The effects of external ankle support on dynamic restraint characteristics of the ankle in volleyball players

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 343-348

  Midgley, Wendy ^a   Hopkins, J Ty ^a   Feland, Brent ^a   Kaiser, David ^a   Merrill, Gaye ^a   Hunter, Iain ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle bracing; Ankle taping; Dynamic restraint; Electromechanical delay (EMD); Reaction time; Volleyball injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE INJURY; ANKLE INSTABILITY; ANKLE PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; BRACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; VOLLEYBALL; WALKING;

ADULT; ANKLE; ANKLE INJURIES; ANKLE JOINT; BRACES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS; VOLLEYBALL;

EID: 34548682976     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e31814c3eb2     Document Type: Article

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