The effect of Tuina based on the concept of hip-knee-ankle conjugation in patients with chronic ankle instability: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

WHAT IT FOUND

This paper outlines the plan for a trial testing Tuina therapy for chronic ankle instability, but it has not yet produced any results.

It describes how the study will be done, but reports no patient outcomes or evidence of effectiveness.

What this paper is

This is a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial that has not yet been completed. It describes the planned methods for comparing Tuina therapy plus functional training against functional training alone in patients with chronic ankle instability, including recruitment, randomization, and outcome measures. However, it contains no results, no participant data, and no findings. There is nothing here to change your practice on.

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