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What are your qualifications: Dutch Bachelor in Physiotherapy
Foreign Bachelor in Physiotherapy
Dutch Physiotherapy BSc
Foreign Physiotherapy BSc
Dutch Master degree of Physiotherapy
Foreign Master degree of Physiotherapy
Manual therapy
Osteopathy
Pediatric physiotherapy
Other

_If other, which one?

How long have you been working as a physiotherapist?
(in years)

Have you received training in bandaging and taping? Yes  No
Which school or approach do you follow (i.e, Mackenzie, Shephard and Carr, Maitland; etc.)
How many physiotherapists work in your practice?
Are you familiar with acute ankle sprain treatment? Yes  No  More or less
How many patients with acute ankle sprain do you see in one month?
 
0
1-5
6-10
11-15
16-20
20+
What is your main patient population?
 
Publicly Insured patients
Private insured patients
Private patients
What type of practice do you work in?
 
Private clinic
Rehabilitation centre
Hospital
Elderly home
Other

_If other, which one?

Phases:
Inflammatory phase:
(0-3 days)

Which of the following options do you do / use during the inflammatory phase:


















 

_Give advice / information:

Rest
Elevation
Cold
Compression
No weight bearing during daily activity / protection
Give information about what can be expected in the normal recovery process
Give information about the nature and severity of capsular ligament injury
Use affected ankle as much as possible in ADL
Recommend painkillers / analgesia
Overview of treatment plan / goals
None of the above

_Give treatment in your practice:

Electrotherapy
Ultrasound
Massage
Cold
Compression (bandages)
Use crutches
Taping
Brace
Cross-friction massage
Passive mobilization

_Exercise:

Non-weight bearing exercises (open chain)
Full weight bearing exercises (closed chain)
Partial weight bearing (closed chain)
Provide home exercises
No treatment
Other

_If other, which one?

Proliferation phase:
(4-10 days)
 
_Advice:

Rest
Elevation
Cold
Compression (bandages)
No weight bearing during daily activities
Partial weight bearing
Full weight bearing
Encourage walking
Use crutches
None of the above


_Treatment:

Brace
Electrotherapy
Ultrasound
Massage
Cold compression
Use crutches
Bandages
Taping
Passive mobilization
Cross-friction massage
No treatment

_Provide exercises:

Non-weight bearing exercises (open chain)
Full weight bearing exercises (closed chain)
Partial weight bearing (closed chain)
Gait training full weight bearing
Gait training, partial weight bearing
Exercises with the aim of increasing coordination
Exercises with the aim of increasing active stability
Provide home exercises
No exercise
Other

_If other, which one?

Early remodeling phase:
(11-21 days)
_Do you:

Give information about normal recovery progress
Give information about protective measures ( tape or brace for support during sporting or strenuous physical activity).
Advice for footwear for sports and normal use
Not give information

_Do you advise any of the following:

Rest
Elevation
Cold
Compression
No weight bearing during daily activities
Partial weight bearing during daily activities
Full weight bearing during daily activities
Walking
Other

_If other, which one?


_Treatment:

Tape or brace for during sporting activities /strenuous activities
Brace during daily activities
Passive mobilization
Electrotherapy
Ultrasound
Massage
Cross-friction massage
Cold
Compression bandages
Use of crutches

_Provide exercises:

Non-weight bearing exercises (open chain)
Full weight bearing exercises (closed chain)
Partial weight bearing exercises (closed chain)
Gait training full weight bearing
Gait training, partial weight bearing
Exercises with the aim of increasing coordination
Exercises with the aim of increasing active stability
Provide home exercises
Muscle strength training
Muscle stretching
No exercise
No treatment
Other

_If other, which one?

Late remodeling phase:
(3-6 weeks)
_Information you would give to your patient :

Give information about normal recovery progress
Give information about protective measures ( tape or brace for support during sporting or strenuous physical activity)
Advice for footwear for sports and normal use
Advice about returning to previous levels of activity (previous sports or work)
Not give information

_Advice you would give to your patient:

Partial weight bearing
Full weight bearing
Encourage walking
Encourage sports

_Treatment:

Tape or brace for during sporting activities /strenuous activities
Brace
Passive mobilization
Electrotherapy
Ultrasound
Massage
Compression bandages
Use of crutches
Cross-friction massage

_Provide exercises:

Non-weight bearing exercises (open chain)
Full weight bearing exercises (closed chain)
Partial weight bearing exercises (closed chain)
Gait training full weight bearing
Gait training, partial weight bearing
Exercises with the aim of increasing coordination
Exercises with the aim of increasing active stability
Exercises with the aim of returning to previous functional activity level
Provide home exercises
Muscle strength training
Muscle stretching
No exercise
No treatment
Other

If other, which one?

Treatment Frequency:
How often do you treat your patient in the following stages of recovery?
_Within the Inflammation phase (0-3 days post injury)

Every day
Every other day
Once in three days
I would not treat the patient during this phase.
More

_Within the proliferation phase (4-10 days post injury)

Every day
Every two days
Every three days
Once a week
Once in two weeks
I would not treat the patient during this phase

_Within the early remodeling phase (11-21 days post injury)

Once a day
Once every two days
Every three days
Once a week
Once every two weeks
I would not treat the patient during this phase

_Within the late remodeling phase (3-6 weeks post injury)

Once week
Once every ten days
Once every two weeks
Once every three weeks
I would not treat the patient during this phase
 
When do you decide to stop treatment? When the patient can walk independently
When the patient is able to return to their previous sports/active at daily living levels
When the patient is able to fully load the affected leg
When the patient ceases to have complaints
Depends on the insurance policy the patient has
Other

If other, which one?

Do you treat your patient according to the different physiological recovery phases? Yes   No   Sometimes.
Do you keep up to date with recently scientific research in the field of physiotherapy? Yes
No
Sometimes
Do you follow any guidelines or protocol for treatment of acute ankle sprain? Yes
No
sometimes

_Which guidelines / protocol?
Are you aware of the KNGF guidelines for acute ankle sprain? Yes  No
Do you follow the KNGF guidelines for acute ankle sprain?
 
Yes  No   Sometimes
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