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Motor Control Prevention Strategies in Basketball Players

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Ankle Sprains
Motor Disorders
Registration Number
NCT06520046
Lead Sponsor
University of Salamanca
Brief Summary

Ankle sprains have always been considered as isolated injury entities, in which the passive ankle stabilisation system suffered an elongation due to trauma. Today, this concept of an isolated injury has evolved into a more holistic concept, interrelated with various components from different sources.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria
  • Basketball players aged between 10-18 years old who play regularly in one of the basketball clubs in the city of Salamanca.
Exclusion Criteria
  • previous injuries
  • fractures
  • use of orthoses and technical aids

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Presence of Myofascial trigger pointsAt the beginning and at 9 months

Diagnostic criteria established by Travell and Simons, the presence or absence of active or latent myofascial trigger points will be assessed.

Range of motionAt the beginning and at 9 months

Measurements of the articular range of the ankle joint

Speed of contraction of the musculatureAt the beginning and at 9 months

By means of the isokinetic tests and the aforementioned exploratory curves, the speed of contraction of the musculature of the back of the leg and foot will be evaluated

Musculature StrengthAt the beginning and at 9 months

Measurement of the strength of the musculature of the back of the leg by means of isokinetic tests

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

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