Eccentric Training Improves Ankle Evertor and Dorsiflexor Strength and Proprioception in Functionally Unstable Ankles


Hanci E., ŞEKİR U., GÜR H., AKOVA B.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, vol.95, no.6, pp.448-458, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 95 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/phm.0000000000000421
  • Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.448-458
  • Keywords: Eccentric Exercise, Proprioception, Muscle Strength, Functional Ankle Instability, JOINT POSITION SENSE, POSTURAL CONTROL, MUSCLE STRENGTH, INSTABILITY, EVERSION, INVERSION, REHABILITATION, INVERTOR, PROGRAM, SPRAINS
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a combined eccentric-concentric exercise program of the ankle evertors and dorsiflexors on proprioception in functionally unstable ankles.