Rehabilitation and return to play after foot and ankle injuries in athletes

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 203-207

  Hudson, Zoe ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ankle; Functional performance tests; Proprioception; Rehabilitation; Return to play

Indexed keywords

ANKLE INJURY; ATHLETE; FITNESS; FOOT INJURY; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; WEIGHT BEARING; ACUTE DISEASE; ANKLE INJURIES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; DISABILITY; EXERCISE TEST; FOOT INJURIES; GAIT; HEALTH STATUS; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KINESIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANKLE INJURIES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; FOOT INJURIES; GAIT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PROPRIOCEPTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69749117052     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: 15381951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSA.0b013e3181a5ce96     Document Type: Review

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