Using a new type of muscle noninvasive diagnostic technique-muscle functional state analyzer (TMG) to analyze the mechanical contraction of the lower limb muscles after the vibration training to evaluate the effect of the vibration training and the changes of the functional state of the lower limbs during the recovery of the chronic ankle instability (CAI). Methods: 13 patients' who are Zhengzhou university students with knee injury were recruited as participants. The participants were divided randomly into experimental group which included 7students, and the control group including six people. Muscles contraction indexes of the lower limb muscles function measured by TMG were: Contraction Time(Tc), Relaxation Time(Tr), and Maximum Radial Displacement (Dm). The standing time with or without eyes open were also tested. Results: after 8 weeks of training, compared with pre-experiment, the Tc time of experimental group and control group increased, and the control group increased much more. But there was no significant difference compared with pre-experiment. The Tr time of GM in the experimental group was shortened by 12.3%, but increased by 45.7% in the control group, which was significantly different from pre-experiment, P<0.05. The rate of change in the control group was also significantly different from that in the experimental group, P<0.05. Although the time of Tr of TA and GL all have changed, there is no significant difference. The Dm of TA in experimental group increased by 13.52%, while that in control group was shortened by 0.25%, and there was no significant difference. The Dm of GL and GM in the experimental group increased by 42.7% and 38.4% respectively, which was significantly different from the control group. The time of standing on one leg in the experimental group increased by 61.2% compared with pre-experiment, and the difference was significant, P<0.05. The standing time of the control group increased by 44.9% compared with pre-experiment, but there was no significant difference. Conclusion: During the rehabilitation training of CAI patients, the contraction time and radial displacement of TA, GM and GL all increased, while the relaxation time did not show a significant consistent change. This suggests that vibration training can improve muscle contraction in CAI patients. Both vibration training and routine training can improve the balance ability of CAI patients, but the effect of vibration training is more significant. The results of this study indicate that TMG can be used as a means to evaluate the muscle function state during the rehabilitation of CAI patients. |