Correspondence to: Professor van Mechelen VU University Medical Centre, Department of Social Medicine and EMGO Institute, Van der Boechorststraat 7, NL-1081 BT Amsterdam, the Netherlands; ...

Working these proprioception exercises into your workout routine may help improve your balance and athletic performance and reduce your risk of injury and falls. Proprioception, also known as ...

To help you get started, our resident personal trainer, Sam Hopes, who trains clients of all ages, shared her five go-to ...

NEW YORK – A simple series of ankle and foot flexing exercises can improve strength and balance in older people, research from Portugal shows. Among elderly individuals living in an institution, those ...

Study Design Randomised controlled trial. Background While some authors reported significant effect of balance training on proprioception, however the others reported non-significant findings.

“The sixth sense” isn’t just a classic late ’90s M. Night Shyamalan thriller. It’s also a nickname for the mind-body connection we experience called proprioception. This term might sound foreign, but ...

Most people can start ankle rehabilitation exercises within three days after the ankle injury, if it’s not too severe. But there’s no set timetable. Listen to your own body, and follow your doctor’s ...

THINK ABOUT ALL the activity taking place on your feet—walking, standing, taking the stairs, running, jumping, squatting, lunging. The ankle supports nearly every movement involving the foot. Training ...

The proposed study will be a randomised controlled trial. The study design and flow of the athletes are shown in Figure 1. The study design, procedures and informed consent procedure were approved by ...

If you live or play in the Tahoe mountains, your days might include hiking Desolation Wilderness, mountain biking Corral ...

When I think about having good balance, I imagine a tightrope, balance beam, or unicycle. That's the high-performance side of it, but balance is actually a huge part of your everyday life and ...

Plenty of people have made gains in strength and athleticism without using anything like a balance board. So if you’ve never used one and you’re wondering if you’re missing out, don’t worry. You’re ...