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The evaluation indicators included cumberland ankle instability tool (CAIT), foot and ankle ability measure (FAAM), isokinetic muscle strength, proprioception, and balance ability.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>1) At the 8th week, intergroup comparison showed that the experimental group had higher FAAM-ADL (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.043) and peak plantar flexion torque of the ankle (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.020) than the control group. The anterior-posterior displacement (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.002) and average speed (p = 0.046) were lower than those in the control group. 2) At the 8th week compared with baseline, within-group comparison showed that in the experimental group, CAIT, FAAM-ADL, and FAAM-Sport increased by 16.2, 36.2, and 37.8% respectively (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.01). The peak torque of ankle dorsiflexion, plantar flexion, inversion, and eversion increased by 34.2, 19.4, 12.3, and 12.3% respectively (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05). The threshold of motion perception of ankle plantar flexion decreased by 15.1%. The anterior-posterior and medial-lateral displacements decreased by 22.2% and 17.5% respectively, and the average speed decreased by 31.2% and 13.8% respectively (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05). In the control group, FAAM-ADL and FAAM-Sport increased by 20.9% and 26.3% respectively (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.01). The anterior-posterior and medial-lateral displacements decreased by 10.9% and 12.5% respectively, and the average speed decreased by 18.9% and 9.2% respectively (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Adding WBVT to strength training and acupuncture significantly improves ankle function, plantar flexion strength, and anterior-posterior balance in CAI patients, supporting its integration into comprehensive, non-surgical rehabilitation protocols.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fbioe.2025.1615121","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,8]],"date-time":"2025-08-08T08:27:38Z","timestamp":1754641658000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Effects of acupuncture combined with strength training and whole-body vibration training on patients with chronic ankle instability: a randomised controlled trial"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Jian","family":"He","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Shuwan","family":"Chang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Heng","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"84","DOI":"10.2215\/cjn.0000000000000018","article-title":"A randomized controlled trial of whole-body vibration on gait ability and balance among older hemodialysis patients","volume":"18","author":"Asahina","year":"2023","journal-title":"Clin. 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