The role of ankle bracing in injury prevention, athletic performance and neuromuscular control: A review of the literature

Foot

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-6

  Papadopoulos, E S ^a   Nicolopoulos, C ^b,c   Anderson, E G ^d   Curran, M ^b,c   Athanasopoulos, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c Ortho Foot Center   (Cyprus)

^d WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ankle bracing; Athletic prevention; Injury prevention

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ANKLE INJURY; ANKLE SPRAIN; ATHLETE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BRACE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; ISOMETRICS; JOINT FUNCTION; LIMB PROSTHESIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SPORT INJURY;

EID: 14244264060     PISSN: 09582592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foot.2004.07.002     Document Type: Review

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