Journal of Sports and Biomotor Sciences

Journal of Sports and Biomotor Sciences

The effect of ten weeks of training in water with an emphasis on central stability exercises, on balance and some selected movement functions of women volleyball players with chronic ankle sprain

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
akbar sazvar 1
Hamideh Khodaveisi 2
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Sport Sciences, School of Literature and Humanities, Malayer University, Malayer, Iran
2 Department of Sport Sciences, Faculty of Human Sciences, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran
10.22034/sbs.2022.162723
Abstract
Introduction and purpose: Ankle sprain is a common injury in volleyball. This research aimed to investigate the effect of ten weeks of water training with emphasis on central stability exercises on balance, movement and physical performance of volleyball players with chronic ankle sprains.
Materials and methods: 60 people with ankle sprains participated in this research using the available sampling, divided into two experimental groups (30 people) and control (30 people). The subjects of the experimental group did four sessions of 60 minutes each week for ten weeks, while the control group did not experience any effective physical activity during this period. To evaluate the balance using the Biodex balance machine and to evaluate the physical performance from the aerobic performance test (stair test), agility performance test (time of the two-by-nine test), muscular endurance performance test (score of the sit-up test), Sargent's vertical jump and the three-minute staircase test was used and the pain level of the participants was measured based on the visual index of pain measurement. The data was analyzed using covariance analysis at the 0.05 level.
Results: In this study, a significant difference was found in the balance scores, pain level and some physical fitness factors of the experimental group compared to the pre- training period (P<0.05), while no significant change was observed in the control group (P≥0.05)). In comparison with the control group, the balance scores of the experimental group showed a significant increase after ten weeks of therapeutic exercise in water.
Discussion and conclusion: It seems that stabilizing exercises in water improves physical performance and reduces the severity of people with ankle sprains.
Keywords
Ankle sprains
Central stability exercises
Balance
Motor functions
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Journal of Sport in Biomotor Sciences, Volume 27, Number 1, 2022
Journal of Sports and Biomotor Sciences
Volume 14, Issue 27 - Serial Number 27
September 2022
Pages 64-71

  • Receive Date 20 September 2022
  • Accept Date 24 October 2022