Analysis of Sensory Motor Training in Chronic Ankle Instability

Introduction: Sensory motor training (STS) is part of rehabilitation and injury prevention in individuals with chronic ankle instability (ICS). The use of footwear during SST may interfere with neuromuscular responses, but little is known about the difference in motor control response when training is applied with the use of shoes or bare feet. Objectives: To establish the effect of sensory motor training with and without sports shoes on the dynamic postural control of athletes with chronic ankle instability. Materials and Methods: The study will be performed with athletes linked to the Athletics of the State University of Londrina, aged between 18 and 30 years, both sexes, with chronic ankle instability assessed using the Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool (CAIT) questionnaire. Dynamic postural control will be evaluated in Force Platform and muscle recruitment through the electromyography of the muscles: anterior tibial, lateral and medial gastrocnemius, long fibular, gluteus maximus and gluteus medius. After the evaluation the volunteers will be randomized into two groups: 1) barefoot sensory-motor training and 2) sensory motor training with sneakers. The two groups will develop the same protocol of sensory motor training consisting of exercises, for five weeks, twice a week. At the end of the training they will be re-evaluated and the data analyzed. Expected Results: It is expected to find better postural control in the group that will perform in barefoot sensory-motor training.