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The Effect Of Ankle Bracing On Joint Dynamics In The Lower Limb During Jumping Tasks In Elite Female Athletes
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Book Synopsis The Effect of Ankle Bracing on Joint Dynamics in the Lower Limb During Jumping Tasks in Elite Female Athletes by : Michael Smith
Download or read book The Effect of Ankle Bracing on Joint Dynamics in the Lower Limb During Jumping Tasks in Elite Female Athletes written by Michael Smith and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Effect of Ankle Bracing on Knee Joint Kinematics and Kinetics During Repeated Single Leg Hop and Drop Vertical Jump in High School Aged Girls by : Virginia Norene Christensen
Download or read book The Effect of Ankle Bracing on Knee Joint Kinematics and Kinetics During Repeated Single Leg Hop and Drop Vertical Jump in High School Aged Girls written by Virginia Norene Christensen and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background: Ankle bracing has not been studied for its effects of knee joint kinematics and kinetics in the adolescent female athlete. Hypothesis: A) A statistically significant mean increase of knee joint valgus and extensor moments and valgus angles would be found in the braced group during the drop vertical jump and the single log hop tests and B) A statistically significant mean decrease in knee joint varus and extensor moments and valgus angles will be found between pre- and post-test acclimation periods in the braced condition. Study Design: Randomized Controlled Trial. Methods: Fifteen adolescent female athletes performed Drop Vertical Jump (DVJ) and Single Leg Hop (SLH) tests without ankle bracing and with a lace-up style ankle brace. Subjects wore braces over a 1 week period and retested. Results: During the DVJ, bracing increased knee extensor moments during the first 50 ms of landing but had no affect on knee frontal plane moments. Bracing increased vertical ground reaction force (vGRF) within the first 50ms of landing, and peak vGRF with less time to achieve peak vGRF. During the SLH, bracing increased knee flexion at IC and decreased knee frontal plane displacement into valgus. Ankle bracing increased vGRF within the first 50ms of landing and decreased stance time. Conclusions: Ankle bracing increased vGRF and knee extensor moments during the first 50ms of landing. Clinical Relevance: The adolscent female athlete may be at risk for knee injury during the initial landing phse when wearing a lace-up style ankle brace.
Book Synopsis The Effect of Ankle Prophylactic Bracing on Kinematics of the Lower Body when Landing from a Vertical Jump by : Joshua Paul Rayburn
Download or read book The Effect of Ankle Prophylactic Bracing on Kinematics of the Lower Body when Landing from a Vertical Jump written by Joshua Paul Rayburn and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of the ASO ankle brace and the closed Gibney ankle taping method on kinematics of the lower body when landing from a vertical jump. By observing lower limb joint angular kinematics during landing this study may help to identify if ankle prophylactic bracing may increase the potential risk of injury to the more proximal unstabilized knee and hip joints. For this study, 10 females (age: 18-24 years), were randomly selected from a group (N= 24) of well-trained intercollegiate athletes, who had been competitive for at least 4 years in a jumping sport.
Book Synopsis The Effects of Prophylactic Ankle Bracing on Knee and Hip Mechanics in Basketball Players During Jump Landing by : Riann K. Thayer
Download or read book The Effects of Prophylactic Ankle Bracing on Knee and Hip Mechanics in Basketball Players During Jump Landing written by Riann K. Thayer and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background: Many athletes of various sports have been required to wear ankle braces for prophylactic uses. Ankle braces have been shown to decrease range of motion in all directions, which means the main force absorption mechanism of the ankle may be inhibited. This decrease in force absorption at the ankle may increase the mechanical demands at the more proximal knee and hip joints. In this study, the change in knee, hip and lower back mechanics will be investigated to gain understanding as to whether bracing the ankle could create a higher injury potential. Methods: In this study, 12 intercollegiate basketball players (6 female, 6 male) participated during one session, in which each subject tested for each taping condition (self-adherent, adhesive cloth, and no tape). For each trial, the participants performed three maximum vertical jump trials and three depth drop trials, a 15-minute bout of exercise, and subsequently three more maximum vertical jumps and three more depth drops. The participants' lower body kinematics and kinetics were measured using 3D motion capture and force plates. Results: Analysis of ankle bracing pre- and post-exercise on lower extremity kinematics and kinetics through a two-way MANOVA yielded results that were not significant for any of the variables, including their interaction effect. There was no effect of the three different types of ankle bracing (control, adhesive, and self-adhesive), exercise (pre-and post-), or the interaction of those variables on peak hip flexion, peak knee flexion, peak knee moment, peak hip moment, and peak lumbosacral moment. Conclusion: Ankle bracing had no effect on selected lower body kinematics and kinetics. More research should be done to better understand whether ankle bracing has the potential to increase injury at other joints.
Book Synopsis Effects of Ankle Bracing on Dynamic Stabilization in Subjects with Chronic Ankle Instability by : Brittany L. Taylor
Download or read book Effects of Ankle Bracing on Dynamic Stabilization in Subjects with Chronic Ankle Instability written by Brittany L. Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare a lace-up ankle brace with a no-brace condition on the ability to return an athlete with CAI to a stable state by measuring the TTS following a jump-landing task. Design: Repeated measures within-subject design. Setting: Athletic Training Research Laboratory. Patients or Participants: Ten subjects, five males and five females (18.5625±.814yr; 174.0963±7.191cm; 69.2937±8.277kg) that fit the criteria for chronic ankle instability participated in this study. Measurements: Subjects participated in two separate testing sessions during which a jump-landing task was performed with one of two conditions: lace-up ankle brace or no ankle brace. The brace condition was randomized. During each session, five trials of a jump-landing task were performed on each leg. The jump-landing task consisted of a single-leg landing from a double-leg jump height equivalent to 50% of the subject's maximum jump height. Subjects jumped off of both feet from a distance 70cm away from the center of the force plate, reached up and touched the indicated marker, and landed on the force plate on a single test limb. The landing leg was randomized. Ground reaction forces were used to calculate TTS in the medial/lateral (MLTTS) and anterior/posterior (APTTS) directions. The independent variables were Condition (brace, no brace) and Side (injured, non-injured). A separate two-within (Condition, Side) repeated measures ANOVA was performed for APTTS and MLTTS. Main Outcome Measure(s): APTTS and MLTTS. Results: For APTTS, the Side by Condition interaction was not statistically significant (F1,9 = .004; p=.952). For MLTTS, the Side by Condition interaction was not statistically significant (F1,9 = .023; p= .884). No measurements were found to be statistically significant in either direction. Conclusion: This study was designed to show if the use of an ankle brace, like the Swede-O Universal would assist those subjects with CAI in reducing the amount of time it takes for them to stabilize after a jump landing task. Although the results of this study do not support these conclusions with statistical significance, it may provide an important direction in examining the connection between TTS, ankle bracing, and those with CAI. There is a definite need for further testing on more subjects with CAI so we can make a better conclusion about the use of the Swede-O Universal and its ability to reduce time to stabilization after a jump-landing task.
Book Synopsis Ankle Bracing as a Mediator of the Influence of Attentional Foci on Landing Mechanics in Healthy Females by : Mackenzie Haines
Download or read book Ankle Bracing as a Mediator of the Influence of Attentional Foci on Landing Mechanics in Healthy Females written by Mackenzie Haines and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Context: Biomechanics risk factors observed during landing task have been identified such as decreased hip and knee flexion, increased knee valgus, hip adduction and hip external rotation. These patterns have been related to the increase risk for ACL injury and could also be observed with decreased ankle range of motion (ROM). The effects of different forms of attentional focused instruction has been studied and is thought to optimize landing mechanics; decreasing risk for ACL injury. This has not yet been explored in a population with an external mechanical restriction such as an ankle brace. Objective: To determine the effects of lace-up ankle bracing and attentional focused instruction on lower extremity kinematics and kinetics during a landing task in healthy females Design: Crossover. Setting: Laboratory. Participants: 19 healthy females. Inclusion: aged 18-35, physically active with minimal familiarity of drop vertical jump task (DVJ). Exclusion: lower extremity musculoskeletal injury within last 6 months, history of lower extremity injury, vestibular, balance or connective tissue disorders, or history of ankle sprains. Interventions: Independent variables included condition (brace vs. no brace) and mode of attentional focus (external focus (EF) , internal focus (IF), neutral). All participants completed five DVJ trails for each different modes of attentional focus instruction for both bracing conditions. Main Outcome Measures: 3D trunk and lower extremity kinematics and kinetics were analyzed during landing phase of DVJ from initial contact to peak knee flexion Results: Bracing decreased peak ankle dorsiflexion (19.6°± 6.4° vs 25.9°± 5.3°) compared to non-braced. In the bracing vs. nonbraced condition, EF increased peak hip abduction (-3.8°±5.0° vs. -1.7°±4.2°), hip flexion (83.6°±14.3° vs. 79.0°±16.1°), and decreased knee valgus (-13.8°±6.6° vs. - 14.9°± 6.9°). Conclusion: EF instruction can aid in optimizing landing mechanics in healthy female population with mechanical restriction at the ankle is in place.
Book Synopsis Differences in Lower Limb Kinematics Between Female Athletes and Non-athletes During Bilateral Landing Tasks and Single Leg Step-downs by : Tamara Emeline Tompkins
Download or read book Differences in Lower Limb Kinematics Between Female Athletes and Non-athletes During Bilateral Landing Tasks and Single Leg Step-downs written by Tamara Emeline Tompkins and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: Specific movement patterns at the hip, knee and ankle during dynamic landing tasks have been associated with an increased risk of lower extremity injury. Training strategies have shown to be favourable in decreasing the risk of injury through addressing movement patterns that have been associated with increased injury risk. Objective: To determine differences in lower limb kinematics during three separate bilateral landing tasks (Drop Jump, Drop Landing, Slow Step Down) between female athletes and non-athletes. Methods: Lower extremity kinematic data were obtained using the Xsens MVN motion capture system for 12 university athletes, and 14 university non-athletes. Three-dimensional joint angles were determined for the hip, knee, and ankle at the instant of landing, and peak angles were determined throughout both landings. Peak angular velocities of the hip, knee and ankle joints, and minimum distance between the knees were found during landing. Jumping variables including jump height, ground contact time, flight time, reactive strength index, landing knee distance, minimum knee distance, and landing ankle distance were also analyzed. Results: The athletes, in general, landed with less plantarflexion at the ankle (p
Book Synopsis The Effects of Ankle Taping and Ankle Bracing on Vertical Jump Performance in Healthy Elite Female Soccer Players by : Laura M. Stroup
Download or read book The Effects of Ankle Taping and Ankle Bracing on Vertical Jump Performance in Healthy Elite Female Soccer Players written by Laura M. Stroup and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ankle taped, braced, and bare. Therefore, each subject performed eighteen total test jumps for this study. Performance of single-leg vertical jumps initiated from various stride run-up lengths was not significantly affected by ankle taping or bracing. This study failed to show a statistical significance in decreased vertical jump heights in subjects with taped and braced ankles when compared to vertical jump heights in subjects with bare ankles. Ankle taping and bracing are widely accepted practices in sports medicine for injury rehabilitation and prevention. Taping and bracing a sprained ankle allowed athletes to return to sport quickly and safely after sustaining an injury. Researchers found both taping and bracing a sprained ankle reduced the occurrence of reinjury. Athletes often will not compromise performance for safety and injury prevention. Therefore, the chosen prosthetics must not hinder performance as they offer protection. Otherwise, athletes will not be compliant.
Book Synopsis Influence of Athletic Training on Functional Lower-extremity Stiffness by : Emma Louise Millett
Download or read book Influence of Athletic Training on Functional Lower-extremity Stiffness written by Emma Louise Millett and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stiffness of the leg spring quantifies the relationship between the amount of leg flexion and the external load to which limbs are subjected. Lower limb stiffness is essential to facilitate athlete performance and injury risk minimisation. However, stiffness modulation is reliant upon the task requirements, the individual's training status and the athletic training background of individuals. A systematic review highlighted a need to develop an understanding of how differing female athletic populations optimise stiffness to meet task demands and identify appropriate monitoring tools for athlete screening and subsequent longitudinal tracking of leg stiffness changes including potential associations with increased injury risk. Four studies were undertaken; 1) to investigate leg stiffness, joint stiffness and modulation strategy differences in female sub-populations from varied training backgrounds during discrete jumping tasks, 2) to evaluate the differences in leg stiffness between female sub-populations from varied training backgrounds during dynamic jumping and sports-specific tasks and to compare the observed stiffness measures between the tasks, 3) to assess differences in leg and joint stiffness in varying athletic populations during functional tasks and investigate the kinematic and kinetic mechanisms athletes utilise to modulate stiffness to meet sports-specific task demands, and 4) to evaluate longitudinal changes in stiffness across a season of training during dynamic and sports-specific tasks and evaluate potential links to injury risk in athletes. It was hypothesised that stiffness and the contributory kinetic and kinematic modulation strategies athletes utilise would differ between sub-populations. It was also theorised dynamic reactive jumping tasks may provide an adequate relationship to sports-specific tests. Additionally, it was expected that longitudinal changes in stiffness would be evident within the assessed athletic populations. Forty-seven female participants (20 nationally identified netballers, 13 high level endurance athletes and 14 age and gender matched controls) completed six unilateral tasks grouped into two categories; 1) discrete jumping tasks, traditionally utilised to assess stiffness (countermovement jump, drop jump, horizontal jump) and 2) functional sports-specific tasks (sprint, anticipated sidestep change of direction and repetitive hopping). Data was captured using a 10 camera motion analysis system (500 Hz) and force plate (1000 Hz) at three training phases; pre, post and off-season. Participants' self-reported lower body non-contact sports related injury incidence. Statistical analysis evaluated leg stiffness, joint stiffness, contributory kinematic mechanisms and prospective injury risk. No significant differences were evident in leg stiffness measures (p=0.321-0.849) during the discrete jumping tasks despite variations in the underlying contributory mechanisms (p
Book Synopsis Evidence-Based Sports Medicine by : Domhnall MacAuley
Download or read book Evidence-Based Sports Medicine written by Domhnall MacAuley and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of the popular book Evidence-based Sports Medicine builds on the features that made the first edition such a valuable text and provides a completely up-to-date tool for sports medicine physicians, family practitioners and orthopedic surgeons. Updated to take into account new evidence from systematic reviews and controlled trials, Evidence-based Sports Medicine is a unique reference book on the optimum management of sports-related conditions. This second edition: contains sections on acute injury, chronic conditions, and injuries to the upper limb, groin and knee and to the lower leg pays increased attention to the important and emerging area of injury prevention features thoroughly revised methodology sections within each chapter, reflecting changes in technique and application MCQs and essay questions that allow readers to continually assess their knowledge and understanding of the topics covered
Book Synopsis The Effect of Gluteus Medius Muscle Activation on Lower Limb Three-dimensional Kinematics and Kinetics in Male and Female Athletes During Three Drop Jump Heights by : Stephanie Christine Nowak
Download or read book The Effect of Gluteus Medius Muscle Activation on Lower Limb Three-dimensional Kinematics and Kinetics in Male and Female Athletes During Three Drop Jump Heights written by Stephanie Christine Nowak and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women are four to eight times more likely to injure their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) compared to men. It is most commonly injured through a non-contact mechanism during game time situations. During landings, women display valgus collapse, where a less active gluteus medius muscle (GMed) may be unable to control the internal rotation of the thigh, causing an increase in knee joint abduction angle, augmenting the risk of ACL injury. This study's purpose was to determine the difference between 12 male and 12 female athletes in muscle activity, specifically the GMed, and the 3D kinematics and kinetics of the lower-limb during drop jump landings from three heights; maximum vertical jump height, tibial length, and a commonly used height of 40cm. Results showed that females had greater hip adduction and knee abduction angles compared to men. The GMed activity showed no significant differences between sexes at each drop jump height.
Book Synopsis Acute and Delayed Effects of an Exhaustive Bout of Exercise on Landing Biomechanics in Women and Men by : Kristof Kipp
Download or read book Acute and Delayed Effects of an Exhaustive Bout of Exercise on Landing Biomechanics in Women and Men written by Kristof Kipp and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although female athletes are at greater risk of non-contact knee injuries than men, the factors that contribute to these injuries are not well understood. One important question is whether intense exercise influences the risk of knee injury, both acutely and over the following days. The purpose of this study was thus to evaluate the acute and delayed effects of an intense bout of exercise on risk factors associated with knee injury in women and men. Fifteen each of healthy young women and men performed two testing sessions, 44-52 hours apart. In each session, biomechanical data were collected during execution of sets of 10 drop vertical jumps. An initial set of drop vertical jumps was compared to a set performed immediately after an intense exercise bout on the first day and to a set performed on the second day to determine the acute and delayed effects of fatigue, respectively. A two-way repeated measures ANOVA was used to determine the effect of the exercise bout on risk factors associated with knee injury during the jump task in women and men. Intense exercise had immediate effects on joint kinematics and kinetics, patterns of joint motion and moments, and the variability of joint couplings. The acute kinematic and kinetic changes at the hip and ankle were consistent with compensatory strategies, whereas changes at the knee were consistent with an increased risk of injury. The same appeared to be true for the patterns of joint motions and moments. Acute changes in the variability of inter- and intra-limb joint couplings were also consistent with compensatory modifications of lower limb biomechanics. Delayed effects were limited to patterns of joint motion and moments, and reflected jointdependent combinations of compensatory strategies or mechanical changes that could increase knee injury risk. Although intense exercise had acute and prolonged effects on several biomechanical variables, none of the effects depended on the sex of participants. These results indicate that intense exercise has immediate and prolonged effects on landing biomechanics, independent of sex. While the majority of changes point to a compensatory strategy, a few were consistent with increased risk of knee injury.
Book Synopsis The Effect of Prophylactic Ankle Braces on Lwer Extremity Joint Energetics During Single Leg Landings by : Jacob Kale Gardner
Download or read book The Effect of Prophylactic Ankle Braces on Lwer Extremity Joint Energetics During Single Leg Landings written by Jacob Kale Gardner and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Comparison of Neuromuscular Control Strategies Between Collegiate Female Dancers and Athletes by : Michele Lynett Pye
Download or read book Comparison of Neuromuscular Control Strategies Between Collegiate Female Dancers and Athletes written by Michele Lynett Pye and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "High risk neuromuscular control strategies during landing and cutting maneuvers are thought to be a major contributing factor to the 6 times greater risk of ACL injury in female athletes compared to male athletes. However, female dancers who have similar fitness capabilities and perform many of the same cutting and landing tasks as female athletes are less likely to display high risk neuromuscular strategies, have similar neuromuscular control strategies as male dancers, and are 3- 5 times less likely to suffer an ACL injury compared to female athletes. While multiple theories have been proposed to explain this protection in female dancers, preliminary research suggests female dancers may adopt a more protective neuromuscular control strategies as a result of their training practices. Therefore, the primary objective of this study was to comprehensively compare neuromuscular control strategies in collegiate female dancers and collegiate female field athletes to determine if female dancers demonstrate more protective neuromuscular control patterns during functional tasks as characterized by 1) decreased vertical ground reaction forces (vGRF), 2) quicker stabilization of the anterior-posterior and medial-lateral ground reaction force, 3) smaller distance between center of mass (COM) and location of center of pressure (COP), 4) decreased knee valgus, 5) increased ankle plantar flexion, 6) decreased knee extensor moment, and 7) quicker muscular activation. Forty collegiate females, 20 dancers (age= 20.4 ± 1.9 yrs, height= 164.8 ± 6.1 cm, weight= 63.5 ± 8.8kg, experience= 14.3 ± 3.9 yrs) and 20 athletes (age= 19.4± .9 yrs, height= 169.3 ± 7.1 cm, weight= 69.8 ± 13.0 kg, experience= 12.2 ± 2.9 yrs) matched on year of experience were measured for postural control during a dynamic forward hop stabilization task; hip, knee and ankle joint neuromechanics during a planned double leg drop landing; and reflex response characteristics during an unplanned lower extremity perturbation. Results revealed no significant differences between female athletes and dancers on muscle reflex time following a functional perturbation or in their time to stabilization during the dynamic balance test. During the drop jump landing, dancers versus athletes landed with lower vGRF [F (3, 33) = 3.44, p = .03, ES = .24], position their COM more anteriorly [F (1,38) = 4.8, p=.03], moved through a greater sagittal plane ROM [F (3, 36) = 4.6, p=.008] primarily driven by greater ankle joint excursion, and move through equal frontal plane motion at the hip and knee [F (2, 37) = 1.6 p=.23, Partial Eta Squared ()=.08]. The greater sagittal plane excursions values were largely a product of a more extended posture at ground contact and did not result in larger peak values. These findings suggest that dancers and athletes may have similar abilities to respond to postural perturbations, but that female dancers may demonstrate some elements of more protective neuromuscular control strategies during planned movements as a result of their training practices. Investigation of dance training may assist in the development of more protective strategies in dancers and inform our future prevention efforts in female athletics."--Abstract from author supplied metadata.
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Book Synopsis The Effects of Ankle Bracing and Fatigue on Time to Stabilization in Subjects with Chronic Ankle Instability by : Sari L. Cattoni
Download or read book The Effects of Ankle Bracing and Fatigue on Time to Stabilization in Subjects with Chronic Ankle Instability written by Sari L. Cattoni and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is unknown whether the application of an ankle brace can increase dynamic stability to overcome the effects of fatigue in those individuals with CAI. Ankle dynamic stability was assessed before and after a functional fatigue protocol using the Time to Stabilization (TTS) method. Prior to the functional task, dynamic stability was measured using a single leg jump landing at 50% of the subjects' maximum vertical jump height. The functional fatigue circuit was repeated until the time it took to complete the circuit increased to 50% of the baseline time. Immediately after fatigue was reached, the single leg jump landing measures were repeated. This protocol was performed with and without an ankle brace. For APTTS, the main effect for Group was statistically significant (F= 4.15; p= .05). Subjects in the CAI group (1.291"0.179s) took significantly longer to stabilize than those in the healthy group (1.191"0.10s). There were no other significant results found. The results of our study provide questions regarding the use of ankle braces for improving dynamic stability measured with TTS in both a healthy population and those with CAI. Further research, with a larger sample size should be conducted to make a better decision regarding the effectiveness of ankle braces in improving single-leg jump landing stabilization.
Book Synopsis Ankle Bracing and Its Effects on Dynamic Balance and Functional Performance Measures in a Reserve Officers' Training Corp by : Thomas Newman
Download or read book Ankle Bracing and Its Effects on Dynamic Balance and Functional Performance Measures in a Reserve Officers' Training Corp written by Thomas Newman and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Musculoskeletal injuries sustained during physical training and sports-related activities are the greatest threat to military force readiness. Injuries sustained during physical training are one of the principal reasons for the inability of service men and women to be deployed and for the almost 25 million limited duty days accrued annually. Ankle sprains have been shown to be a leading cause for military disability and are a long-term health care issue, potentially leading to a medical discharge. Military parachuting studies have demonstrated the benefits of using an outside-the-boot ankle brace to reduce the risk for sustaining an ankle injury, but the use of ankle bracing on other performance measures in the military have not been established. The first chapter of this dissertation focused on reviewing existing literature that investigated the effects of ankle bracing on functional performance measures in civilian populations. It was concluded in the literature that ankle braces, used in healthy physically active populations, have little statistical impact on balance and functional performance measures. The second chapter of this dissertation focused on reviewing how ankle braces effect performance measures in military specific populations. At this point, only one study has specifically evaluated how these devices affect performance measures, and the remaining studies focused only on the reduction of ankle injuries. Due to the lack of literature available, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of ankle braces on dynamic balance and three functional performance measures in a Reserve Officers Training Corps. This randomized crossover study indicated significant results in which ankle braces do create negative effects for balance reach distances, max jump height, max jump distance, and obstacle course completion time. This is the first study to evaluate ankle braces in a military sample while wearing battle dress uniform, combat boots, and a loaded rucksack.
