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Trial reportJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2025

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.

Chuyi Zhang, Songlin Xiao, Bin Shen, Zhen Xu, Jianglong Zhan, Jingjing Li, Junhong Zhou, Weijie Fu

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Chuyi ZhangKey Laboratory of Exercise and Health Sciences of Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Songlin XiaoSchool of Sports Medicine and Health, Chengdu Sport University, Chengdu, 641418, China.
Bin ShenKey Laboratory of Exercise and Health Sciences of Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Zhen XuKey Laboratory of Exercise and Health Sciences of Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Jianglong ZhanKey Laboratory of Exercise and Health Sciences of Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Jingjing LiKey Laboratory of Exercise and Health Sciences of Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Junhong ZhouThe Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, 02131, USA. junhongzhou@hsl.harvard.edu.
Weijie FuSchool of Intelligent Sports Engineering, Shanghai University of Sport, 200438, Shanghai, China. fuweijie@sus.edu.cn.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 12272238
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study aimed to investigate the effects of four-week individualized transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with foot core exercise (FCE) on foot and ankle sensorimotor function and postural control in individuals with chronic ankle instability (CAI).

methodsThirty-four CAI individuals were randomly assigned to a tDCS combined with FCE group (tDCS group, n = 17) and a sham stimulation combined with FCE group (control group, n = 17). All participants received individualized stimulation combined with FCE and sham stimulation combined with FCE, respectively, three times a week for 20 min per session over four weeks. Ankle strength, joint position sense, and static and dynamic postural control were assessed at baseline and post-intervention.

resultsCompared with the control group and baseline, individualized tDCS combined with FCE significantly increased the relative peak torque of plantarflexion, reduced the absolute error of ankle eversion position sense, and decreased the average sway velocity of the center of pressure during single-leg standing with eyes closed in CAI individuals (p values ranging from < 0.001 to 0.016).

conclusionFour weeks of individualized tDCS combined with FCE can effectively improve foot and ankle sensorimotor function and static postural control in CAI individuals.

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AnkleAnkle JointExercise TherapyFootJoint InstabilityPostural BalanceTranscranial Direct Current StimulationAdultFemaleHumansMaleProprioceptionYoung AdultAnkle strengthChronic ankle instabilityFoot core exerciseIndividualized transcranial direct current stimulationJoint position sensePostural control

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PMID40841683
PMCPMC12369118

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