Context: Research indicates that planned and reactive agility are different athletic skills.
These skills have not been adequately assessed in male basketball players. Purpose: To …

Objectives To systematically review the literature on the effects of ankle supports on lower
extremity biomechanics during functional tasks. Design Systematic review with meta …

This study investigated the effects of preventative ankle taping on planned change-of-
direction and reactive agility performance and peak ankle muscle activity in basketballers …

Objectives We aimed to investigate the effects of ankle taping on lower extremity
biomechanics related to injury development and how these effects change after sports …

Objectives Ankle sprains are the most common injury to occur among athletes worldwide. In
2005 an ankle sprain was estimated to cost a total of£ 317, and that 80% of these injuries …

The influence that rifle carriage has on human gait has received little attention in the
published literature. Rifle carriage has two main effects, to add load to the anterior of the …

Background: Ankle support has been utilized for athletes with functional ankle instability
(FAI), however, its effect on the landing performance during muscle fatigue is not well …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Current research supports the fact that prophylactic ankle
taping (AT) is effective in preventing ankle injuries in amateur and elite sports athletes …

BACKGROUND: Basketball is the most popular sport among the US Air Force (USAF) active
duty population and causes a large number of lost-workday injuries. The purpose of this …

Health care professionals commonly prescribe external stabilization to decrease the
incidence and severity of ankle sprains. The mechanism for this decrease is not clearly …