| CAI | The International Ankle Consortium |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| RCT | Randomized Controll Trial |
| PICO | Population, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcome |
| BESS | Balance Error Scoring System |
| CAIT | Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool |
| DFROM | dorsifelxion ROM |
| FAAM | Foot and Ankle Ability Measure |
| FAAM-S | Foot and Ankle Ability Measure Sport |
| JPS | joint position sense |
| TSK | Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia |
| SEBT | Star Excursion Balance Test |
| YBT | Y-Balance Test |
| BT | balance training |
| NMT | neuromuscular training combined |
| NFT | neurofeedback training |
| tDCS | transcranial direct current stimulation |
| IDFAI | The Identification of Functional Ankle Instability Questionnaire |
| HADS | The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale |
| DLS | double-limb squat |
| DLS-HL | double-limb squat with heel lift |
| sEMG | surface electromyography |
| DEXA | dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry |