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Dynamic Standing Balance is a Predictor of Lower Extremity Musculoskeletal Injury in Collegiate Soccer Players
Author(s) -
Vasan Cheryl,
Edmond Susan,
Deutsch Judith
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.865.8
Subject(s) - medicine , physical therapy , balance test , balance (ability) , dynamic balance , physical medicine and rehabilitation , ankle , musculoskeletal injury , population , surgery , physics , alternative medicine , environmental health , pathology , quantum mechanics
The lower extremity (LE) is the most frequently injured body part in men's and women's collegiate soccer. The most commonly reported musculoskeletal injuries are ankle sprains, knee internal derangements, and upper leg muscle strains. There is a need to reduce the incidence of LE injuries in this population. Evidence suggests dynamic standing balance, prior LE injury, and limb dominance may predict LE musculoskeletal injury in collegiate soccer players. The intent of this study was to develop a prediction model for LE injury in collegiate soccer players using a field‐based test of dynamic standing balance, and to determine whether prior LE injury and limb dominance contributed to the prediction model. This was a prospective cohort study. Pre‐season testing occurred in the spring of 2010. 100 soccer players had their dynamic standing balance tested using the Y Balance Test (YBT). Data on limb dominance and prior LE injuries was collected. The follow‐up period was the 2010 NCAA collegiate soccer season. Lower extremity musculoskeletal injuries were documented during the season. Candidate predictors were subjected to chi‐square analysis. There were 11 LE injuries. A deficit in dynamic standing balance was found to be a significant predictor of LE musculoskeletal injury in collegiate soccer players. Soccer players who had an anterior reach distance difference 蠅 4.0 cm were 5.8 times more likely to sustain a LE injury compared to those players who did not. Prior LE injury and limb dominance were not significant predictors of injury. The YBT may be a useful screening test for identifying collegiate soccer players who are at increased risk of LE musculoskeletal injury.