ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSES: Efforts to optimize outcomes focus on stiffness, alignment
By Jordana Bieze Foster Given the heterogeneity of many patient populations for whom ankle foot orthoses (AFOs) are indicated, it’s not surprising that AFO experts are at the forefront of the current...
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A lower body approach to lumbar pain in pitchers
By Jill R. Dorson What do gators, windmills, and lawnmowers all have in common? All three are nicknames for exercises that incorporate strengthening or stretching of muscles in both the lower back and...
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Scoliosis bracing: Potential effects on gait and balance
By Barbara Boughton Idiopathic scoliosis, most common in adolescent girls, is marked by a single or double spinal curve, hip and shoulder asymmetry, and pelvic obliquity (or limb-length discrepancy)....
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Gaps remain in literature on insoles and back pain
By Larry Hand When it comes to the evidence-based use of foot orthoses to manage low back pain, clinicians and researchers point to a need for more comparisons of therapeutic devices and sham devices....
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By Jill R. Dorson What do gators, windmills, and lawnmowers all have in common? All three are nicknames for exercises that incorporate strengthening or stretching of muscles in both the lower back and...
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Identifying CAI Through Specific Movement Patterns
iStockphoto.com 999599230 Looking to identify specific movement strategies and describe lower extremity stiffness of the subgroups of patients with CAI compared to an uninjured control group, J. Ty...
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Influence of TT, FRT, and KT on Joint Angles of Lower Extremity
iStockphoto.com 999599254 Even though there have been numerous studies regarding prophylactic ankle taping, the way to control the increased mechanical laxity associated with their condition during...
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The Effect of CAI on Landing/Cutting Lower-Extremity Kinematics, EMG, and GRF
iStockphoto.com 656642576 In the poster, Altered Movement Neuromechanics during Jump Landing and Cutting in Patients with Chronic Ankle Instability,3 Hyunsoo Kim, assistant professor of the Department...
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The Effects of TT, FRT, and KT on Joint Angles and YBT Performance
iStockphoto.com 466228271 Chronic ankle instability (CAI) is a common issue in the athletic population. Although there are many prophylactic taping methods used to prevent repetitive ankle sprains, the...
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Gender Matters in Achieving Functional Performance
iStockphoto.com 182869767 How many practice trials are needed to achieve functional performance in static and dynamic balance and hopping tests among those with chronic ankle instability (CAI)? That...
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Surgery Offers Young Patients Long-Term Benefits after Meniscus Tears
iStockphoto.com 158245255 Young patients who underwent surgery for isolated meniscus tears between 1990 and 2005 showed positive long-term clinical results. The study represents one of the largest...
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Older Patients with Knee Pain Benefit from Allograft Transplant Technique
iStockphoto.com 516791880 Knee pain in active patients over 40 is often difficult to treat but utilizing a special kind of allograft may be a step in the right direction, according to research from...
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Results for Female ACL Graft Repair Methods Differ Among Younger Athletes
iStockphoto.com 171136446 Female athletes are 2 to 8 times more likely to injure their ACL than males, however utilizing one graft repair treatment method in females may be more beneficial than...
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Young Athletes’ ACL Injury Risk Increases with Fatigue
iStockphoto.com 176115521 ACL injuries are one of the most common sports injuries affecting adolescent athletes, leading to lost playing time and high healthcare costs. Athletes who experience fatigue...
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Current ACL Return-to-Sport Criteria Fails To Identify 2nd Injury Risk
iStockphoto.com 157523386 For young, active individuals, returning to sport after an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and not suffering a second injury is often difficult. Figuring out how to...
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Look at Reactive Balance After Sprain
iStockphoto.com 536869358 To better understand how ankle sprains negatively affect balance, Kyung-Min Kim, Ph.D., ATC, assistant professor, University of Miami Department of Kinesiology and Sport...
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CAI Is Unique to Each Ankle, Treatment Should Be Too
Shutterstock #215893306 “Balance training isn’t a cookie-cutter treatment that should be used for every patient with CAI,” said Christopher J. Burcal, PhD ATC, co-director of Omaha Sports Medicine...
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Ankle ROM in CAI
shutterstock 336515987 As part of a larger investigation and evolution of rehabilitation paradigms for those with chronic ankle instability (CAI), Cameron J. Powden, PhD, LAT, ATC, assistant professor,...
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Resistance Bands, BAPS, or Combo—All Work Well in CAI Rehab
Shutterstock #223426270 Three 10- to 20-minute sessions per week for 4 weeks of resistance bands, BAPS board, or a combination of the two, worked equally well as rehabilitative treatment for chronic...
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K-Tape Could Be Helpful in Treatment of Dancers
shutterstock 382403260 Nearly 70% of university level ballet and modern dancers report ankle sprains, and 75% have been identified as having chronic ankle instability (CAI). Yet, unlike collegiate...
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