:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Twenty-two high school athletes with \u201cgiving way\u201d and a history of ankle sprains (ie, CAI) were randomized into a rehabilitation (REH) (166.23 \u00b1 0.93 cm, 67.0 \u00b1 9.47 kg, 16.45 \u00b1 0.93 y) or control (CON) (173.86 \u00b1 8.88 cm, 84.51 \u00b1 21.28 kg, 16.55 \u00b1 1.29 y) group.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec sec-type=\"interventions\"><jats:title>Interventions:<\/jats:title><jats:p>After baseline measures, the REH group completed a progressive BAPS rehabilitation program (3 times\/wk for 4 wk), whereas the CON group had no intervention. Each session consisted of 5 trials of clockwise\/counterclockwise rotations changing direction every 10 s during each 40-s trial. After 4 wk, baseline measurements were repeated.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec sec-type=\"main outcome measures\"><jats:title>Main Outcome Measures:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Dependent measures included longest time (time-in-balance test), average number of errors (foot lift test), average reach distance (cm) normalized to leg length for each reach direction (Star Excursion Balance Test [SEBT]), and fastest time (side hop test [SHT]).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Significant group-by-time interactions were found for TIB (<jats:italic>F<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>1,20<\/jats:sub> = 9.89, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = .005), FLT (<jats:italic>F<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>1,20<\/jats:sub> = 41.18, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; .001), SEBT-anteromedial (<jats:italic>F<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>1,20<\/jats:sub> = 5.34, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = .032), SEBT-medial (<jats:italic>F<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>1,20<\/jats:sub> = 7.51, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = .013), SEBT-posteromedial (<jats:italic>F<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>1,20<\/jats:sub> = 12.84, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = .002), and SHT (<jats:italic>F<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>1,20<\/jats:sub> = 7.50, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = .013). Post hoc testing showed that the REH group improved performance on all measures at posttest, whereas the CON group did not.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec sec-type=\"conclusion\"><jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title><jats:p>A 4-wk BAPS rehabilitation protocol improved balance in high school athletes suffering from CAI. These results can allow clinicians to rehabilitate in a focused manner by using 1 rehabilitation tool that allows benefits to be accomplished in a shorter time.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1123\/jsr.2015-0045","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,8,26]],"date-time":"2015-08-26T17:14:20Z","timestamp":1440609260000},"page":"1-7","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":37,"title":["Effects of a 4-Week Biomechanical Ankle Platform System Protocol on Balance in High School Athletes With Chronic Ankle Instability"],"prefix":"10.1123","volume":"26","author":[{"given":"Mary Spencer","family":"Cain","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stacy Watt","family":"Garceau","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shelley W.","family":"Linens","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"100","container-title":["Journal of Sport Rehabilitation"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.humankinetics.com\/view\/journals\/jsr\/26\/1\/article-p1.xml","content-type":"text\/html","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.humankinetics.com\/downloadpdf\/journals\/jsr\/26\/1\/article-p1.xml","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2022,5,19]],"date-time":"2022-05-19T23:02:21Z","timestamp":1653001341000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.humankinetics.com\/view\/journals\/jsr\/26\/1\/article-p1.xml"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2017,1]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1"},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1123\/jsr.2015-0045","relation":{},"ISSN":["1056-6716","1543-3072"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1056-6716","type":"print"},{"value":"1543-3072","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2017,1]]}}}