Give Me Your Opinion

[bucdaddio]

On some teams they are mandatory, most teams they're optional.

 

Do they help, or do they just make for weak ankles because they're always braced?

 

What's the general opinion out there?

[o21putt]

I feel that they are of very little if any help. Kind of like the knee brace. If an ankle is going to give way the brace is going to do very little to stop it. Most medical people, if they are honest, will tell you that. They give some stability to the area but not very much. More of a mental thing. JMO

[sqhs15]

I feel that they are of very little if any help. Kind of like the knee brace. If an ankle is going to give way the brace is going to do very little to stop it. Most medical people, if they are honest, will tell you that. They give some stability to the area but not very much. More of a mental thing. JMO

 

i have to wear a brace for both basketball and soccer..i have bad akeles and my trainer says that i should continue to wear it... it gives me more stability and i am not afraid that my ankles will give out...however sometimes it does just seem to get in the way

[salty]

i have to wear a brace for both basketball and soccer..i have bad akeles and my trainer says that i should continue to wear it... it gives me more stability and i am not afraid that my ankles will give out...however sometimes it does just seem to get in the way

 

 

Yes, if already injured, or if it has been a chronic problem in past.

 

No, otherwise.

[banjodr]

Yes. if you are rehabing an injury try the "Ultimate Ankle". I read a great article in a journal about female sports injuries. Seems there is alot of research on the subject and now we're finding out there is a relationship between hormones and fatigue and injury. I may seek permission to reprint the article or summarize if they don't care.

[hoopsinstead]

There is no doubt that there is a significant reduction in the number of ankle injuries, and the severity of ankle injuries, in players who wear quality ankle braces when they play or scrimmage. The ASO brace is what orthopaedics will recommend and we have had great success with them (they are a little expensive but all ankle braces are NOT created equal). When our players condition and drill, they are not required to wear them. But, when we are going live in a scrimmage or game where the likelihood of stepping on someone's ankle, etc. goes way up, they wear them on both ankles. Our kids can move just fine and still have plenty of support given the ASO's corset plus figure 8 strapped design. Waiting until you have an ankle injury to get ankle braces makes no sense when you could prevent or reduce an injury that could nag the athlete for years or even life. Just let the athlete go without them during practices where you know you will just be doing conditioning (particularly speed and agility work in the offseason) and drills and that will take care of any theoretical issues that one might assert about strengthening the ankles.

[redandwhiteforever]

Only wear them if you have to. I have to wear them when I play sports but i have pretty bad ankles. If you wear them and dont need them it will actually make your ankle weaker.

[hoopsinstead]

Only wear them if you have to. I have to wear them when I play sports but i have pretty bad ankles. If you wear them and dont need them it will actually make your ankle weaker.

 

I've heard this before. The only thing weak is that old wive's tale that it makes ankles weaker. Try an experiment. Play with great braces and after your first ankle roll, assess how badly you were hurt and how quickly you came back to play and how long until there was no discomfort whatsoever. Then go without the braces and that same ankle roll will probably be characterized by you as a sprain. See how long it bothers you and an injury like that stays with you and impacts your lateral speed and cutting. You'll immediately start wearing braces during live action on not only your injured ankle, but your uninjured one as well. It will make you a believer. Their are girls who are so obsessed with the negative fashion consequenses of not wearing them and there are some that are just too plain lazy to put them on and lace them up before a game or the types of practices where you should want them on.

[bucdaddio]

Well, it won't be a question for us. As I understand it, they're mandatory on my daughter's team. I had heard good things and bad, and just wanted to see what everyone else's opinions were.

Thanks for the input!

Edited November 2, 2005 by bucdaddio

[sqhs15]

Well, it won't be a question for us. As I understand it, they're mandatory on my daughter's team. I had heard good things and bad, and just wanted to see what everyone else's opinions were.

Thanks for the input!

 

 

on my team we are told not to wear them as much as possible

[banjodr]

Mandantory now at my daughters team also.

[redandwhiteforever]

I've heard this before. The only thing weak is that old wive's tale that it makes ankles weaker. Try an experiment. Play with great braces and after your first ankle roll, assess how badly you were hurt and how quickly you came back to play and how long until there was no discomfort whatsoever. Then go without the braces and that same ankle roll will probably be characterized by you as a sprain. See how long it bothers you and an injury like that stays with you and impacts your lateral speed and cutting. You'll immediately start wearing braces during live action on not only your injured ankle, but your uninjured one as well. It will make you a believer. Their are girls who are so obsessed with the negative fashion consequenses of not wearing them and there are some that are just too plain lazy to put them on and lace them up before a game or the types of practices where you should want them on.

I was just saying what my trainer and an ankle speacialist told me.