The effectiveness of a balance training intervention in reducing the incidence of noncontact ankle sprains in high school football players

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1289-1294

  McHugh, Malachy P ^a,c   Tyler, Timothy F ^a,b   Mirabella, Michael R ^b   Mullaney, Michael J ^a   Nicholas, Stephen J ^a  

^a LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PRO Sports Physical Therapy   (United States)

^c Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index (BMI); Inversion injury; Proprioception; Stability pad

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE SPRAIN; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FOOTBALL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE INJURIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SCHOOLS; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447524024     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507300059     Document Type: Article

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