Extracorporeal Shock Wave Versus Photobiomodulation Therapy for Chronic Ankle Instability

Inclusion Criteria

• •\- 60 participants ranging in age from 18 to 65 years from both gender with a diagnosis of Chronic lateral ankle instability stage (II) (Schurz et al., 2023).
• •Patients body mass index (BMI) are ranged from 18,5 to 25 (lee et al., 2022). The main presenting symptoms were ankle pain with restricted ROM that compromised activities of daily living (Schurz et al., 2023).
• •All ankle sprains occurring more than four weeks before inclusion both recurrent sprain and CAI patients are included (Schurz et al., 2023).
• •Mild to moderate severity of pain measured by NPRS scale (Srinivas, 2022). no wounds in the ankle joint and calf (lee et al., 2022). Participants had no history of ankle joint injuries or surgical procedures within the last year and injection treatment around the ankle joint within six months (lee et al., 2022).