One type of ankle braces is nonrigid and resembles a thick canvas or nylon lace-up sock. Some nonrigid braces are also made of neoprene. The nonrigid style provides compression to the ankle, may help in injury prevention and provides stability. The other type of ankle brace is the semirigid...
Lower-limb joint angles, moments and powers were significantly modified by wearing the brace at W0 and W5.ConclusionsThis new knee brace with distraction-rotation effects significantly alters knee adduction moments and foot progression angles during gait, which might lead to significant functional gait...