Prophylactic ankle braces and star excursion balance measures in healthy volunteers

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 347-351

  Hardy, Lisa ^a   Huxel, Kellie ^b   Brucker, Jody ^c   Nesser, Thomas ^b  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Dynamic balance; Postural stability; Single limb stance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BRACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATIN SQUARE DESIGN; LEG LENGTH; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PROPHYLAXIS; STAR EXCURSION BALANCE TEST;

EID: 51349163501     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-43.4.347     Document Type: Article

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