Evidence of a different landing strategy in subjects with chronic ankle instability

• Published in: Gait & posture Vol. 52; no. NA; pp. 62 - 67
• Main Authors: Eechaute, Christophe, De Ridder, Roel, Maes, Tom, Beckwée, David, Swinnen, Eva, Buyl, Ronald, Vaes, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier B.V 01.02.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Ankle Injuries - physiopathology; Ankle instability; Ankle Joint - physiopathology; Balance; Case-Control Studies; Chronic Disease; Exercise Test; Female; Hop test; Humans; Joint Instability - physiopathology; Male; Orthopedics; Postural Balance; Postural strategy; Validity; Postural strategy; Validity; Hop test; Ankle instability; Balance; ankle instability; validity; balance; postural strategy; hop test

•Chronic ankle instability is related to an impaired dynamic postural control.•Postural control should be assessed in the athletic field situation.•The multiple hop test is a simple field test for evaluating dynamic postural control.•Chronic ankle instability is characterized by an altered postural...