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An Off-Season Brace-Free Neuromuscular Ankle Training Program Among Brace- Reliant And Nonbrace-Reliant Division Ii Female Athletes, Katelyn Koeninger, Jillian Markus, Linsey James, Kristen Thomas, Heidi Neitzke, Robert Topp, Joseph A. Brosky
An Off-Season Brace-Free Neuromuscular Ankle Training Program Among Brace- Reliant And Nonbrace-Reliant Division Ii Female Athletes, Katelyn Koeninger, Jillian Markus, Linsey James, Kristen Thomas, Heidi Neitzke, Robert Topp, Joseph A. Brosky
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Background: Neuromuscular training (NMT) has been shown to be effective in preventing recurrent ankle injuries. However, the NMT effect during the off-season in athletes who wear and those who do not wear an ankle brace during their sport season remains undetermined.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of an off-season bracefree neuromuscular ankle training program on ankle functional ability among female athletes who wore and those who did not wear an ankle brace during the sport season.
Study Design: This study included a pre- and posttest 2-group cohort.
Methods: In this study, division II female …