TY - JOUR T1 - Cognitive task versus focus of attention on dynamic postural control in recurrent ankle sprains A1 - Radwa Talaat Elshorbagy A1 - Alaa El-Din Abdel-Hakim Balbaa A1 - Khaled El-Sayed Ayad A1 - Nesma Morgan Allam A1 - Hadaya Mosaad Eladl A1 - Walid Reda Awad Allah JF - Journal of Advanced Pharmacy Education and Research JO - J Adv Pharm Educ Res SN - 2249-3379 Y1 - 2022 VL - 12 IS - 2 DO - 10.51847/OYUrFadR58 SP - 6 EP - 10 N2 - The present study was performed to investigate the effect of continuous cognitive tasks on dynamic postural control concerning an external or internal focus of attention in a recurrent ankle sprain. Forty-three patients who suffered from recurrent ankle sprain were randomly allocated into 3 groups, (A) external focus of attention (n=14), (B) internal focus of attention (n=15), (C) continuous cognitive task (n=14). Dynamic postural control was determined in each group in 2 difficulty levels of the Biodex Balance System (BBS). To compare between and within-group differences repeated measures MANOVA was used, no significant difference was observed within groups in Mediolateral Stability Index (MLSI), Anteroposterior Stability Index (APSI), and Overall Stability Index (OASI) in both difficulty levels except in group (C) in OASI. Nevertheless, between groups (A & C) there was a statistical reduction in group C in both levels OASI, APSI levels 7 and 5 (0.015 & 0.006) respectively, and MLSI in both levels (0.00). Furthermore, between (B and C) there was a significant reduction in dynamic postural control in group C in OASI in 5 & 7 (0.006, 0.018), respectively, MLSI in 7 and 5 (0.001, 0.019) respectively without any significant difference in APSI in both levels. The postural control automaticity in patients with recurrent ankle sprain decreased with dual tasks (continuous cognitive task) vs. the focus of attention‎. UR - https://japer.in/article/cognitive-task-versus-focus-of-attention-on-dynamic-postural-control-in-recurrent-ankle-sprains-olvyc7zqag3zdbi ER -