Background: The capacity of the plantar sole of the foot to convey information about foot
position is reduced by conventional smooth boot insoles, compared with barefoot surface …

Aspects of athletic footwear were examined for their relationship to subjects' discrimination
between different extents of inversion at the ankle. Testing was conducted separately on …

Ankle sprains are common sports injuries. Inadequate foot position awareness is thought to
be the fundamental cause of these injuries. Ankle taping may decrease risk of injury through …

Background Impaired ankle inversion movement discrimination (AIMD) can lead to ankle
sprain injuries. The aim of this study was to explore whether wearing textured insoles …

A sense of foot position in humans is precise when barefoot, but is distorted by athletic
footwear, which accounts for the high frequency of ankle sprains in shod athletes. It is …

Aim The main aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that the VibramFivefingers model,
with its minimal structure, cushioning and finger separation, allows a more accurate estimate …

While the pronated foot is implicated as a risk factor for sports injury in some studies, others
suggest that a supinated foot posture increases the risk of overuse lower limb injuries …

The ankle is especially susceptible to injury during athletic activity. Previous studies have
indicated that the ankle sprain is the most common of all ligamentous injuries in the …

With the aim of determining both the acute and the chronic effects of textured insoles on the
ankle discrimination and performance ability of dancers, 60 ballet dancers from the …

Objective: To determine the differences in the rate and amount of ankle inversion in subjects
wearing high-top and low-top shoes. Design and Setting: Subjects were filmed at 60 Hz …