From: The effect of different skin-ankle brace application pressures on quiet single-limb balance and electromyographic activation onset of lower limb muscles
Medioliateral sway (mm)
Medioliateral sway velocity (mm/sec)
Open eyes
Closed eyes
Ankle brace condition
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Without brace
36.04 ± 23.2
52.8 ± 28.0*
290.2 ± 184.2
423.6 ± 224.2*
With brace (30 kPa)
34.2 ± 22.7
48.5 ± 21.2*
275.06 ± 183.7
401.0 ± 185.5*
With brace (60 kPa)
35.2 ± 23.8
50.9 ± 19.2*
284.03 ± 188.8
407.4 ± 153.6*