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148. How to assess ankle sprains & start rehab with Zoe Russell

Physio Edge podcast with David Pope

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Is There a Trend to Brace Your Ankle?

A lot of professional athletes will have their ankle strapped because there's very little risk with preventatively strapping your ankle versus the reward as such. I think that comes down to a little bit of culture within certain sports and certain past times. Some people really have confidence, they gain confidence by having tape on it. And we know that tape has that proprioceptive effect and bracing to a lesser extent. We see bracing as more in younger athletes. There's not often too many athletes that will say, Oh, should I have an ankle grader sign? They'll laugh and ask about strapping first.

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