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Wearing a brace helps

feb 08, 2017

That is the conclusion of sports doctor Kasper Janssen in his doctoral research at VUmc. Dr Janssen advises that athletes should continue to wear a brace for at least a year after straining an ankle.

His research has also shown that a brace works far better than balance training and that the chances of a recurrence are considerably reduced by wearing a brace.

Read the full Article in Lopend Vuur (Dutch only) at http://www.nocnsf.nl/lopend-vuur-1-februari-2017.

Source: Lopend Vuur 01. The newspaper for Dutch Top-Class Sport. February 2017

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