Ankle bracing and the neuromuscular factors influencing joint stiffness

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 363-369

  Zinder, Steven M ^a   Granata, Kevin P ^b   Shultz, Sandra J ^c   Gansneder, Bruce M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Orthoses; Preactivation; Reflexes; Stability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE INSTABILITY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STABILITY; JOINT STIFFNESS; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; OSCILLATION; PERONEUS MUSCLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE; ANKLE INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; INCIDENCE; INNERVATION; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE INJURIES; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BRACES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 67650398290     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-44.4.363     Document Type: Article

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