CASE STUDY.

Left foot dominant eighteen year old professional footballer. Significant lateral ankle instability undergoing conservative physiotherapy management.

DATA COLLECTION.

After consultation with an orthopaedic foot and ankle surgeon, it was agreed the subject was appropriate for data collection. Consent was given. A WattBike pro and the WattBike Hub was used to analyse pedal balance between the Boot-it cycling aid and standard sports shoes.

The subject completed four twenty minute functional threshold power (FTP) tests, which were undertaken in consecutive days, utilising a prescribed walking cast and Boot-it cycling aid on the left foot (injured side), with a standard sports shoe on the right foot. A mean score was then taken across the four days.

A direct data comparison was made to four consecutive twenty minute FTP tests wearing sports shoes bilaterally. This was undertaken during end stage rehabilitation after the consultant foot and ankle surgeon authorised static cycling out of the walking cast.

Pedal Balance.

SIMPLE.

EFFECTIVE.

INNOVATIVE.

CONCLUSION

There was no significant difference between Boot-it and a standard sports shoe when using a caged toe pedal.

Please note the subject is left side dominant - this is likely to account for the small consistent imbalance in both test conditions.

Furthermore, conclusions are deduced from a single case study with a small data set. The Boot-it cycling aid was only used on the left foot due to injury constraints. Further data will be published as it becomes available.