Unexpected-Disturbance Program for Rehabilitation of High-Performance Athletes

The Unexpected-Disturbance Program (UDP) promotes exercises in response to so-called involuntary short- to midlatency disturbances. This study investigated the effectiveness of the UDP in the last 6 wk of rehabilitation. Pre-post study with 2-tailed paired t tests for limited a priori comparisons to...

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Published in:Journal of sport rehabilitation 2016-05, Vol.25 (2), p.126-132
Main Authors: Teichmann, Jorg, Suwarganda, Edin K, Lendewig, Claudia, Wilson, Barry D, Yeo, Wee Kian, Aziz, Ramlan Abdul, Schmidtbleicher, Dietmar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries - rehabilitation
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries - surgery
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction - rehabilitation
Athletic Injuries - rehabilitation
Athletic Injuries - surgery
Athletic Performance - physiology
Exercise Test
Exercise Therapy - methods
Female
Humans
Male
Muscle Strength - physiology
Postural Balance - physiology
Running - physiology
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult
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Summary:The Unexpected-Disturbance Program (UDP) promotes exercises in response to so-called involuntary short- to midlatency disturbances. This study investigated the effectiveness of the UDP in the last 6 wk of rehabilitation. Pre-post study with 2-tailed paired t tests for limited a priori comparisons to examine differences. National Sports Institute of Malaysia. 24 Malaysian national athletes. 7 sessions/wk of 90 min with 3 sessions allocated for 5 or 6 UDP exercises. Significant improvements for men and women were noted. Tests included 20-m sprint, 1-repetition-maximum single-leg press, standing long jump, single-leg sway, and a psychological questionnaire. For men and women, respectively, average strength improvements of 22% (d = 0.96) and 29% (d = 1.05), sprint time of 3% (d = 1.06) and 4% (d = 0.58), and distance jumped of 4% (d = 0.59) and 6% (d = 0.47) were noted. In addition, athletes reported improved perceived confidence in their abilities. All athletes improved in each functional test except for long jump in 2 of the athletes. Mediolateral sway decreased in 18 of the 22 athletes for the injured limb. The prevention training with UDP resulted in improved conditioning and seems to decrease mediolateral sway.
ISSN:1056-6716
1543-3072
DOI:10.1123/jsr.2014-0280