The Effect of Exercise, Prewrap, and Athletic Tape on the Maximal Active and Passive Ankle Resistance to Ankle Inversion

This investigation explored alternatives to the null hy potheses that maximal active and passive resistance to inversion developed by a near-maximally inverted and weightbearing ankle is not altered by 1) the use of prophylactic adhesive athletic tape, 2) the use of non- adhesive prewrap (underwrap), or 3) 40 minutes of vigorous exercise. Ten healthy men and 10 healthy women (mean age, 25 ± 3 years) with no recent ankle injuries underwent testing to determine maximal ankle resistance to inversion under unipedal, weightbearing conditions. Tests were performed with and without the support of athletic tape, and before and after 40 min utes of exercise. Half the testing sessions were per formed with prewrap under the tape. At 15° of inver sion, without any external ankle support, healthy young men and women could maximally resist a mean (SD) inversion moment of 52.9 (6.4) N-m and 28.3 (5.8) N-m, respectively. Although use of ankle tape provided a 10% increase in maximal resistance to inversion moments, this increase diminished to insignificant lev els after 40 minutes of vigorous exercise. Use of pre wrap improved maximal resistance to inversion by more than 10%.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/66568/2/10.1177_036354659702500203.pd

Biodiversity of soils and farming innovations for improved resilience of European wheat agrosystems (BIOFAIR)

BIOFAIR holistically determines soil biodiversity under different farming practices and environmental stressors to anticipate negative impacts of climate change on belowground processes and provide adaptation strategies. The BIOFAIR project comprehensively addresses the diversity of soil organisms, from microbes to mites, and how they link to soil functioning in terms of disease suppression and carbon and nutrient cycling. On the crop site, a specific focus is given to grain quality parameters such as vitamin and mineral nutrient contents essential for many human body functions, and to technological bread making properties such as flour viscosity, to ensure the crops of the future have a high nutritious value and are suitable for food production.2. Zero hunger3. Good health and well-being12. Responsible consumption and production13. Climate action15. Life on land17. Partnerships for the goal

Biodiversity of soils and farming innovations for improved resilience of European wheat agrosystems (BIOFAIR)

IOFAIR holistically determines soil biodiversity under different farming practices and environmental stressors to anticipate negative impacts of climate change on belowground processes and provide adaptation strategies. The BIOFAIR project comprehensively addresses the diversity of soil organisms, from microbes to mites, and how they link to soil functioning in terms of disease suppression and carbon and nutrient cycling. On the crop site, a specific focus is given to grain quality parameters such as vitamin and mineral nutrient contents essential for many human body functions, and to technological bread making properties such as flour viscosity, to ensure the crops of the future have a high nutritious value and are suitable for food production