This week we are going to discuss the importance of proprioception in ankle rehabilitation. What sounds like a long medical term is actually a descriptor of the sense of position that the ankle has ...

The ankle is something of an anatomical puzzle. "Imagine you have a collection of pebbles, and you wrap a whole bunch of elastic bands around them," Neville Hogan, a mechanical engineering professor ...

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 ...

Researchers from Hong Kong have come up with a new robotic device for improving the gait and lower limb function of stroke patients. The mobile ankle-foot exoneuromusculoskeleton developed by a ...

The common overuse injury impacts as many as 24% of athletes, according to University of Delaware-led research published in ...

Can people overcome the effects of surgeries and illnesses with the help of skilled rehabilitators and modern technology? The ...

Ankle arthritis occurs when the cartilage between your shin bone (tibia) and your top foot bone (talus) wears away. Cartilage is the flexible tissue that cushions your joints and absorbs shock. Loss ...

With psoriatic arthritis (PsA), it’s common to have problems with your ankles. You may have joint inflammation, pain, swelling, and stiffness. It may go along with issues in your feet, knees, and hips ...

No matter how old you are, you’ve likely heard or felt a pop, click, or creak coming from your ankles or other joints. In most cases this isn’t a cause for concern, unless the popping is accompanied ...

A Maisonneuve fracture refers to a break or fracture in the fibula close to the knee, with a co-occurring sprain in the ankle. The impact of a sprained ankle may travel up the leg and cause the fibula ...