Rehabilitation after Moderate Sprain of Lateral Ankle Ligament.

, Kim, Jin Young; , Shin, Yong Il; , Lee, Hong Jae; , Lim, Kil Byung; , Kim, Jung Min

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2009;33(4):396-401.

Kim, Jin Young , Shin, Yong Il , Lee, Hong Jae , Lim, Kil Byung , Kim, Jung Min

¹Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ilsanpaik Hospital, Inje University, College of Medicine, Korea.
²Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Wonkwang University School of Medicine & Institute of Wonkwang Medical Science, Korea.
³Daejeon Rehabilitation Center, Korea. jinnuyngi@hanmail.net

중등도 족관절 외측 인대 염좌 후 재활치료

김진영^1,3, 신용일², 이홍재¹, 임길병¹, 김정민¹

¹인제대학교 의과대학 일산백병원 재활의학교실, ²원광대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실 및 의과학연구소, ³대전요양병원

Abstract

Objective
To evaluate the effect of comprehensive rehabilitation treatment in patients with moderate lateral ankle ligament sprain.
Method
We reviewed the medical records of 22 patients who had been in rehabilitation program after moderate lateral ankle ligament sprain. We measured the range of motion of ankle joint, pain intensity by visual analogue scale (VAS) score, the difference of ankle circumference between normal and affected side, and strength of dorsiflexor, plantarflexor, invertor and evertor of ankle before and after rehabilitation.
Results
The range of motion, VAS score, ankle circumference, strength of dorsiflexor, invertor and evertor of the affected ankle significantly improved after rehabilitation exercise (p＜0.05). Eighteen out of 22 patients returned to the sports activities successfully after systemic rehabilitation.
Conclusion
Systemic and appropriate rehabilitation is inevitably necessary after acute ankle sprain for the successful return to the sports activities. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2009; 33: 396-401)

Key Words: Lateral ankle ligament sprain, Rehabilitation exercise