Effect of Friction Technique on Ankle Sprain Grade II Treatment
Mohammadi Mobarakeh, Mehdi and HJ Omar Abdul Hafidz

Faculty of Bioscience and Medical Engineering, Center of Sport Innovation and technology. University Technology Malaysia, Malaysia.

Abstract: Ankle sprain is the most common injury in sport activities. When it’s happened, accurate diagnosis need to be taken care off. Failed to do it will resulted in ligaments stretched out, instability and lose balance especially in walking. This study investigated the effect of friction technique on sprained ankle (grade II).  Friction is one of the most appropriate techniques in massage for removing adhesion. 24 young athletes with ankle sprain grade II were selected among 100 patients base on MRI test. Patients were divided into two groups. Experimental group received sport massage. Another group is a control group or non training group. Each group consists of 12 patients who suffered from ankle sprain grade II.  The massage group received the 15 minutes effleurage and friction massages on their ankles administered by a sport rehabilitation specialist and professional massager. The control group used ankle brace. Effleurage technique have used as warming-up section.  Data were analysed by using paired-t test. Findings show that treatment (massage) group has great impact (P-value <0.05) compared to control group.  The implications of this study offer this protocol as a most effective treatment for ankle sprain grade II.

Keywords: Massage therapy; Friction technique; Ankle sprain

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