Ankle & Foot Research
76 peer-reviewed studies, with plain-language summaries and links to the original research.
- Effectiveness of exercise therapy on chronic ankle instability: a meta-analysisMeta-analysisSummary2025
- Return-to-sport rate and time in elite athletes after ankle syndesmosis injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysisMeta-analysisSummary2025
- Physical modalities with eccentric exercise are no better than eccentric exercise alone in the treatment of chronic achilles tendinopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysisMeta-analysisSummary2022
- Are plantarflexor muscle impairments present among individuals with Achilles tendinopathy and do they change with exercise? A systematic review with meta-analysisMeta-analysisSummary2021
- Diagnostic accuracy of clinical tests assessing ligamentous injury of the ankle syndesmosis: a systematic review with meta-analysisMeta-analysisSummary2021
- Rate of improvement of pain and function in mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy with loading protocols: a systematic review and longitudinal meta-analysisMeta-analysisSummary2018
- The load borne by the Achilles tendon during exercise: a systematic review of normative valuesSystematic reviewSummary2022
- Lower limb biomechanical factors associated with Achilles tendinopathy in runners: a systematic reviewSystematic reviewSummary2021
- Management of plantar heel pain: a best practice guide informed by a systematic reviewSystematic reviewSummary2021
- Injury prevention programs that include balance training exercises reduce ankle injury rates among soccer players: a systematic reviewSystematic review2022
- Clinical risk factors for Achilles tendinopathy: a systematic reviewSystematic review
- Evidence-based treatment choices for acute lateral ankle sprain: a comprehensive systematic reviewSystematic review
- Role of insole material in treatment of plantar fasciitis: a randomized clinical trialRCTSummary2023
- No difference in clinical effects when comparing Alfredson eccentric and Silbernagel combined concentric-eccentric loading in achilles tendinopathy: a randomized controlled trialRCTSummary2021
- Using pressure massage for Achilles tendinopathy: a single-blind, randomized controlled trial comparing a novel treatment versus an eccentric exercise protocolRCTSummary2019
- Custom insoles versus sham and GP-led usual care in patients with plantar heel pain: results of the STAP-study, a randomised controlled trialRCTSummary
- Efficacy of heel lifts for managing midportion Achilles tendinopathy (The LIFT Trial): a blinded RCTRCT2025
- Is 2-week cast wearing followed by 4-week functional bracing superior to 6-week cast immobilization after surgery for ankle fractures: a 2-year follow-up of an RCTRCT2025
- Efficacy of heel lifts versus calf muscle eccentric exercise for mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy (HEALTHY): a randomised trialRCT2020
- Local anesthetic injection resolves movement pain, motor dysfunction, and pain catastrophizing in individuals with chronic Achilles tendinopathy, a non-randomized clinical trialRCT2020
- Self-dosed and pre-determined progressive heavy-slow resistance training have similar effects in people with plantar fasciopathy: a randomised trialRCT2019
- Pain catastrophizing beliefs and neuropathic symptoms are associated with poorer long-term recovery in chronic plantar heel pain: a cohort studyCohort studySummary2025
- Running-related Achilles tendon injury: a prospective biomechanical study in recreational runnersCohort studySummary2023
- Barefoot running on grass as a potential treatment for plantar fasciitis: a prospective studyCohort studySummary2022
- How many runners with new-onset Achilles tendinopathy develop persisting symptoms? A large prospective cohort studyCohort studySummary2020
- Education and exercise supplemented by a pain-guided hopping intervention for male recreational runners with midportion Achilles tendinopathy: a single cohort feasibility studyCohort studySummary2019
- Incidence of Achilles tendinopathy and associated risk factors in recreational runners: a large prospective cohort studyCohort study2020
- A prospective study on maximalist athletic shoes as part of a comprehensive approach to the medical management of early-stage plantar fasciitisCohort study
- Effectiveness of reducing tendon compression in the rehabilitation of insertional Achilles tendinopathyPrimary studySummary2025
- Exercise parameters to consider for Achilles tendinopathy: a modified Delphi study with international expertsConsensusSummary2025
- Footwear choices and their association with plantar fasciitis among adult women in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional studyCross-sectionalSummary2025
- Restoring ankle dorsiflexion range of motion in athletes: an individualized clinical decision-making systemPrimary studySummary2025
- Subject-specific biomechanics influences tendon strains in patients with Achilles tendinopathyPrimary studySummary2025
- Ankle-GO score is associated with the probability of becoming a coper after lateral ankle sprainPrimary studySummary2024
- Impact of chronic ankle instability on gait loading strategy: a comparative studyPrimary studySummary2024
- Tendinopathic plantaris but normal Achilles tendon found in about one-fifth of patientsPrimary studySummary2024
- The relationship of peak ankle dorsiflexion angle with lower extremity biomechanicsPrimary studySummary2024
- Developing a patient decision aid for Achilles tendon rupture management: a mixed methods studyPrimary studySummary2023
- Development and validation of the Ankle-GO score for discriminating and predicting return to sportPrimary studySummary2023
- Does prior concussion lead to biomechanical alterations associated with lateral ankle sprainPrimary studySummary2023
- Eccentric exercise is more effective than other exercises in mid-portion Achilles tendinopathyPrimary studySummary2023
- Plantar intrinsic foot muscle activation during functional exercises compared to isolated exercisesPrimary studySummary2023
- Diagnostic accuracy of the Ottawa ankle rule to exclude fractures in acute ankle injuryPrimary studySummary2022
- Elite athletes successfully return to the preinjury level of sport following ankle syndesmosis injuryPrimary studySummary2022
- Intratendinous pressure changes in the Achilles tendon during stretching and eccentric exercisePrimary studySummary2022
- Seasonal variation for plantar fasciitis: evidence from Google trends search query dataPrimary studySummary2022
- Clinical measures of foot posture and ankle joint dorsiflexion do not differ in adults with and without plantar heel painPrimary studySummary2021
- Return to sport decisions after an acute lateral ankle sprain injury: introducing the PAASS framework - an international multidisciplinary consensusConsensusSummary2021
- The effectiveness of mobilization with movement on pain, balance and function following acute and sub acute inversion ankle sprain: a randomized, placebo controlled trialPrimary studySummary2021
- Ankle kinematics, center of pressure progression, and lower extremity muscle activity during a side-cutting task in participants with and without chronic ankle instabilityPrimary studySummary2020
- Exercise progression to incrementally load the Achilles tendonPrimary studySummary2020
- Immediate effect of kinesiology tape on ankle stabilityPrimary studySummary2020
- Lived experience and attitudes of people with plantar heel pain: a qualitative explorationPrimary studySummary2020
- Return to play after a lateral ligament ankle sprainPrimary studySummary2020
- Dimensional changes of the tibial nerve and tarsal tunnel in different ankle joint positions in asymptomatic subjectsPrimary studySummary2019
- The effect of ankle bracing on kinematics in simulated sprain and drop landings: a double-blind, placebo-controlled studyPrimary studySummary2019
- Achilles tendon loading during weight bearing exercisesPrimary studySummary2018
- Acute sensory and motor response to 45-s heavy isometric holds for the plantar flexors in patients with Achilles tendinopathyPrimary studySummary2018
- Corticosteroid injection is the best treatment in plantar fasciitis if combined with controlled trainingPrimary studySummary2018
- Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of ankle sprains: update of an evidence-based clinical guidelineConsensusSummary2018
- (Golden Oldie) Calf endurance and Achilles tendon structure in classical ballet dancersPrimary studySummary2017
- (Golden Oldie) Stable surgical repair with accelerated rehabilitation versus nonsurgical treatment for acute Achilles tendon ruptures: a randomized controlled studyPrimary studySummary2013
- Structure and function of the Achilles tendon and plantarflexors after non-surgical management of Achilles tendon rupture: a cross-sectional studyCross-sectional2026
- Frequency of central sensitization and nociplastic pain in patients with plantar fasciitisPrimary study2025
- How do neuromuscular characteristics of the peroneal muscles differ in adults with and without chronic ankle instabilityPrimary study2025
- Arthroscopic treatment of ankle multiligamentous injuries provides similar clinical outcomesPrimary study2024
- Early versus delayed weight-bearing following operatively treated ankle fracture (WAX trial)Primary study2024
- Immediate and short-term effects of in-shoe heel-lift orthoses on clinical and biomechanical outcomesPrimary study2024
- Differences in recovery of tendon health explained by midportion Achilles tendinopathyPrimary study2023
- Do physical tests have a prognostic value in chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathyPrimary study2023
- Effect of varied dorsiflexion range of motion on landing biomechanics in chronic ankle instabilityPrimary study2023
- The effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation to the ankle pronatorsPrimary study2023
- Beyond the diagnosis: using patient characteristics and domains of tendon health to identify latent subgroups of Achilles tendinopathyPrimary study2021
- Clinical tests of tibialis posterior tendinopathy: are they reliable, and how well are they reflected in structural changes on imaging?Primary study2021
- The examination of repeated self-mobilizations with movement and joint mobilizations on individuals with chronic ankle instabilityPrimary study2021
- Low-load blood flow restriction training induces similar morphological and mechanical Achilles tendon adaptations compared to high-load resistance trainingPrimary study