TY - JOUR T1 - Therapeutic ultrasound is not clinically beneficial for acute ankle sprains JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 241 LP - 242 DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2011-090894 VL - 46 IS - 4 AU - Michael Swain AU - Nicholas Henschke Y1 - 2012/03/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/46/4/241.abstract N2 - ▶ van den Bekerom MP, van der Windt DA, Ter Riet G, et al. Therapeutic ultrasound for acute ankle sprains. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011;6:CD001250. Ankle sprains are the most common sports injury, and therapeutic ultrasound is often used in the first phase of treatment.1 Rationale for its use is based on physiological effects demonstrated in laboratory research.2 This review is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 1999 and previously updated in 2004. One randomised clinical trial has been published since then and added to the review.3 To determine the effect of ultrasound therapy compared with placebo, no treatment or other interventions in the clinical management of acute ankle sprain. This methodology followed those recommended by the Cochrane Collaboration. Electronic databases (the Cochrane Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma Group Specialised Register, the Cochrane Central Register … ER -