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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1707163, member: 40"]
MCC--first of all, thank you for crafting such an informative post.  The medical data provided is insightful.

I will say, however, that you touched on two points that really were not what I was saying.  First of all, I am not taking the position that wearing high tops is good or bad for long term joint ability to handle stressors, which feels a lot like the debate about whether it is good for offensive linemen to wear knee braces--which might prevent injuries from happening, but which has the potentially negative effect of mitigating stress on the soft knee tissues, which prevents them from being naturally stronger, which might make them more susceptible to injury down the road.

Nor was I taking the position that wearing high tops with no tape is qualitatively better in terms of avoiding ankle injuries than tape and low tops.  Having ankles professionally taped is the best way to stabilize and avoid injury, no matter what kind of shoes are worn.

I'm actually quite surprised to hear that the medical evidence is inconclusive about high tops preventing ankle sprains.  Logic, experience, and empirical evidence suggest otherwise, at least to me [and apparently to others who've responded to this thread, as well].  I can't even count the number of times I rolled my ankle back in my playing days, but was able to recover quickly and avoid a worse injury or sprain due to the additional support wearing high tops provided.
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