Preventing Ankle Injuries
“US researchers have found a simple, inexpensive screening tool that can predict athletes at risk of ankle injuries during soccer training and help them avoid it.
In their study, team players who were unable to complete a ‘single-leg balance’ test on one or both legs were two-and-a-half times more likely to sprain their ankles during the subsequent season than those who could complete the test. The relative risk rose to just under nine times more for those who failed the test and then didn’t go on to tape their ankles.
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