The influence of external ankle braces on subjective and objective parameters of performance in a sports-related agility course

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 419-425

  Rosenbaum, Dieter ^a   Kamps, Nina ^a   Bosch, Kerstin ^a   Thorwesten, Lothar ^a   Völker, Klaus ^a   Eils, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agility course; Ankle braces; Ankle joint instability; Perceived comfort; Sports performance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BRACE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATIENT SATISFACTION; SPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE; BRACES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MOVEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SPORTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 22244491008     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-004-0584-7     Document Type: Article

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