The Role of Proprioceptive Training as a Method of Functional Rehabilitation of Ankle Sprains in Futsal Players

• Published in: Sport și societate 2019-12, p.20-26
• Main Authors: Iacob, George-Sebastian, Cîtea, Alexandru
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 1582-2168; 2344-3693
• DOI: 10.36836/UAIC/FEFS/10.52

Each sports branch is characterized by an increasingly fierce competition on the way to performance, the need to overcome the adversary involving from the athletes an intense effort of speed, strength, endurance, ability to concentrate under stress conditions, all these demands increasing the chances of occurrence of the injuries. The study follows the importance of the implementation of proprioceptive training as a component part of the functional rehabilitation program, thus highlighting itsbeneficial effects: diminishing the symptoms, increasing joint mobility and muscle strength, regaining static and dynamic stability, essential parameters of sportsmen’s reintegration. The following tests were applied to the subject: joint assessment, muscle testing, Single Leg Balance Test (SLB), Single Legged Hop Test (SLH), 6 Meter Timed Hop Test, Star Excursion BalanceTest (SEBT) and evaluation of symptomatology and gait using The Foot and Ankle Disability Index (FADI) Score and Sports Module questionnaire. After applying the rehabilitation program, we found that the subject developed a significant improvement of thebalance on unstable surfaces (trampoline, balance board), maintaining the position in unipodal support for a duration of 4 times greater than after the initial evaluation. Also, the speed of execution for the jumps forwards over the distance of 6 meters was improved, the time difference between testing with the healthy limb (4.39 seconds) and that with the affected limb (4.67 seconds) beingbelow 10%. Therefore, we can conclude that the recovery program led to the elimination of joint instability, the results obtained representing essential indices of functional performance