A Twofold Reduction in the Incidence of Ankle Sprains in Volleyball After Introduction of a Prevention Program 29

Effectiveness of a home-based balance-training program in reducing sports-related injuries among healthy adolescents: a cluster randomized controlled trial

“…The relative risk of injury found in our study (RR 0.20, 95% CI 0.05 to 0.88) is consistent with the finding in the only other randomized controlled trial examining a similar prevention program for adolescents (RR 0.17, 95% CI 0.09 to 0.32) and in studies involving adults (RR 0.06-0.51). [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] In our study, we also found evidence that previous injury Geometric mean, s may be associated with future injury, independent of study group (OR 3.51, 95% CI 0.98 to 12.49), which is consistent with previously reported findings.…”

“…10,11 Proprioceptive balance training is used in rehabilitation following sports-related injuries and is becoming recognized as an important element in injury prevention in sports. [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] Running, jumping or pivoting on one leg relies on a sense of joint position and muscular control for joint stability. There is evidence that static balance improves following proprioceptive balance training using a wobble board.…”

“…[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] However, the programs in these trials were multifaceted (i.e., included warm-up, flexibility, jump training, strength training, rehabilitation and sport-specific technical components), and balance was not measured. The effectiveness of balance training alone on balance ability and prevention of injury remains unclear.…”

Injury Prevention and Future Research

“…High rates of injury may be related to decreased endurance and/or strength associated with limited preseason training, as indicated in both adolescent [1,40,53,81,82] and adult [35,36,83] study findings. Some athlete populations (i.e.…”

Development and user evaluation of a virtual rehabilitation system for wobble board balance training

“…Balance training has been prescribed for many years by therapists for a range of conditions such as musculoskeletal injuries [3,4], neurological pathologies [5] and management of elderly care [6][7][8]. Balance programmes involve activities and/or use of devices that challenge a patients' static and/or dynamic balance.…”