Comparison of three preventive methods in order to reduce the incidence of ankle inversion sprains among female volleyball players

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 182-185

  Stasinopoulos, D ^a  

^a Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Centre   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANKLE SPRAIN; ARTICLE; CAREER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORTHOSIS; PROPRIOCEPTION; RANDOMIZATION; SPORT; TECHNICAL AID; TRAINING; VOLLEYBALL;

ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PROPRIOCEPTION; RECURRENCE; SPRAINS AND STRAINS;

EID: 1842454980     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2002.003947     Document Type: Article

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