Prevalence of Functional Ankle Instability Among Professional Egyptian Players: a Cross-sectional Study

Prevalence of Functional Ankle Instability Among Professional Egyptian Players: a Cross-sectional Study

To investigate the prevalence of functional ankle instability among professional Egyptian soccer players

Inclusion Criteria:

• 1. Three Hundred Soccer players from both genders aged between 8-35 years old including junior teams (8-12 years old), Youth (13-20 years old) and Senior teams (21,>21 years old).

  2. Players have BMI 18-25 (kg/m²). 3. Players are registered in the Egyptian Soccer Association

Exclusion Criteria:

• 1- Systematic pathology that affects balance, reflexes, or muscle strength 2- Lower limb fractures in the 2 years preceding the study 3- Surgery on one of the ankles 4- Structural malalignments 5- Plantar Fasciitis