Date of Award
1998
Degree Name
Health and Physical Education
College
College of Science
Type of Degree
M.S.
Document Type
Thesis
First Advisor
R. Daniel Martin
Second Advisor
Terry Shepherd
Third Advisor
Sandra Parker
Fourth Advisor
Leonard J. Deutsch
Abstract
Injuries to the ankle joint are among the most common in athletics (Feuerbach et al., 1994; Gross, 1987). As clinicians, it is important to investigate various factors which could potentially reduce the occurrence of ankle injuries. One such actors is an improvement in proprioception (Cox et al., 1993; Glencross & Thornton, 1994). A suggested method for improving proprioception in the ankle is application of an external support, such as tape or a brace (Feuerbach et al. , 1994; Karlsson & Andreasson, 1992 ) . This study compared the proprioceptive abilities of the ankle under three conditions: unsupported, taped, and using a neoprene ankle support.
Subject(s)
Ankle – Wounds and injuries – Prevention.
Equilibrium (Physiology) – Wounds and injuries.
Sports injuries –Prevention.
Sports medicine.
Recommended Citation
Gerlach, Tara Michelle, "The effect of tape and neoprene ankle supports on balance in athletes with injured ankles" (1998). Theses, Dissertations and Capstones. 1624.
https://mds.marshall.edu/etd/1624
