Functional management of ankle sprains: What volume and intensity of walking is undertaken in the first week postinjury

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 877-882

  Tully, Mark A ^a,b   Bleakley, Chris M ^a   O'Connor, Sean R ^a   McDonough, Suzanne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE INJURIES; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; TIME FACTORS; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866594364     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2011-090692     Document Type: Article

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