To control movement, the brain has to integrate proprioceptive information from a variety of
mechanoreceptors. The role of proprioception in daily activities, exercise, and sports has …

The International Ankle Consortium is an international community of researchers and
clinicians whose primary scholastic purpose is to promote scholarship and dissemination of …

Lateral ankle sprains (LASs) are the most prevalent musculoskeletal injury in physically
active populations. They also have a high prevalence in the general population and pose a …

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 …

Background It has frequently been reported that balance and lower-extremity muscle
strength/power are associated with sports-related and everyday activities. Knowledge about …

This paper addresses if and how a periodic health examination to screen for risk factors for
injury can be used to mitigate injury risk. The key question asked is whether it is possible to …

Background Many factors are thought to contribute to chronic ankle instability (CAI). Multiple
systematic reviews have synthesised the available evidence to identify the primary …

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

Background and Objectives: Ankle injuries are the most common type of injury in healthy
active individuals. If not treated properly, recurrent sprains can lead to a condition of chronic …

Training and testing of balance have potential applications in sports and medicine.
Laboratory grade force plates (FP) are considered the gold standard for the measurement of …