Hospital for Special Surgery researchers completed studies at the hospital's Leon Root, M.D. Motion Analysis Laboratory on the Ekito shoe, the first athletic shoe designed to reduce the incidence of ankle sprains during athletic activity, according to a hospital news release.
Researchers evaluated the ankle motions, particularly inversion, and their relationship to the shoe, which is designed to anchor the ankle to the shoe. The study showed that running, jumping and cutting motions used in basketball were not inhibited by the Ekito shoe when compared with a standard basketball shoe with and without tape. The shoe additionally did not inhibit the athlete as compared to barefoot athletes.
Among professional basketball players, ankle sprains has been the number one or number two injury for the past 46 years, according to an article published in Forbes Magazine. Barry Katz, MD, a radiologist and inventor of the shoe, said that $4.2 billion is spent on treating ankle injuries nationwide, and the NBA loses $15 million each year due to players receiving ankle injuries.
Read the HSS release on the study regarding the Ekito shoe.
Read the Forbes Magazine report on ankle injuries in the NBA.
Read other coverage on orthopedics in the NBA:
- 58 Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Physicians for Professional Basketball Teams
- Professional Basketball Schedule Could Contribute to the Likeliness of Injury
Researchers evaluated the ankle motions, particularly inversion, and their relationship to the shoe, which is designed to anchor the ankle to the shoe. The study showed that running, jumping and cutting motions used in basketball were not inhibited by the Ekito shoe when compared with a standard basketball shoe with and without tape. The shoe additionally did not inhibit the athlete as compared to barefoot athletes.
Among professional basketball players, ankle sprains has been the number one or number two injury for the past 46 years, according to an article published in Forbes Magazine. Barry Katz, MD, a radiologist and inventor of the shoe, said that $4.2 billion is spent on treating ankle injuries nationwide, and the NBA loses $15 million each year due to players receiving ankle injuries.
Read the HSS release on the study regarding the Ekito shoe.
Read the Forbes Magazine report on ankle injuries in the NBA.
Read other coverage on orthopedics in the NBA:
- 58 Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Physicians for Professional Basketball Teams
- Professional Basketball Schedule Could Contribute to the Likeliness of Injury