Introducción: el equilibrio dinámico (ED) es la base para todas las actividades motoras deportivas. Algunas variables como el tipo de pie y el mecanismo de Windlass (MW) están asociadas a dicho equilibrio y al riesgo de lesión en la extremidad inferior. Se hace necesario el reconocimiento de estos elementos en la población con el fin de identificar potenciales factores de riesgo y promover las respectivas medidas preventivas. Objetivo: Caracterizar el equilibrio dinámico, algunas variables sociodemográficas, antropométricas y anatómico-funcionales del pie en jóvenes futbolistas del Club Deportivo Cañasgordas Latinos. Materiales y métodos: estudio cuantitativo, observacional y de corte transversal. Se incluyeron 10 futbolistas. Se evaluó ED por medio del Y-Balance Test. Se evaluó el MW por medio del Test de Jack. Para determinar la tipología del pie se utilizó el método HERZCO. Resultados: se identificaron aspectos susceptibles en el equipo y posibles factores de riesgo de lesión como la prevalencia de pies cavos y la inactivación del mecanismo de Windlass en el 70% de la muestra. Ningún deportista presentó riesgo de lesión asociado a asimetrías en el equilibrio dinámico. Conclusiones: Se sugiere complementar la evaluación del ED con factores anatómico-funcionales en futuros estudios para determinar el riesgo de lesión.
Introduction: Dynamic balance (DB) is the basis for all sports motor activities. Variables such as the type of foot and the windlass mechanism (WM) could influence this balance and therefore the risk of injury to the lower limb. Currently no studies are reported that relate these elements to each other in soccer players.
Objective: To determine the influence of some characteristics of the foot on the risk of injury associated with DB in young soccer players.
Methods: Observational, cross-sectional, and correlational study. Forty players were included in the male sub 20 category. DB was evaluated by means of the Y balance test (YBT). To determine the type of the foot, the Herzco method and Jack's test were used to evaluate the WM.
Results: Statistically significant differences were found between the type of the foot and the Jack test with some scopes of the YBT. There was a significant relationship between the left WM vs left DB.
Conclusion: Foot’s type and the WM influence the DB. The WM could be related to the DB, however, there seems to be no relationship between Hallux’s evaluation and foot type with the DB. Variables such as the quality of execution of the sporting gesture, exposure to load, among others, should be considered when studing the issue.
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