Injuries:Knee Injuries
Conditions
Keywords
Knee stability., Core, Gluteus medius, Warm-up, Football
Brief summary
In football, knee is the joint that suffers the most severe injuries. Sometimes, this is produced by poor pre-activation of the musculature that is responsible for knee stability and central stability. OBJETIVE: Study the efficacy of specific gluteus medius and core activation protocol in knee stability in youth football players.
Detailed description
A randomized, longitudinal clinical trial with a blinded and prospective evaluator will be carried out, in which the knee stability will be evaluated with the following tests: Y-balance test and Flamingo balance test. The measurements will be made before and after the intervention. The study will be carried out with patients evaluated by a specialist in Traumatology and will be randomly divided by a system of numerical tables through a computer program between the experimental and control groups. The control group will perform a typical warm-up of competitive football; and the experimental one will do this above, added to a specific activation of gluteus medius and core. Dynamic stability (Y-balance test) and postural and static stability (Flamingo balance test) will be measured before and after the intervention.
Interventions
OTHERExperimental group
Experimental group will perform a typical warm-up of competitive football, added to a specific activation of gluteus medius and core.
OTHERControl group
Control group will perform a typical warm-up of competitive football
Sponsors
University of Cadiz
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Masking description
Outcomes assesor
Intervention model description
A specialist physician will be diagnosed the process.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 19 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Perform soccer sports practice, at least 3 times a week at a competitive level.
Exclusion criteria
* Subjects with a knee surgery. * Patients who are injured at the time of the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Y-balance test | Baseline | Y-balance test Measures the strength of the lower limb, neuromuscular control, flexibility and dynamic balance |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Y-balance test | Baseline and four weeks. | Y-balance test Measures the strength of the lower limb, neuromuscular control, flexibility and dynamic balance. |
| Flamingobalance test | Baseline and four weeks. | Flamingo balance test measures postural balance and static balance. |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed