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Abstract
Background: Cryotherapy application is commonly used as a physical therapy tools with many known advantage, however several research have reported decrease in subject balance which affect quality of movement following cryotherapy application, therefore the purpose of study to investigate the immediate and late effect of cryotherapy on ankle dominant joint on static and dynamic balance and the difference in both gender. Methods: Thirty healthy subjects (fifteen male and fifteen female), their age from 18-40 years old. Subjects firstly assisted their static and dynamic balance by biodex balance system, closed eyes standing on dominant leg (control condition). Then subjects received the cryotherapy application by using cooled gel pack to the dominant ankle joint for fifteen minutes. Static and dynamic balance tests were performed immediately, post 30 minutes and post 60 minutes after cryotherapy application (experimental condition).Result: Showed non-statistically significant immediate and late effect in all aspect of static balance within females group and within males group with p value of overall stability index for females =0.669, for males =0.382, Anterior/posterior stability index for females =0.196, for males=0.552 and medial/lateral stability index for female =0.989, for male=0.46 and no statistically significant immediate and late effect between males and females in all aspect of static balance / Also showed statistically significant immediate and late effect in all aspect of dynamic balance within females group and within males group with p value of overall stability index for females =0.033, for males =0.028, Anterior/posterior stability index for females =0.024, for males=0.029and medial/lateral stability index for females =0.018, for males=0.026 and statistically significant immediate and late effect between males and females in all aspect of dynamic balance. Conclusion: The result of current study suggested that fifteen minutes of cold gel pack on ankle dominant joint had no immediate and late effect on static balance on both sexes and had a negative immediate and late effect on dynamic balance