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AAP Grand Rounds 15:22-23 (2006)
© 2006 American Academy of Pediatrics

SPORTS MEDICINE

Balance Training to Prevent Sports Injuries

Source: Emery CA, Cassidy D, Klassen TP, et al. Effectiveness of a home-based balance training program in reducing sports-related injuries among healthy adolescents: a cluster randomized controlled trial. CMAJ. 2005;172:749–754.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

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Proprioceptive balance exercises have been used routinely as part of physical therapy programs following injury and are becoming more commonly used in injury reduction programs.1 This prospective study from the University of Calgary sought to determine the effectiveness of a home balance-training program using a "wobble board" to improve balance and reduce sports-related injuries in adolescents. Ten Calgary, Alberta schools were chosen randomly. Half of the schools were randomly designated as intervention groups, with the remaining 5 schools serving as controls.

Approximately 60 students at each school were enrolled in the study with equal recruitments of male and female subjects. Students withdrawing from the study were replaced with a student of the same school, sex, and grade level. All subjects completed a baseline questionnaire and underwent balance testing. Participants in the intervention group were taught a progressive balance . . . [Full Text of this Article]

David Bernhardt, MD, FAAP
Pediatrics, Orthopedics/Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, University of Wisconsin Children’s Hospital and University of Wisconsin Sports Medicine, Madison, WI