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A Biomechanical Study of the Stabilization Effect of the Aircast Ankle Brace
Source:
Stuessi E, Tiegermann V, Gerber H, et al: Biomechanics X-A International Series 6A: 159-164, 1987
Summary:
Kinematics and kinetic analyses were used to assess the stabilization effect of the Aircast Ankle Brace on mediolateral movement of the ankle in static and dynamic situations. The authors concluded that "the Aircast Brace has a stabilizing effect on the ankle… the brace reduce[d] the amount of supination in static (isometric) as well as in dynamic (running) situations… The brace had no influence on the EMG activity of the peroneus longus. Therefore, it can be assumed that in the dynamic situation (running), the measured limitation of the range of movement was a result of the Aircast Ankle Brace and not of an increased muscle activity."
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