Open AccessHow do ankle braces affect braking performance? An experimental driving simulation study with healthy volunteers
Author(s) -
Ulf Krister Hofmann,
Stefan Thumm,
Maurice Jordan,
Falk Mittag,
Ina-Christine Rondak,
Ingmar Ipach
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of rehabilitation medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.893
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1651-2081
pISSN - 1650-1977
DOI - 10.2340/16501977-2011
Subject(s) - ankle , brake , brace , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , transfer (computing) , crossover study , automotive engineering , simulation , computer science , structural engineering , engineering , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology , parallel computing , placebo
Fitness to drive a car has been investigated increasingly over recent years. However, most research has focussed on perioperative driving performance, and few data are available on how orthoses influence the ability to perform an emergency stop. This study investigated the effect of 4 common ankle braces (Kallassy, CaligaLoc, Air-Stirrup, ASO) on reaction time, foot transfer time (together: brake response time) and brake force. The hypothesis was that wearing these braces on the right ankle impairs braking performance, specifically by increasing foot transfer time, but also by altering brake force.