Conservative Treatment for Acute Ankle Sprain: A Systematic Review
The aim was to identify conservative treatments available for acute ankle sprain and to evaluate their effectiveness with respect to pain relief and short-term recovery of functional capacity. A systematic review of the relevant literature was conducted via a data search of the PROSPERO, PubMed, Sco...
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| author | Ana Belen Ortega-Avila Pablo Cervera-Garvi Ana Marchena-Rodriguez Esther Chicharro-Luna Christopher J. Nester Chelsea Starbuck Gabriel Gijon-Nogueron |
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| description | The aim was to identify conservative treatments available for acute ankle sprain and to evaluate their effectiveness with respect to pain relief and short-term recovery of functional capacity. A systematic review of the relevant literature was conducted via a data search of the PROSPERO, PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, PyscINFO and SPORTDiscus databases, from inception until December 2019, focusing on randomised control trial studies. Two of the authors independently assessed the quality of each study located and extracted the relevant data. The quality of each paper was assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias tool included in RevMan 5. In all, 20 studies met the inclusion criteria. In terms of absence of bias, only nine papers were classed as “high quality”. Studies (75%) were of low quality in terms of the blinding of participants and personnel and uncertainty in blinding of outcome assessment and all presented one or more other forms of bias. Despite the generally low quality of the studies considered, it can be concluded that conservative treatment for acute ankle sprain normally achieves pain relief and rapidly improved functionality. Research based on higher-quality study designs and procedures would enable more definitive conclusions to be drawn. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-56ba379ddcb84a0ebe9273771b7d7bd22023-11-20T15:20:22ZengMDPI AGJournal of Clinical Medicine2077-03832020-09-01910312810.3390/jcm9103128Conservative Treatment for Acute Ankle Sprain: A Systematic ReviewAna Belen Ortega-Avila0Pablo Cervera-Garvi1Ana Marchena-Rodriguez2Esther Chicharro-Luna3Christopher J. Nester4Chelsea Starbuck5Gabriel Gijon-Nogueron6Department of Nursing and Podiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malaga, 29071 Malaga, SpainDepartment of Nursing and Podiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malaga, 29071 Malaga, SpainDepartment of Nursing and Podiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malaga, 29071 Malaga, SpainDepartment of Behavioral and Health Sciences, Nursing Area, Faculty of Medicine, Miguel Hernández University, San Juan de Alicante, 03550 Alicante, SpainFaculty of Health and Society, University of Salford, Manchester M6 6PU, UKFaculty of Health and Society, University of Salford, Manchester M6 6PU, UKDepartment of Nursing and Podiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malaga, 29071 Malaga, SpainThe aim was to identify conservative treatments available for acute ankle sprain and to evaluate their effectiveness with respect to pain relief and short-term recovery of functional capacity. A systematic review of the relevant literature was conducted via a data search of the PROSPERO, PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, PyscINFO and SPORTDiscus databases, from inception until December 2019, focusing on randomised control trial studies. Two of the authors independently assessed the quality of each study located and extracted the relevant data. The quality of each paper was assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias tool included in RevMan 5. In all, 20 studies met the inclusion criteria. In terms of absence of bias, only nine papers were classed as “high quality”. Studies (75%) were of low quality in terms of the blinding of participants and personnel and uncertainty in blinding of outcome assessment and all presented one or more other forms of bias. Despite the generally low quality of the studies considered, it can be concluded that conservative treatment for acute ankle sprain normally achieves pain relief and rapidly improved functionality. Research based on higher-quality study designs and procedures would enable more definitive conclusions to be drawn.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/10/3128ankle sprainconservative treatmentsystematic reviewpainfunction |
| spellingShingle | Ana Belen Ortega-Avila Pablo Cervera-Garvi Ana Marchena-Rodriguez Esther Chicharro-Luna Christopher J. Nester Chelsea Starbuck Gabriel Gijon-Nogueron Conservative Treatment for Acute Ankle Sprain: A Systematic Review Journal of Clinical Medicine ankle sprain conservative treatment systematic review pain function |
| title | Conservative Treatment for Acute Ankle Sprain: A Systematic Review |
| title_full | Conservative Treatment for Acute Ankle Sprain: A Systematic Review |
| title_fullStr | Conservative Treatment for Acute Ankle Sprain: A Systematic Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conservative Treatment for Acute Ankle Sprain: A Systematic Review |
| title_short | Conservative Treatment for Acute Ankle Sprain: A Systematic Review |
| title_sort | conservative treatment for acute ankle sprain a systematic review |
| topic | ankle sprain conservative treatment systematic review pain function |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/10/3128 |
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