Objectives To compare gluteal muscle thickness changes measured by ultrasound imaging (USI) during lateral band walking with the resistance band positioned around the ankles or the forefeet in ...

Background Chronic lateral ankle instability afflicts many athletes. The peroneal muscles are the most effective lateral stabilizers whose strength increase might brace the ankle joint complex ...

Researchers measured a protective muscle response when ankles are tweaked In people with a history of ankle injury, this muscle response is slower Prior injury also appears to make the muscle response ...

THINK ABOUT ALL the activity taking place on your feet—walking, standing, taking the stairs, running, jumping, squatting, lunging. The ankle supports nearly every movement involving the foot. Training ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Lateral ankle sprains are among the most common athletic injuries. Most of these sprains will positively respond ...

At least two million people in the U.S. will sprain their ankles each year. Many will ice the ankle for a few days and then get back to their lives. After all, sprains aren’t a big deal, right? Erik ...

Ankle sprains are the most common injury in the United States. Sometimes they go hand-in-hand with a fracture. So how can you tell if your ankle is sprained and fractured? Dr. Tom Miller talks to ...

In a world where sitting has become the norm rather than a choice, lower-body mobility is the life skill that keeps our ...

What Is the Lateral Malleolus? The knobby bones on the outside and the inside of the ankle are called malleoli. The fibula and the tibia have specific parts that compose the ankle: Lateral malleolus - ...