You may be a great athlete, but are you anatomically correct? Sure, we are all built with the same basic structure, give or take a few bones and muscles. But even great athletes can experience ...
3 Department of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Correspondence to Jeremy Witchalls, Department of Physical Therapies, Australian Institute of Sport, Leverier Crescent, ...
The terms mobility and flexibility are often used interchangeably in fitness conversations, yet they represent distinctly different aspects of physical capability with unique implications for movement ...
Several studies have shown that up to 50 percent of people who suffer ankle inversion sprains, the type in which the ankle rolls over, suffer long-lasting pain and functional impairments afterward, ...
Maintaining ankle strength and stability is an important way to future-proof your body, improve balance and help to prevent injuries from falls. It sounds obvious, but when your ankles are stable and ...
Ever wondered why you can’t squat as deep as your gym buddy? The answer might be right at your feet. While most fitness enthusiasts focus on building impressive quads or sculpting perfect abs, ...
Background: The effect on clinical safety of dampening articular mechanoreceptor feedback at the ankle is unknown. Injection of the ankle joint for pain control may result in such dampening. Athletes ...