Isometric Hip Strength and Dynamic Stability of Individuals With Chronic Ankle Instability.

Context:   Compared with individuals who have a history of lateral ankle sprain (LAS) without markers of chronic ankle instability (CAI; LAS copers) and healthy people, those with CAI often exhibit neuromuscular impairments and dynamic-stability deficits at the hip. However, the influence of hip-strength deficits on dynamic stability remains unknown.

Objective:   To compare isometric hip strength and dynamic stability in individuals with or without CAI and examine the degree of dynamic-stability variance explained by isometric hip strength.

Hip strength and star excursion balance test deficits of patients with chronic ankle instability.

Objectives: To examine isometric hip strength in those with and without CAI, and determine the degree of Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) variance explained by isometric hip strength.

Design: Single-blinded, cross-sectional, case-control study.

Methods: Thirty individuals with CAI, 29 lateral ankle sprain (LAS) copers, and 26 healthy controls participated.

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