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Trial reportJournal of athletic training2018

Collegiate Football Players' Ankle Range of Motion and Dynamic Balance in Braced and Self-Adherent-Taped Conditions.

Kristin Willeford, Justin M Stanek, Todd A McLoda

Open access · diamondAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of athletic training, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. A novel prophylactic Chinese parachute ankle brace.Annals of translational medicine · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kristin WillefordKinesiology and Recreation, Illinois State University, Normal.
Justin M StanekKinesiology and Recreation, Illinois State University, Normal.
Todd A McLodaApplied Science and Technology, Illinois State University, Normal.
Illinois State University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextAnkle sprains are one of the most common injuries in the physically active population. Previous researchers have shown that supporting the ankle with taping or bracing is effective in preventing ankle sprains. However, no authors have compared the effects of self-adherent tape and lace-up ankle braces on ankle range of motion (ROM) and dynamic balance in collegiate football players.

objectiveTo examine the effectiveness of self-adherent tape and lace-up ankle braces in reducing ankle ROM and improving dynamic balance before and after a typical collegiate football practice.

designCrossover study.

settingCollegiate athletic training room. PATIENTS OR OTHER

participantsTwenty-nine National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I football athletes (age = 19.2 ± 1.14 years, height = 187.52 ± 20.54 cm, mass = 106.44 ± 20.54 kg). INTERVENTION(S): Each participant wore each prophylactic ankle support during a single practice, self-adherent tape on 1 leg and lace-up ankle brace on the other. Range of motion and dynamic balance were assessed 3 times for each leg throughout the testing session (baseline, prepractice, postpractice). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Ankle ROM for inversion, eversion, dorsiflexion, and plantar flexion were measured at baseline, immediately after donning the brace or tape, and immediately after a collegiate practice. The Y-Balance Test was used to assess dynamic balance at these same time points.

resultsBoth interventions were effective in reducing ROM in all directions compared with baseline; however, dynamic balance did not differ between the tape and brace conditions.

conclusionsBoth the self-adherent tape and lace-up ankle brace provided equal ROM restriction before and after exercise, with no change in dynamic balance.

Indexed as

BracesUniversitiesAnkle InjuriesAnkle JointCross-Over StudiesFemaleFootballHumansMaleRange of Motion, ArticularYoung Adultankle supportprophylactic bracingY-Balance Test

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PMID29314872
PMCPMC5800731
OpenAlexW2782987764

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