A 4-week neuromuscular training program and gait patterns at the ankle joint

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-59

  Coughlan, Garrett ^a   Caulfield, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ankle sprain; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE INSTABILITY; ANKLE SPRAIN; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION; RUNNING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAINING; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VELOCITY;

ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EXERCISE THERAPY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; JOINT INSTABILITY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PROBABILITY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250022442     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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