The role of ankle bracing in injury prevention, athletic performance and neuromuscular control: a review of the literature

Papadopoulos, Emmanouil; Nicolopoulos, C; Anderson, Elisa; Curran, Mike; Αθανασόπουλος, Σ.

doi:10.1016/j.foot.2004.07.002

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“…According to the literature, athletes with a history of ankle injuries have an increased risk for re-injury within the first year (Ekstrand & Tropp, 1990;Bahr et al, 1994;Bahr & Bahr, 1997;Verhagen et al, 2004). Preventive measures as taping or bracing along with proprioceptive and strength training are recommended especially for athletes with a history of multiple ankle injuries to prevent re-injury (Ekstrand & Tropp, 1990;Bahr & Bahr, 1997;Papadopoulos et al, 2005).…”

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A 1‐year prospective analysis of injuries in amateur and elite fistball

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Neunhäuserer

et al. 2013

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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The purpose of this study was to examine the incidence and mechanisms of acute injuries in the sport of fistball. No scientific studies on injury characteristics have yet been conducted in this traditional sport game. The study was conducted prospectively over the course of 12 months. During a total of 40.308 h of sport-specific exposure, 240 players reported 492 injuries, representing an overall injury rate of 12.2 injuries/1000 h of exposure. Most injuries were classified as bagatelle injuries (67.8%). The majority of the injuries were located in the knee (23.5%) followed by the elbow (11.9%) and the hip (11.5%). Ankle injuries resulted in the longest impairment from sports participation. The most common types of injury were abrasions (38.2%), contusions (21.1%), distortions (7.5%) and muscle strains (6.9%). Wrong or insufficient equipment (15.0%) was the most commonly mentioned causes of injury. The data indicate that the injury risk in fistball is rather high; however, the sport should not be considered a high-risk sport because most of the injuries are slight and do not prevent the players from training or competition. Injury prevention strategies should include the development of fistball-specific protective equipment with focus on the knee and elbow joint.

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A 1‐year prospective analysis of injuries in amateur and elite fistball

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Neunhäuserer

et al. 2013

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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“…This may be compensated for with subtalar and midfoot 50 pronation 15,17,18 or knee valgus 15,20 , increasing the risk of associated injuries such as ACL injury 7 , 51 Achilles injury 4 , and patellar tendon injury 1,8 . The restricted sagittal excursion may also reduce time 52 to attenuate landing-forces leading to increased loading-rates (LRs) and ground-reaction forces 53 (GRFs) 4,21,22 .…”

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The effect of ankle bracing on lower extremity biomechanics during landing: A systematic review

Mason-Mackay

Whatman

Reid

2016

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

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“…Among athletes, the recurrence rate for this injury has been reported to be as high as 80% (Hølmer, Søndergaard, Konradsen, Nielsen, & Jørgensen, 1994), leading to the longest absence from athletic activity compared to other types of sport injuries (Papadopoulos, Nicolopoulos, Anderson, Curran, & Athanasopoulos, 2005). Moreover, ankle injuries not only lead to a loss of participation in sport, but they also have a major impact on the health care system with nearly 1 million people in the United States estimated to attend emergency rooms and clinics due to ankle injuries every year (McGuine & Keene, 2006;Papadopoulos et al, 2005).…”

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“…Sports involving running, jumping and cutting movements have been reported to have the highest percentage of ankle injuries (McGuine & Keene, 2006;Papadopoulos et al, 2005). Specifically for ankle injuries several risk factors have been identified including the history of previous injuries (Beynnon, Murphy, & Alosa, 2002), foot arch height (Chuckpaiwong, Nunley, Mall, & Queen, 2008), ankle instability (Dias, PezaratCorreia, Esteves, & Fernandes, 2011), joint laxity, anatomic malalignment and muscular weakness (Murphy, Connolly, & Beynnon, 2003).…”

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Ankle muscle strength influence on muscle activation during dynamic and static ankle training modalities

Lucas-Cuevas

Baltich

Enders

et al. 2015

Journal of Sports Sciences

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Muscle weakness is considered a risk factor for ankle injury. Balance training and barefoot running have been used in an attempt to strengthen the muscles crossing the ankle. It is expected that training tasks that successfully strengthen the ankle would elicit increased muscular activity. However, it is unknown how an individual's ankle strength will influence the muscle activity used during a given task. Twenty-six participants performed dynamic (shod, barefoot running) and static tasks (squat on ground, squat on ®Bosu Ball) believed to strengthen the muscles surrounding the ankle. Electromyographic signals of the tibialis anterior, peroneus longus, gastrocnemius lateralis (GL) and gastrocnemius medialis (GM) were recorded and analysed using a non-linearly scaled wavelet analysis. Participants were divided into a strong group and a weak group according to their isometric plantar-flexion torque. The weak group required more relative GL and GM muscle activity during each training task compared to the strong group. No difference was observed between shod and barefoot running. There was a significant effect of training task on muscle activation level for the weak group. Differences in ankle strength had a significant impact on muscle activation.

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The role of ankle bracing in injury prevention, athletic performance and neuromuscular control: a review of the literature

Cited by 28 publications

References 44 publications

A 1‐year prospective analysis of injuries in amateur and elite fistball

A 1‐year prospective analysis of injuries in amateur and elite fistball

The effect of ankle bracing on lower extremity biomechanics during landing: A systematic review

Ankle muscle strength influence on muscle activation during dynamic and static ankle training modalities

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