Ana Carolina Coelho-Oliveira, Redha Taiar, Juliana Pessanha-Freitas, Aline Reis-Silva, Luiz Felipe Ferreira-Souza, Luelia Teles Jaques-Albuquerque, Aline Lennertz, Márcia Cristina Moura-Fernandes, Ana Cristina Rodrigues Lacerda, Vanessa A Mendonça, Borja Sañudo, Adérito Seixas, François Constant Boyer, Mario Bernardo-Filho, Amandine Rapin, Danúbia Sá-Caputo
OBJECTIVE: Chronic Ankle Instability (CAI) or Functional Ankle Instability (FAI) is a condition characterized by laxity and mechanical instability in the ankle joint. This instability interferes with the activities and physical-functional parameters of athletes, which leads to repetitive ankle sprains. The current systematic review was carried out to identify the effects of whole-body vibration exercise (WBVE) in athletes with CAI. METHODS: We conducted electronic searches in Pubmed, the Cochrane Library, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, Science Direct, Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) and Academic Search Premier (ASP) (EBSCO) databases on 26 February 2022...
March 3, 2023: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health