Prophylactic ankle bracing reduces rearfoot motion during sudden inversion

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of ankle bracing on rearfoot angular displacement and angular velocity during a sudden inversion movement. A 1 x 3 factorial design was used. The single independent variable was ankle brace condition with three levels: semi-rigid, lace-up and control. The two dependent variables were rearfoot average angular displacement and average angular velocity. Twenty-four healthy volunteers...