ArticleFrontiers in physiology2025
Transcranial direct current stimulation reduces injury potential but does not enhance performance during side-cutting among individuals with chronic ankle instability.
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- Does transcranial direct current stimulation enhance sensorimotor recovery in chronic ankle instability? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
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- Individualized transcranial direct current stimulation combined with foot core exercise improves foot and ankle sensorimotor function and static postural control in individuals with chronic ankle instability.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- The Additive Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Combined With Exercise-Based Rehabilitation Interventions on Balance, Ankle Kinematics, and Muscle Activity in Individuals With Ankle Instability: A Systematic Review.Health science reports · 2026Review
- Injury prevention relevance: markerless functional performance testing in athletes with chronic ankle instability to inform recurrent sprain risk screening.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background: Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability (CAI) exhibit increased injury potential and impaired movement performance, which may be associated with adaptations in the central nervous system (CNS). However, conventional CAI rehabilitation primarily concentrates on peripheral interventions, with limited emphasis on CNS-targeted therapies. Research has shown that transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a CNS intervention with the potential to improve functional deficits among individuals with CAI. This study aims to investigate the additional effects of concurrent tDCS based on Bosu ball training (BBT) on injury potential and movement performance during side-cutting among individuals with CAI. Methods: Forty participants with CAI were recruited and randomly divided into two groups, and received the tDCS + BBT or BBT interventions for 6 weeks, with three 20-min sessions per week. Before and after the intervention, kinematic and kinetic data during side-cutting were measured using a twelve-camera motion capture system and a force plate. Two-way ANOVA with repeated measures was used to analyze data. Results: Significant group-by-intervention interactions were detected in the ankle maximum inversion (p = 0.018, Conclusion: Concurrent tDCS based on BBT intervention has additional effects in reducing injury potential but not in enhancing movement performance during side-cutting among individuals with CAI. Our study provides new insights for clinically reducing the injury potential among individuals with CAI.
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