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1- Department of Sport Injury and Corrective Exercises, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran
2- Department of Health and Sport Medicine, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
2- Department of Health and Sport Medicine, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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Purpose: The present study aimed to compare the effect of wobble board and TRX training on static and dynamic balance in the athletes with functional ankle instability.
Methods: A total of 35 athletes with functional ankle instability were randomly divided into three wobble board training, TRX training and control groups. The anthropometric variables and the static and dynamic balance indices of subjects were evaluated by Biodex balance assessment tool in three stages: pre-test, post-test and follow-up (6 weeks after post-test). Subsequently, the training groups performed their relevant exercises for 6 weeks. The repeated-measures analysis of variance and Bonferroni post-hoc test methods were used for the statistical analyses. The significance level was considered less than 0.05.
Results: The results of repeated-measures ANOVA showed that the static and dynamic balance indices of the subjects in the training group in the post-test were significantly improved relative to the pre-test (P≤0.05). Also, the results of repeated-measures ANOVA showed 6 weeks after post-test stage, the positive effects of wobble board and TRX training did not reduce in either of training groups (P≤0.05). However, the balance indices evaluated in the control group did not show any significant difference in any of the measurement steps (P≥0.05).
Conclusion: Athletes with functional ankle instability often struggle with deficiencies in both static and dynamic balance, which increases their vulnerability to re-injury during dynamic movements. Our findings suggest that incorporating functional-based approaches, such as wobble-board and TRX exercises, can serve as effective strategies for enhancing balance in athletes with functional ankle instability.
Methods: A total of 35 athletes with functional ankle instability were randomly divided into three wobble board training, TRX training and control groups. The anthropometric variables and the static and dynamic balance indices of subjects were evaluated by Biodex balance assessment tool in three stages: pre-test, post-test and follow-up (6 weeks after post-test). Subsequently, the training groups performed their relevant exercises for 6 weeks. The repeated-measures analysis of variance and Bonferroni post-hoc test methods were used for the statistical analyses. The significance level was considered less than 0.05.
Results: The results of repeated-measures ANOVA showed that the static and dynamic balance indices of the subjects in the training group in the post-test were significantly improved relative to the pre-test (P≤0.05). Also, the results of repeated-measures ANOVA showed 6 weeks after post-test stage, the positive effects of wobble board and TRX training did not reduce in either of training groups (P≤0.05). However, the balance indices evaluated in the control group did not show any significant difference in any of the measurement steps (P≥0.05).
Conclusion: Athletes with functional ankle instability often struggle with deficiencies in both static and dynamic balance, which increases their vulnerability to re-injury during dynamic movements. Our findings suggest that incorporating functional-based approaches, such as wobble-board and TRX exercises, can serve as effective strategies for enhancing balance in athletes with functional ankle instability.
Keywords: wobble-board training, TRX training, functional ankle instability, balance, return to sport
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Sport Pathology and Corrective Movements
Received: 2024/09/25 | Accepted: 2025/01/26
Received: 2024/09/25 | Accepted: 2025/01/26
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