<![CDATA[Ankle injuries are common among football athletes and often result in symptoms such as limited movement or decreased range of motion (RoM). The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of combining massage and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) in improving RoM following ankle injuries in athletes from the Performance Sports Club Football Team at Universitas Negeri Jakarta (UNJ). This study employed a pre-experimental design using a one-group pre-test and post-test model, with participants selected through purposive sampling. A total of 14 samples met the inclusion criteria. Ankle joint RoM was assessed using a goniometer during plantarflexion, dorsiflexion, eversion, and inversion movements. Measurements were taken before (pre-test) and after (post-test) the intervention, which was administered three times over the course of one week. Statistical analysis showed a significant improvement in the RoM for plantarflexion, dorsiflexion, and inversion (P = 0.00 or P < 0.05), but not for eversion (P = 0.919 or P > 0.05). These findings indicate that the combination of massage and PNF can effectively enhance ankle joint RoM in plantarflexion, dorsiflexion, and inversion, but not in eversion. This may be due to the anatomically limited eversion angle of the tibiotalar joint surface, which restricts eversion RoM. Consequently, the improvement in eversion RoM was not statistically significant after the intervention. However, the extent to which anatomical factors affect eversion RoM remains unclear and warrants further investigation. ]]>
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