Effect of sensorimotor training on morphological, neurophysiological and functional characteristics of the ankle: A critical review

Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 591-605

  Hupperets, Maarten D W ^a   Verhagen, Evert A L M ^a   Mechelen, Willem Van ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ANKLE SPRAIN; BODY POSTURE; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; TRAINING;

ANKLE; ANKLE INJURIES; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; PROPRIOCEPTION; SPRAINS AND STRAINS;

EID: 67649300725     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200939070-00005     Document Type: Review

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