Trial reportJournal of athletic training2017
User Survey of 3 Ankle Braces in Soccer, Volleyball, and Running: Which Brace Fits Best?
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Ankle Bracing is Effective for Primary and Secondary Prevention of Acute Ankle Injuries in Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2018Pooled it
- The Effect of Ankle Bracing on Athletic Performance Variables in Healthy Young Adult Athletes.International journal of exercise science · 2025Article
- Do ankle braces affect functional performance? A randomised double-blinded cross-over trial.JSAMS plus · 2024Article
- Immediate Effects of Wearing an Ankle Bandage on Fine Coordination, Proprioception, Balance and Gait in the Subacute Phase of Ankle Sprains.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- A prophylactic lumbosacral brace and the biomechanics of parachute landing.Annals of translational medicine · 2023Article
- Epidemiology of Injuries in National Collegiate Athletic Association Women's Soccer: 2014-2015 Through 2018-2019.Journal of athletic training · 2021Article
- A novel prophylactic Chinese parachute ankle brace.Annals of translational medicine · 2021Article
- Prevention of Lateral Ankle Sprains.Journal of athletic training · 2019Review
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Abstract
contextRecurrence rates for ankle sprains are high. Therefore, preventive measures such as ankle bracing during sports are recommended.
objectiveTo systematically evaluate the perceived ease of use, quality, comfort, stability, and hindrance of and the overall satisfaction with 3 contemporary brace types in 3 types of sports.
designRandomized comparative user survey.
settingRecreational sports: soccer, volleyball, and running. PATIENTS OR OTHER
participantsYoung adult recreational athletes (29 soccer players, 26 volleyball players, and 31 runners). INTERVENTION(S): Compression brace (CB), lace-up brace (LB), and semirigid brace (SB). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Rating of perceived ease of use, quality, comfort, stability, and hindrance of and overall satisfaction with the brace types during sports on a 5-point Likert scale. The secondary outcome measure was participants' willingness to buy the tested brace.
resultsOverall, the 3 brace types received high mean scores for ease of use and quality. Soccer players preferred the CB over both alternatives, considering the higher scores for comfort (CB = 4.0, LB = 3.5, SB = 2.8), hindrance (CB = 3.7, LB = 2.9, SB = 2.8), overall satisfaction (CB = 3.6, LB = 3.0, SB = 2.5), and greatest willingness to buy this brace. Volleyball players preferred the LB over both alternatives, considering the higher scores for stability (LB = 4.2, CB = 3.2, SB = 3.3), overall satisfaction (LB = 3.8, CB = 3.0, SB = 3.0), and greatest willingness to buy this brace. Runners preferred the CB over both alternatives considering the better score for hindrance (CB = 3.6, LB = 2.8, SB = 2.9) and greatest willingness to buy this brace.
conclusionsAll 3 ankle-brace types scored high on perceived ease of use and quality. Regarding the brace types, soccer players, volleyball players, and runners differed in their assessments of subjective evaluation of comfort, stability, hindrance, overall satisfaction, and willingness to buy the brace. Soccer players and runners preferred the CB, whereas volleyball players preferred the LB.
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