Time-dependent postural control adaptations following a neuromuscular warm-up in female handball players: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Female handball athletes are at a particular risk of sustaining lower extremity injuries. The study examines time-dependent adaptations of static and dynamic balance as potential injury risk factors to a specific warm-up program focusing on neuromuscular control.

Methods

Fourty one (24.0 ± 5.9 years) female handball athletes were randomized to an intervention or control group. The intervention group implemented a 15-min specific neuromuscular warm-up program, three times per week for eleven weeks, whereas the control group continued with their regular warm-up. Balance was assessed at five time points. Measures included the star excursion balance test (SEBT), and center of pressure (COP) sway velocity during single-leg standing.

Results

No baseline differenc

SUBMITTER: Steib S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5064777 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature