Application effect of exercise rehabilitation program for elderly patients with ICF functional ankle instability
WANG Huanhuan
FAN Haiyan
WANG Lu
ZHAO Rong
YUE Jianxing
Abstract：Objective To develop and preliminarily apply a functional rehabilitation program for elderly patients with functional ankle instability,and to evaluate its effectiveness.Methods Based on the International Classification of Functioning,Disability and Health(ICF),a rehabilitation exercise program for elderly patients with functional ankle insta‐bility was developed using methods such as literature review and expert consultation.Using convenience sampling,64 el‐derly patients with functional ankle instability who visited the Rehabilitation Medicine Department of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University between December 2023 and August 2024 were selected as study subjects.Patients who visited between December 2023 and March 2024 were assigned to the control group and underwent conventional reha‐bilitation training.Patients admitted from April to August 2024 formed the intervention group,receiving training based on the developed exercise rehabilitation program.Each group comprised 32 patients.Before and after the intervention compar‐isons were conducted for the Cumberland Ankle Instability Test(CAIT)scores,Y Balance Test(YBT)distance,and Foot and Ankle Functional Measure(FAAM)scores between the two groups.Results After intervention,CAIT scores in‐creased in both groups,with the intervention group scoring higher than the control group(P<0.05).The measured distanc‐es in the anterior-posterior medial and posterior-lateral directions on the YBT increased in both groups,with the interven‐tion group showing greater increases than the control group(P<0.05).The total FAAM scores,along with scores on the Daily Activities and Physical Activities scales,increased in both groups,with the intervention group showing greater in‐creases than the control group(P<0.05).Conclusions An exercise program for functional ankle instability developed based on the ICF framework can effectively improve foot and ankle function in elderly patients with functional ankle insta‐bility.It enhances muscle strength,flexibility,and coordination in older adults,improves their balance,and increases their ability to perform daily activities.
Keywords：functional ankle instabilityICFsports rehabilitationankle functionaged
Publication Date：2026-02-25
Online Publishing Date：2026-03-19(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 27-32 )