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Heel-Kicking Exercise Speeds Early Recovery After Acute Lateral Ankle Sprain
October 2025
Heel-Kicking Exercise Speeds Early Recovery After Acute Lateral Ankle Sprain
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1
Heel kicking exercise rapidly improves pain and function in patients with acute lateral ankle sprain: a randomized controlled trial.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord . 2025 Jul 8;26(1):666.Synopsis
Sixty (sixty) patients with acute grade I–II lateral ankle sprain were randomized to standard care (PRICE + ankle-pump; n=30) or the same standard care plus heel-kicking exercise (HKE; n=30). The primary outcomes were pain (VAS), ankle swelling (figure-of-eight method), and AOFAS scores. Karlsson scores were assessed at 26 weeks. Outcomes were measured at baseline, 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 2 weeks, ...
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