Thanavud Ardkijkosol. The effect of proprioceptive training in basketball players with ankle instability. Master's Degree(Sports Medicine). Chulalongkorn University. Center of Academic Resources. : Chulalongkorn University, 2007.
The effect of proprioceptive training in basketball players with ankle instability
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of proprioceptive training in basketball players with ankle instability. Twenty four Thai basketball players who play in Thai association and have ankle joint-instability were proprioceptive training program. Twelve subjects in control group (age 23.58 ± 2.71 years) received conservative Physical Therapy program. Twelve subjects in intervention group (age 23.75 ± 1.22 years) received wobble board training program. Two groups received training program for 6 week. All received joint position sense test and ground reaction force measurement before and after training. An alpha level of 0.05 was used to determine statistical significant. Result: Post training, the control and the intervention groups showed significant decrease in the error of joint position sense (p<0.05) in most degree of testing. Post training, the intervention group showed a significant decrease in the error of joint position sense (p<0.05) in most degree of testing when compare with the control group. In the part of center of pressure data, the area sway of the post proprioceptive training in the control group and the intervention group decreased compared to the pre proprioceptive training. Conclusion: Based on the present results, proprioceptive training program, conservative and wobble board training can be increased proprioceptive sensation of the ankle joint. The proprioceptive training program can be recommended for prevention and rehabilitation in basketball player who have recurrent ankle sprain.