Jingwang Tan, Jiatao Li, Jianbin Lei, Shuyi Lu, Yongjian Feng, Tao Ma, Lijiang Luan, Roger Adams, Yagang Song, Jia Han, Yu Zou
BACKGROUND: Chronic ankle instability (CAI) is a form of musculoskeletal disease that can occur after a lateral ankle sprain, and it is characterized by pain, recurrent ankle sprains, a feeling of "giving way" at the ankle joint, and sensorimotor deficits. There has been increasing evidence to suggest that plastic changes in the brain after the initial injury play an important role in CAI. As one modality to treat CAI, whole-body vibration (WBV) has been found to be beneficial for treating the sensorimotor deficits accompanying CAI, but whether these benefits are associated with brain plasticity remains unknown...
July 18, 2023: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation