PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - M de Noronha
AU  - K M Refshauge
AU  - R D Herbert
AU  - S L Kilbreath
TI  - Do voluntary strength, proprioception, range of motion, or postural sway predict occurrence of lateral ankle sprain?
AID  - 10.1136/bjsm.2006.029645
DP  - 2006 Oct 01
TA  - British Journal of Sports Medicine
PG  - 824--828
VI  - 40
IP  - 10
4099  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/40/10/824.short
4100  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/40/10/824.full
SO  - Br J Sports Med2006 Oct 01; 40
AB  - Prevention of ankle sprain, the most common sporting injury, is only possible once risk factors have been identified. Voluntary strength, proprioception, postural sway, and range of motion are possible risk factors. A systematic review was carried out to investigate these possiblities. Eligible studies were those with longitudinal design investigating ankle sprain in subjects aged ⩾15 years. The studies had to have measured range of motion, voluntary strength, proprioception, or postural sway before monitoring incidence of lateral ankle sprain. Dorsiflexion range strongly predicted risk of ankle sprain. Postural sway and possibly proprioception were also predictors. Therefore the preliminary evidence suggests that people with reduced ankle dorsiflexion range may be at increased risk of ankle sprain.