Air sole shoes alert.If your athletic life includes basketball, beware be·ware v. be·wared, be·war·ing, be·wares v.tr. To be on guard against; be cautious of: "Beware the ides of March" Shakespeare. v. of air-cushioned basketball shoes. An Australian Australian pertaining to or originating in Australia. Australian bat lyssavirus disease see Australian bat lyssavirus disease. Australian cattle dog a medium-sized, compact working dog used for control of cattle. study showed four times greater risk for ankle sprain ankle sprain Orthopedics A stretching of the ankle ligaments and/or muscles with swelling among those who use the popular shoes. It is intuitively logical that the increased cushioning might reduce the stability of the shoe. Incidentally, the same study showed that you are almost three times more likely to develop an ankle injury if you don't stretch before you hit the court. (British Journal of Sports Medicine sports medicine, branch of medicine concerned with physical fitness and with the treatment and prevention of injuries and other disorders related to sports. Knee, leg, back, and shoulder injuries; stiffness and pain in joints; tendinitis; "tennis elbow"; and , 2001, Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 103-108) |
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