Effectiveness of Motor Imagery Techniques in the Management of Acute Lateral Ankle Sprains in Soccer Players

"* Play a video of person doing a toe-raise exercise where carrying a big barbell on his shoulders.~* The individual in the video proceeded from a neutral upright position to a tiptoe standing while loud a heavy barbell; the plantar-flexors are used in this workout.~* The members were said to imagine engaging their ankle flexor muscles in an effort to generate ankle flexion. Both limbs were used during the 10-second imaginary contraction, which was tailed by a 10-second rest. Subsequently five repetitions of the contraction, there was a 30 second pause. Two-minutes of rest were interspersed between five-sets of five-contractions. Fifty imaginary contractions in total."

"1. ROM drills for pronation, flexion and extension.~2. Ankle strengthening trainings include stand-up on tiptoe, walking on toe-tip, hopping on single foot, and resistance exercise with a latex elastic band.~3. Proprioceptive exercise include the following exercises: (a) sit on a proprioception board and move the injured limb in a round motion; (b) stand-up with both legs on the board while performing both eyes open and closed; (c) standing with single leg on the board while performing both eyes open; and (d) exercises on a mini-tramp (stand-up on double legs, single leg stances, hops on both left and right legs and on single leg).~4. Strengthening of the muscles of ankle completed with flexible bands at moderate Intensities.~5. Training on a stationary bicycle.~6. lunges forward into a wall.~7. Steps up and down on the transverse or sagittal plane."