Balance Error Scoring System (BESS)

AnkleMusculoskeletal
Balance Error Scoring System (BESS)

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It is widely accepted that ankle sprain is the most common injury among athletes (Chaiwanichsiri et al., 2005), particularly in sports that involve jumping and changes of direction (Dubin et al., 2011; Schiftan et al., 2015).

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