Bracing does not improve dynamic stability in chronic ankle instability subjects

Physical Therapy in Sport

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-7

  Gribble, Phillip A ^a   Taylor, Brittany L ^a   Shinohara, Junji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ground reaction force; Jump landing; Prophylactic ankle support; Time to stabilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE INSTABILITY; ARTICLE; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; JUMPING; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE INJURIES; ANKLE JOINT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRACES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROPRIOCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 74149093607     PISSN: 1466853X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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