Therapeutic Low Laser Therapy and Kinesio Taping for Lateral Ankle Sprain

Therapeutic Low Laser Therapy and Kinesio Taping in Patients With Grade 1 and Grade 2 Lateral Ankle Sprain

HYPOTHESIS

Null Hypothesis (H0):

There is no significant effect of therapeutic low laser therapy and kinesio taping in patients with grade 1 & 2 lateral ankle sprain.

Alternative Hypothesis (HA):

There is a significant effect of therapeutic low laser therapy and kinesio taping in patients with grade 1 & 2 lateral ankle sprain.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants are of both genders
• Patients age will be from 20-40 years
• Sub-acute ankle sprains (<2 weeks post-injury)
• Grade 1& 2 lateral ankle sprains
• A clinical diagnosis of at least one prior severe ankle sprain is required
• Sensations of the ankle joint that it may "give way", recurrent sprain, or "looseness"
• A score of Identification of Functional Ankle Instability of at least 11 (if both sides are equal, the lower functional side will be chosen)
• Not allergic to KT

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with a history of prior injury to the back, hip, knee, or severe injury to the ankle in the last two years
• Systemic diseases like Rheumatoid arthritis, Diabetics, Neuropathies
• Ankle fracture, subluxation, dislocation
• The patient has received an intra-articular steroid injection in any recent operation of either of the two lower limbs.
• Psychological disorders
• Any spinal surgery