The effect of different skin-ankle brace application pressures on quiet single-limb balance and electromyographic activation onset of lower limb muscles

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Several studies have been carried out in order to investigate the effect of ankle bracing on ankle joint function and performance. However, no study so far has examined the role of skin-brace interface pressure in neuromuscular contr...

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Main Authors: Papadakis Stamatios A, Vagenas George, Badekas Athanasios, Nikolopoulos Christos, Papadopoulos Emmanuel S, Athanasopoulos Spyros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-09-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/8/89