Ankle injuries are among the most commonly experienced injuries in sports, particularly in activities requiring sudden sharp changes in speed or direction. These injuries typically result from forced lateral movement such as when landing awkwardly from a jump or losing your balance when running at high speed. Using a properly designed ankle brace will reduce the risk of these types of ankle injuries. An ankle brace will also help the patient maintain regular activities while recovering from an ankle injury.
The human foot is constructed with several internal supports that hold the bones together in their correct positions. These positions allow the foot to support the weight of the human body in the most effective way possible. These internal supports are the ligaments, tendons, muscles and other tissues that hold the bones together. They are normally sufficient to withstand the forces to which the foot may be subject when walking or standing normally.
However, for athletes and, in particular, athletes in contact sports or sports requiring sharp changes in direction of movement, the foot will regularly experience forces that are greater than normal and that may act in unusual directions. Ankle braces function as “external supports” that supplement the internal supports holding foot bones and other structures in their correct positions.
Three types of foot movement that can produce unusual forces on the foot for which the internal supports may not be enough are ankle inversion/ eversion and plantar flexion.
An ankle inversion causes the foot to point inward and places abnormal stresses on the ligaments on the outside of the ankle (see image on the left). When these ligaments become overstretched or torn in response to this type of movement, you have what medical professionals call an inversion ankle sprain. This is actually the more common type of sprain. It can happen either during sporting activity or while performing everyday activities such as clearing snow or walking on an icy pavement.
Under ankle eversion, the foot turns outward and unusual stress in placed on the ligaments on the inside of the foot. Tearing or overstretching these ligaments in response to such a movement results in an eversion ankle sprain. This type of injury tends to mainly happen to serious athletes.
Under plantar flexion, the foot points downward away from the leg. This movement places unusual stresses on the ligaments on the top of the foot.
Ankle braces serve to limit ankle inversion or eversion movements as well as plantar flexion.As a result, the wearer of such a brace has less risk of damaging foot ligaments as a result of these movements. For more information on how an ankle brace can be of use in preventing such injuries, please read our post on the benefits of using an ankle brace for sprains.
When choosing your brace, you can select from a wide range of designs such as advanced or basic ankle supports, wraparound braces or rigid ankle braces. Each has a particular purpose, as explained below:
In practice, many of the ankle braces available on the market are actually hybrid designs that incorporate features of two or more of the categories above.
When choosing an ankle brace, we can offer the following general advice:
A healthcare professional will be able to advise on which of these situations applies to his or her patient.
Our selection of ankle braces is presented below. For information on how a brace can help an avid runner, please read our post on how an ankle brace for running can aid injury recovery. If you are an athlete in another sport and would like to know more about how an ankle brace can help you, you can read our post on the benefits of an ankle brace for athletes.
If you are not actively involved in sports but would like to understand how a brace can be of benefit during everyday activities, please read our post on the reasons to wear an ankle brace in Toronto.
Should you have any questions after reading these posts, our customer service personnel will be only too pleased to assist.
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Fine line treatment for posterior tibial tendonitis and peroneal tendonitis. Customizable varus/valgus heel disks and arch height. Designed by a board of certified foot and ankle specialists. Viable alternative to expensive custom ankle braces.
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Profitez d'un soutien ferme et confortable pour les chevilles raides, faibles ou douloureuses en portant la chevillère élastique de Mueller Sports Medicine. S'adapte à l'une ou l'autre des chevilles.
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With its high quality elastic construction and Figure-6 strap system, the McDavid Elite Engineered Elastic Ankle Brace offers a combination of support and comfort that will amaze your patients.
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The LP Extreme Ankle Support is made from LP Support’s innovative CoolPrene® material and is an excellent choice to relieve pain, swelling and stiffness and speeds recovery from an ankle injury. It also has an open heel design for comfort and easy application.
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The Bio Skin Figure 8 Wrap with the Standard Ankle Skin support is an economical way to control swelling and support ankles with minor instability.
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The Mueller Gel Ankle Brace is designed to provide maximum support plus cold therapy to injured ankles to speed recovery & allow for an early return to action.
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L'orthèse de cheville Hg80 avec sangles de Mueller Sports Medicine est dotée de sangles en 8 dynamiques extra-longues et croisées et d'un verrouillage latéral du talon avec des sangles d'étriers latéraux.
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La chevillère Premium Soft Shell avec sangles de Mueller est légère, sans néoprène et dotée d'un système unique de sangles croisées pour stabiliser la cheville. Elle utilise également la construction exclusive HydraCinn avec une protection microbienne intégrée contre les taches et les odeurs.
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The McDavid HyperBlend Ankle Sleeve features McDavid’s innovative HyperBlend™ technology to produce an ankle sleeve 30% lighter than other sleeves and designed to treat the pain of ankle tendonitis or ankle arthritis.
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La chevillère réglable Mueller Green est dotée de sangles de tension réglables et d'un mélange de néoprène doux, sans pétrole, qui retient la chaleur du corps et fournit une chaleur apaisante pour soulager la douleur et maintenir la souplesse de la cheville.
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La chevillère Mueller HG80 Hard Shell est ultra confortable, légère et sans néoprène, grâce à l'utilisation du tissu HydraCinn exclusif à Mueller, un matériau de haute performance qui évacue l'humidité avec une barrière antimicrobienne.
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La chevillère souple avec sangles de Mueller est conçue pour simuler les effets de l'application d'une bande athlétique sur votre cheville, afin que vous puissiez bénéficier du profil bas et de la sensation de confort de la bande, mais sans les dépenses et les tracas qui en découlent.
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La chevillère Mueller Omniforce est un manchon de cheville doté d'une construction en tricot plat de première qualité qui lui permet de fournir simultanément une compression et un soutien légers avec des niveaux élevés de respirabilité et de confort. La construction antimicrobienne, les coussinets de gel intégrés et la conception profilée permettent à cette cheville d'offrir une combinaison difficile à battre de compression, de soutien et de confort. L'orthèse est conçue séparément pour la droite et la gauche afin d'améliorer le confort de l'utilisateur. Vendue dans les tailles Small, Medium, Large et X-Large.
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The McDavid Phantom Ankle Brace will surprise you with its stability, convenience and superb fit, courtesy of MDavid’s exclusive rear entry design and ground breaking lace free support.
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The McDavid Runners’ Therapy Achilles Sleeve features a dual compression anatomical design that enhances pain relief, recovery and support.
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The Bio Skin Standard Ankle Skin is an all-purpose ankle support that provides compression, added stability and increased proprioception.
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With an innovative step through rear entry design and a thin wrap compression top strap, the McDavid Stealth Cleat Ankle Brace aims to offer the ultimate in rock solid stability, range of motion and fitting comfort among low profile ankle braces.
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The Super Lite AFO ankle brace counters the symptoms of drop foot by holding the foot in the correct position and helping the patient to avoid dragging the affected foot while walking
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L'orthèse de cheville The ONE de Mueller Sports Medicine est conçue pour être extrêmement légère et discrète. Elle offre tous les avantages traditionnels du bandage, mais avec toute la flexibilité réglable d'une orthèse à sangle souple. Maintenant remplacée par l'orthèse de cheville ONE de Mueller Sports Medicine Premium.
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L'orthèse The One Ankle Brace Premium de Mueller Sports Medicine est dotée d'un système de laçage rapide, d'un schéma de sanglage en 8 et d'une bande de confort entourant le fascia plantaire et les zones de la voûte plantaire. Remplace l'orthèse de cheville MU4664x (The One Ankle Brace).
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Pour les entorses de la cheville, le PTTD et la fasciite plantaire
Le Bio Skin TriLok est d'une polyvalence inégalée, offrant une décharge ciblée aux structures médiales et latérales.
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The Mueller wraparound ankle support is a comfort oriented ankle orthotic designed to provide warmth and support to weak, injured or arthritic ankle joints.
