Balance control improvement is one of the most important goals in sports and exercise.
Better balance is strongly positively associated with enhanced athletic performance and …

Purpose Acute ankle injury causes damage to joint mechanoreceptors and deafferentation
and contributes to proprioception deficits in patients with chronic ankle instability (CAI). We …

This revised clinical practice guideline (CPG) addresses the distinct but related lower
extremity impairments of those with a first-time lateral ankle sprain (LAS) and those with …

Lateral ankle sprain is a common orthopedic injury with a very high recurrence rate in
athletes. After decades of research, it is still unclear what contributes to the high recurrence …

Objectives To explore the effects of kinesiology taping (KT) and athletic taping (AT) on ankle
proprioception when tested in functional, full weight-bearing stance. Design Cross-sectional …

Objective This study compared the effectiveness of radial extracorporeal shock wave
therapy (r-ESWT) with ultrasound (US) therapy in the treatment of plantar fasciitis (PF). Study …

The authors' aim was to find the features of balance, proprioception, and gross motor
development of Chinese children 3–6 years old and their correlations, provide theoretical …

Objectives To determine the reliability of the commonly used musculoskeletal assessments
in individuals with chronic ankle instability (CAI). Design Within and between-days test-retest …

Background Research evidence has suggested that a more sensitive ankle proprioceptive
testing method with higher ecological validity is needed for assessing proprioceptive deficits …

Question Can manual therapy improve functional outcomes for individuals with chronic
ankle instability? Design Systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled …