Background Ankle sprain is the most commonly diagnosed injury experienced by ballet dancers. Traditional taping and bracing affect function by restricting range of motion but are aesthetically ...

Objectives To investigate effects of ankle taping on changes in biomechanics of the lower extremity during drop landing. Background Clinicians often utilise ankle tapings to prevent ankle sprains ...

Ankle sprains are one of the most common injuries in sports, especially basketball. Depending upon the severity, an athlete could miss several days or weeks due to an ankle sprain. It is quite ...

Whatever your sport, avoiding or mitigating injuries is as important as logging miles or sessions. But if you find yourself toeing the line between pushing it too far or sitting on the sidelines, one ...

Kinesio Tex tape is a brand name of elastic tape patented in 1999 and popularized during the 2008 Olympics after the manufacturer, Kinesio USA, donated 50,000 rolls of the tape to 58 competing ...

Shin splints, officially diagnosed as medial tibial stress syndrome, plague many runners. According to a 2023 research review published in Cureus, runners make up the majority of people who suffer ...