Although ankle braces are used by some high school football players, their use has remained controversial.

He shook his feet and the ankle braces clanked on the floor.

Ankle braces are used to immobilize the joint while providing heat and compression to the bones.

Lace up ankle braces work very well.

This is the fifth show the two have worked on together, and Brown had everything prepared, from bottles filled with water to Lane's ankle braces.

Hossain appeared before the court in ankle braces, claiming he was unable to walk because of harsh custodial treatment (see also section 2.

Provide children the right equipment on a particular sport like helmets, shin guards, ankle braces, gloves and others to prevent injuries.

Earlier studies have shown that both lace-up ankle braces and balance training on a "wobble board" can help stave off injuries to the joint.

"Ankle braces could be a cost-effective way to prevent ankle injuries in basketball players," McGuine said.

Initially, researchers envisioned the product for joints, attempting to insert it into ankle braces or knee braces of soldiers.

Of the 740 players randomly assigned to wear lace-up ankle braces, 27 suffered an ankle sprain or fracture over one basketball season.

The old man bent, pulled one of his amazing secret pins out of some spot or other on that wiry old body, and quickly unlocked the the ankle braces.

The Foam/Gel Ankle Brace is available in a universal size as Product Code FGAB.

After following more than 2,000 football players during last year's season, researchers discovered that wearing ankle braces made players 61 percent less likely to suffer an ankle sprain or fracture.

The study, published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine, looked at the effects of "lace-up" ankle braces, which are made of synthetic fabric and secured with Velcro.

Police say a 10-year-old Ohio boy told them he brought a BB gun to school to intimidate students who bullied him because he wears ankle braces and is small for his age.

Dr. Beynnon, however, is convinced that ankle braces may be useful in prevention as well, at least for those who have been told by coaches or doctors that they have "loose joints."

Better still is "Code of Silence," a double-shelved combination that displays coat hooks, a pair of unused black wingtips with ankle braces and a series of spherical black vases, all on wood-grained Formica.

PARIS (AP) - Rust-colored flecks of clay dotted Andy Roddick's white attire, from the brim of his baseball cap, down the back of his shirt, to his ankle braces.