Background Ability of balance maintenance and postural control is important to prevent falling and injuries when balance perturbations occurs during walking. Injuries due to unloading of the base of support in walking and running such as ankle sprain has high incidence. Poor muscle function may put the joint in unstable condition. The association of the unloading and poor muscle function in the...

BACKGROUND After sustaining an ankle sprain, taping is often the standard treatment in primary care. Ankle braces are sometimes used as an alternative. This study aimed to compare the effects of four weeks of soft bracing or taping following acute lateral ankle ligamentous sprain (ALALS) on sprain recurrence rates and residual symptoms at one year. METHODS In this pragmatic, non-randomised co...

Epidemiological studies have shown that 10-28% of all sports injuries are ankle sprains, leading to the longest absence from athletic activity compared to other types of injuries. This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of external ankle supports in the prevention of inversion ankle sprains and identify which type of ankle support was superior to the other. A search strategy was ...

INTRODUCTION Quantifying talocrural joint laxity after ankle sprain is problematic. Stress ultrasonography (US) can image the lateral talocrural joint and allow the measurement of the talofibular interval, which may suggest injury to the anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL). The acute talofibular interval changes after lateral ankle sprain are unknown. METHODS Twenty-five participants (9 male...

OBJECTIVE To assess the 1-year outcome of standard medical care of acute ankle sprains in a general clinic-based population. DESIGN A self-administered survey was mailed to all adult patients who presented to a health system provider for evaluation of ankle sprain. SETTING A regional primary care health system. PARTICIPANTS Four hundred sixty-seven (66.5%) of 702 patients with ankle sprai...

STUDY DESIGN Prospective, blinded, diagnostic-accuracy study. OBJECTIVES To investigate the diagnostic accuracy of the ankle anterior drawer test (ADT) to detect anterior talocrural joint laxity in adults with a history of lateral ankle sprain. BACKGROUND The ADT is used to manually detect anterior talocrural joint laxity following lateral ankle sprain injury; however, the diagnostic accura...

Background and Objectives: Lateral ankle sprain is one of the most common injuries to the musculoskeletal system, especially among active people. This injury causes complex complications, such as recurrent sprain because of reduced postural control. Foot orthoses are among the interventions used to improve postural control in this population. This review aims to investigate foot orthoses to imp...