Semi-rigid brace and taping decrease variability of the ankle joint position sense

The present study investigated the effect of taping and the semi-rigid ankle brace on ankle joint position sense. Sixteen healthy women (20.8 ± 2.3 years old) actively placed the ankle in a target position. The experimental conditions were: 1) wearing no orthosis device, 2) using semi-rigid brace, a...

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Main Authors: Márcia Barbanera, Flávia de Andrade e Souza Mazuchi, José Paulo Berretta Batista, Janaina de Moura Ultremare, Juliana da Silva Iwashita, Ulysses Fernandes Ervilha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista 2014-12-01
Series:Motriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-65742014000400448&lng=en&tlng=en