Cognitive task versus focus of attention on dynamic postural control in recurrent ankle sprains
Radwa T. Elshorbagy, Alaa Eldin Balbaa, Khaled Ayad, Nesma M. Allam, Hadaya Mosaad Eladl, Walid Reda Awad Allah
Abstract
The present study was performed to investigate the effect of continuous cognitive tasks on dynamic postural control concerning an external or internal focus of attention in a recurrent ankle sprain. Forty-three patients who suffered from recurrent ankle sprain were randomly allocated into 3 groups, (A) external focus of attention (n=14), (B) internal focus of attention (n=15), (C) continuous cognitive task (n=14). Dynamic postural control was determined in each group in 2 difficul
Topics & Concepts
Physical medicine and rehabilitationAnkleTask (project management)Focus (optics)CognitionControl (management)MedicinePsychologyComputer scienceEngineeringArtificial intelligenceSurgeryPsychiatryPhysicsOpticsSystems engineeringFoot and Ankle SurgeryTendon Structure and TreatmentLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies