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Efficacy of exercise on clinical outcomes in soft tissue injury of the leg, ankle, & foot

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May 2016

Efficacy of exercise on clinical outcomes in soft tissue injury of the leg, ankle, & foot

Vol: 5| Issue: 5| Number:24| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Systematic review
OE Level Evidence:3
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

The effectiveness of exercise on recovery and clinical outcomes of soft tissue injuries of the leg, ankle, and foot: A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration

Man Ther. 2015 Oct;20(5):633-45

Contributing Authors:
E Woitzik C Jacobs JJ Wong P Cote HM Shearer K Randhawa D Sutton D Southerst S Varatharajan RJ Brison H Yu G van der Velde PJ Stern A Taylor-Vaisey M Stupar S Mior LJ Carroll

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6 randomized controlled trials were included in this systematic review for the purpose of analyzing the effect of exercise in the management of soft tissue injuries of the leg, ankle, and foot. The results showed that for recent lateral ankle sprain, rehab exercises initiated immediately after injury were as effective as a program initiated one week after injury and that supervised progressive exe...

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