Since the advent of trail running more runners appear to be coming down with ankle sprains and twists. To remedy the situation many are now wearing ankle straps. However, doing this may also exacerbate the problem.
When you wear ankle straps, the muscles do not function to hold the foot in place or to enable it to do his various actions. In time, the muscles become weaker making you even more susceptible to injury. Read more… »
Ankle injuries continue to rank high on all levels of sport, including the professional level. You can easily find players on the disabled list in most sports including major league baseball and football.
Even superficial analysis of how the injury occurred will tell you that most of these injuries can be prevented. For example, a baseball player receiving an ankle injury while running the bases. another while swinging a bat and a football player while executing a cutting action. Read more… »
With the increase in popularity in trail running, there has been an increasing number of ankle injuries, mainly ankle twists (sprains). In addition, these types of injuries seem to be increasing in football, basketball and baseball.
The most common injury occurs when the foot turns inward, i.e., adduction, in which the sole of the foot rotates inward, toward the mid-line of the body. The most severe, but rare ankle twist, occurs in abduction, when the sole of the foot is turned outward, away from the mid-line. Read more… »
Posted on Oct 18, 2008 under Ankle Injuries, Basketball |
Much attention has been given to the prevention of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in women, mainly because the incidence of such injuries are much higher than in men. The reasons for this discrepancy vary but the most prevalent seems to be that women do not have the same skills of jumping and cutting as do the men.
This is probably due to the fact that most women do not participate in sports from a very early age, especially in a variety of different sports. Understand that the more sports you play as a youngster the more you will develop the coordinational abilities needed to develop the skills needed on a higher level. However, this appears to be changing. Read more… »
With the increase in popularity in trail running, there has been an increasing number of ankle injuries, mainly ankle twists. In addition, these types of injuries also seem to be increasing in football and baseball. The most common injury occurs when the foot turns inward, i.e., adduction in which the sole of the foot rotates toward the mid-line of the body. The most severe, but rare ankle twist, occurs in abduction, when the sole of the foot is turned outward, away from the mid-line.
In both cases, there is overstretching of the tendons and ligaments that hold the bones and muscles of the foot in place. These injuries can usually be prevented, or if not prevented, have the severity of the injury decreased greatly. This is most easily done by strengthening the muscles and tendons that are involved. The main muscles in this case are the muscles on the sides of the foot and shin, not the calf muscle which plays a role only in ankle flexion and extension. Read more… »
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