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ReviewBioMed research international2015

The Role of Ankle Proprioception for Balance Control in relation to Sports Performance and Injury.

Jia Han, Judith Anson, Gordon Waddington, Roger Adams, Yu Liu

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · hybridAbstract readReview
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Review in BioMed research international, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 103 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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103citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
25.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02863562 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2016, after this paper: background citation

Study of the Effect of Kinesio Taping and Proprioceptive Exercise on the Stability of Ankle in Amateur Soccer Players

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of ValenciaRan2016 to 2017Enrolled46ConditionsInjury of Musculoskeletal SystemArmsKinesio taping, Proprioceptive exercises, Placebo Kinesio taping
NCT05902949 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Analysis of Postural Control in Children After of Exercise Therapy Versus Passive "Heel Pad" Treatment: Randomized Controlled Trial.

TypeinterventionalSponsorFundación Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente MártirRan2023 to 2023Enrolled150ConditionsAnkle DiseaseArmsStreching Group, Heel group
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

103 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 271 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. Clarifying Proprioceptive Training: A Narrative Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Jia HanSchool of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China ; Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia.
Judith AnsonResearch Institute for Sport and Exercise, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia.
Gordon WaddingtonResearch Institute for Sport and Exercise, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia.
Roger AdamsResearch Institute for Sport and Exercise, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia.
Yu LiuSchool of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China.
University of Canberra · AUShanghai University of Sport · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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 negatively associated with lower limb sports injuries. Proprioception plays an essential role in balance control, and ankle proprioception is arguably the most important. This paper reviews ankle proprioception and explores synergies with balance control, specifically in a sporting context. Central processing of ankle proprioceptive information, along with other sensory information, enables integration for balance control. When assessing ankle proprioception, the most generalizable findings arise from methods that are ecologically valid, allow proprioceptive signals to be integrated with general vision in the central nervous system, and reflect the signal-in-noise nature of central processing. Ankle proprioceptive intervention concepts driven by such a central processing theory are further proposed and discussed for the improvement of balance control in sport.

Indexed as

Postural BalanceAnkleAnkle JointAthletic PerformanceHumansProprioception

Identifiers

PMID26583139
PMCPMC4637080
OpenAlexW1851010948

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