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  • Sports Medicine
  • Sleep Science
  • Musculoskeletal Health

Background:

  • Chronic Ankle Instability (CAI) involves recurrent ankle sprains and instability.
  • Poor sleep is linked to increased injury risk and impaired recovery.
  • The specific impact of sleep on CAI giving-way episodes is not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between sleep behavior and the occurrence of giving-way episodes in individuals with CAI.
  • To determine if sleep quality or quantity differs between CAI patients who experience giving-way episodes and those who do not.

Main Methods:

  • Twenty-five participants with CAI completed baseline questionnaires.
  • Participants wore a fitness tracker to monitor sleep for one month.
  • Sleep data was analyzed for individuals who experienced giving-way episodes (GW) versus those who did not (NGW).

Main Results:

  • Participants experiencing giving-way episodes (GW) had significantly less total sleep time (325.3 min) compared to NGW (413.9 min).
  • GW participants also showed reduced time in bed, less REM sleep, and less light sleep compared to NGW.
  • These differences were statistically significant (p < 0.001) with large effect sizes.

Conclusions:

  • Individuals with CAI who experienced a giving-way episode demonstrated poorer sleep behavior the preceding night.
  • Sleep quality and quantity may be a contributing factor to the occurrence of giving-way episodes in CAI.
  • Further research is warranted to explore sleep interventions for managing CAI.