Does balance training prevent ankle sprains among athletes?

This dissertation analyzes the impact of balance training in preventing ankle sprains among athletes. It explores the benefits of balance training, different types of training, and the challenges faced. The study uses the PICO framework to formulate research questions and objectives. The methodology includes a qualitative study design and data collection from secondary sources. The findings suggest that balance training can reduce the rate of ankle sprains in athletes.

Does balance training can
prevent ankle sprains among
woman or man athletes?
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ABSTRACT
Main purpose of this dissertation is to analysis the impact of balance training in preventing
ankle sprains among woman or man athletes. It is a main purpose in order to achieve this
purpose, research objectives and questions are made by using PICO framework. This framework
includes four elements which are problem intervention, comparison and outcomes. These
elements are effective in making of research questions. Along with this, with the help of research
questions, researchers can easily analysis importance of this topic and dissertation. There are
different objectives for preparing this dissertation such as benefits of utilising balance training
over ankle sprains among woman and man athletes, different types of balance training that can
be used to reduce the ankle sprains of athletes and challenges that can be faced while utilising
balance training. These are main objectives that helps researcher in identification of research gap
and ways for fluffing these gaps in effective and systematic manner. Literature review is also
follow by researcher for collecting secondary information about the topic from different sources
such as books, articles, magazines, publication research etc. These are effective sources for
collection secondary data about the topic. in methodology section, research use number of
methods such as research design, sampling etc. These are effective and useful methods for
investigator in conducting of full dissertation in systematic and effective manner. at last
conclusion and recommendation for practices is use for summarising entire information about the
project in briefly.
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Table of Contents
ABSTRACT.....................................................................................................................................2
TOPIC - Does balance training can prevent ankle sprains among woman or man athletes............4
Introduction......................................................................................................................................4
Background information.........................................................................................................4
Rationale.................................................................................................................................4
Research question using PICO Framework............................................................................5
Objectives...............................................................................................................................6
Methodology....................................................................................................................................7
Study design and Bias:...........................................................................................................8
DISCUSSION..................................................................................................................................9
Theme 1: The benefits of utilising balance training over ankle sprains among woman and man
athletes..................................................................................................................................13
Theme 2: Different types of balance training that can be used to reduce the ankle sprains of
athletes..................................................................................................................................14
Theme 3: The challenges that can be faced while utilising balance training.......................15
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION.............................................................................16
Conclusion............................................................................................................................16
RECOMMENDATION.................................................................................................................18
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................20
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TOPIC - Does balance training can prevent ankle sprains among woman or
man athletes
Introduction
Background information
Over the years, it has been found that balance training has been one of the crucial remedy
that has delivered ample number of benefits to physicians at the time of serving appropriate
medication to both male and female athletes that are dealing with various type of muscular pain,
sprains and so on. In present time, within healthcare industry, most of the healthcare providers
look forward to help athletes considering different ways of treatment before reaching to
decisions of performing surgery as it can prevent ankle sprains or any other sprain among
woman or man athletes. Also, it has been found that considering different sports like football,
handball and more Female athletes has a range of risks of going through lower extremity injuries.
Also, there are many investigations which has been performed in the past that stated that time-
dependent adaptations which consists of both dynamic balancing and static consists of potential
injury related dangerous to a specific warm-up program focusing on neuromuscular control.
Focusing on one particular investigation, which was performed has stated that a neuromuscular
warm-up emphatically impacts offset factors related with an expanded danger of lower limit
wounds in female handball competitors. The course of adjustments proposes that a preparation
volume of 15 min, multiple times week after week over at any rate a month and a half delivers
quantifiable changes.
Rationale
Ankle sprain can be an excruciating physical issue, and it is one of the most widely
recognized orthopedic reasons for a crisis at the time when both woman or man athletes performs
any physically activity while playing different types of games like basketball, football, and so on.
Lower leg sprains happen when the athlete’s (Man and Woman) lower leg turns over strangely
when running, hopping, and arriving from a bounce. As lower leg (Ankle) turns over, the
tendons—those cartilaginous structures that join one unresolved issue—that forces lower leg
(Ankle) are pushed, and potentially overemphasized. An excessive amount of worry to those
lower leg tendons and they may stretch and tear, prompting a lower leg sprain. Albeit a lower leg
sprain is viewed as a minor physical issue, on the off chance that an individual believes
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specifically have sprained an athlete’s lower leg. It is must for individuals that they should visit
primary care physician to get it looked at. Here, it can be said that primary care physician may
play out a X-Ray to preclude a genuine lower leg break, and the individual may allude the person
to a PT for treatment for ankle sprain. In the event that the person has sprained the lower leg
(Ankle), then it is may profit by working with a physical advisor to assist individuals with
recovering ordinary useful versatility. These researches has mentioned that performing an
effective therapy would lead to develop a range of outcomes like restore normal ankle range of
motion (ROM), improve muscular strength and stability around ankle, decrease ankle pain,
reduction within swelling around ankle joint also, it restore different normal balancing as well
proprioception to your entire lower extremity. Another investigation of 34 competitors with
interminable lower leg shakiness inspected the impact of equalization and proprioception
preparing on generally speaking lower leg work. One proviso to this investigation: the members
performed equalization and proprioception preparing with their non-harmed lower leg at
whatever point conceivable. The outcomes show that performing equalization and proprioception
preparing on one leg (the "great" one) yielded positive outcomes for the harmed or sprained
lower leg.
Research question using PICO Framework
Research question: “Does balance training can prevent ankle sprains among woman or man
athletes?”
P I C O
1. Athletes (Man) Regular practice
sessions
Specific warm-
up program
Positive
outcomes
towards balance
variables
associated with
an increased risk
of lower
extremity injuries
2. Athletes
(Woman)
Experimental
group warmed up
Star excursion
balance test
Prevention from
different issues
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with body-
weight
neuromuscular
exercises
(SEBT) that may take
place.
Objectives
 To analyse the benefits of utilising balance training over ankle sprains among woman and
man athletes.
 To determine different types of balance training that can be used to reduce the ankle
sprains of athletes.
 To identify the challenges that can be faced while utilising balance training?
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Methodology
-Search Methods: For gathering desired methods in adequate manner investigator
effectively makes various search methods that ultimately provides them support in reaching to
the desired information in lucrative form (Whyte and et. al., 2015). With reference to the present
study investigator has focused on gathering the desired information by making use of secondary
sources. In this, investigator has emphasised on finding out various, books as well as articles that
simply helps them out in developing detailed knowledge on the proposed topic that leads to
attainment of proposed research outcome in the quicker manner.
The main reason behind using secondary sources of data collection is that is that it provides
detailed information on the proposed topic within limited period of time. Along with this,
secondary source of data collection is the only method that could provide them this much level of
authenticate information within available period of time that further provides effective
contribution in drawing valid outcome on the proposed topic that is balance training can prevent
ankle sprains among woman or man athletes (Bell, Bryman and Harley, 2018).
There are two types of study which are qualitative and quantitative. both are essential but
for conducting present investigation, qualitative study will be applied because it is effective in
collecting of secondary information. With the help of this study researcher can easily collection
qualitative information about the impact of balance training in preventing ankle sprains among
woman or man athletes (Johnston, 2017). Therefore, as comparison to quantitative study
qualitative research will be more useful and valuable for researcher in gaining valid outcomes of
the dissertation. Along with this, systematic review will be used under qualitative research
because it support researcher in gathering of secondary information from various sources which
are articles, books, magazines and many other. These are useful according to the current study
because these helps researcher in collecting of in-depth and detailed information regarding
existing topic.
-Data extraction: With reference to the present study, investigator has effectively made use
of several articles based on the topic that will ultimately help them out in attaining valid
information on the proposed topic on which this investigation has been conducted in lucrative
form. In order to gather valid information, investigator has mainly emphasised on gathering
information from the recent year articles that is belonging to the range of 2009-2019. The main
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reason behind choosing this year range is obtain fresh information on the proposed topic.
Inclusion of several articles in literature section has helped investigator allot in developing
knowledge on the proposed topic by considering views and perception of several authors. This
will also help them analysing single topic with different perspective that will ultimately help
them out in obtaining valid outcome towards the topic (Quinlan and et. al., 2019). On the other
hand, if it is talked about the exclusion criteria this investigation clearly ignores the information
and views presented by the authors’ in the past years that is before 2009. It can be said that there
were many authors who have revealed information on the this topic in the past bin detailed
manner. But still in order complete this investigation based on the present scenario, investigator
has completely ignored data revealed from past investigations that was revealed before 2009.
Data Collection process: It is an effective process of collecting information about the
specific area of study. There are basically two sources of data collection which are primary and
secondary (Veal, 2017). According to the current dissertation, there are some processes of data
collection which are piloted forms, independently, in duplicate. These are effective and useful for
investigator to use and gather secondary data about the study in systematic manner.The data
extraction or piloted forms should have only dataneeded for descriptive motiveand for analyses
later within the systematic review.
Data on study characteristics or type should be adequately detailed to permit readers to
measure the applicability and reliability of the findings to existing topic. Along with this, there
are other methods for obtaining data for systematic review. These are publication study, articles,
journals and many other sources relevant to the current investigation (Silverman, 2016).
Study design and Bias:
Study design is an effective part of the study because it will help researcher in identification
of research problem. There are main three types of study design which are descriptive,
experimental and exploratory. Within an investigation, exploratory research design is more
useful because it support researcher in analysing of research problem. Exploratory research
design is performed for a research issue when the investigator few studies of data for reference
(Ghauri, Grønhaug and Strange, 2020). Sometimes this research is informal as well as
unstructured. It serves as a technique for initial investigation that gives a hypothetical or
theoretical thought of the research problem. There are some issues faced by researcher while
gathering secondary data for systematic review. These are information and data may not be
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accurate, sample used to generate the secondary data may be small, data maybe old and out of
date etc. These are main limitations and bias for secondary data and have impact over researcher
while gathering of information and completion of full dissertation in systematic and effective
manner (Bryman, 2016).
DISCUSSION
The essential goal of this examination was to decide regardless of whether a parity
preparing system could diminish the rate of lower leg sprains in athletes. The aftereffects of this
study record that a straightforward, reasonable, balance training program performed during a
sport season will decrease the pace of lower leg sprains by 38% in male and female along with
the b-ball players. This result has a few significant implications. To begin with, the age bunch
remembered for this investigation speaks to a huge number of public numbers of competitors
taking an interest in soccer what's more, ball programs. Second, lower leg sprains speak to the
most noteworthy pace of time misfortune wounds right now competitors. An abatement of 38%
of lower leg sprains right now of soccer and ball players would bring about a decrease of $26
million in direct human services costs and $380 million in aberrant expenses every year if the
program were utilized on a national level for these 2 games alone. Third, a considerable lot of the
competitors the nation over don't approach the preparement or the talented work force important
to partake in a lower leg sprain counteraction program. Fourth, the parity sheets are not costly.
Equalization sheets like those utilized right now be bought for $30 to $60 and will keep going for
quite a long while. Buying 10 to 12 parity sheets would permit numerous individuals from a
group to utilize the sheets at a similar time, in this manner causing little interruption of other
group exercises and practices. At long last, the 5-stage program utilized right now time proficient
and can undoubtedly be adjusted to most athletic group rehearses and physical instruction class
settings.
When people undergo ankle sprains, within the first 3 days, men and women athletes can
start taking up rehabilitation exercises. For the starting some days, the men and women athletes
are asked to take rest by applying an ice pack to the sprained ankle for a time period of 10 to 15
minutes on a regular basis within every few hour. The ice cannot be made to touch the skin or
left for a long period of time as it may result in burning the skin. For the athletes, it is usually
seen that the time period of taking rest is a times span of around 3 days. Post the elapse of this
time period, men and women athletes can gradually start enhancing the usage of their ankles and
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thereby start a whole new program of physical therapy or in other words it can be referred to as
home exercise. To prevent all of this, athletes are made to undergo balance training which
provides assistance to them in reducing the probability of occurrence of ankle sprains. In this
relation, many a times, men and women athletes are made to undergo single leg stances of
different types so that they can start balancing their bodies and have a control over it. The single
leg stances have to be made with open and closed eyes, with upper extremity motion, upon a
number of unsteady surfaces. All such forms of one leg stances are quite handy in helping the
athletes gain a control over their body balance. Furthermore, single leg squats are also very
helpful in preventing the happening of ankle sprains to men as well as women athletes. Apart
from this, double leg stances also aid the athletes. In addition to this, a
Biomechanical Ankle Platform System board is also taken into use for doing balance training.
Hereby, 5 diverse size hemispheres constitute the BAPS board. In this relation, as the balance of
an athlete starts enhancing, a person can make use of a larger hemisphere upon the bottom for
facilitation of increment in the intensity of overall balance training program. There are mainly 5
additional holes within Biomechanical Ankle Platform System board. These holes are placed
strategically at fixed locations across the board to accept a small post upon which extensive
weight can be put for further challenging the muscle nearby the ankles. As a result of this,
different types of muscles can be worked out dependent over the place whereby the post is put
upon BAPS board. Additionally, tandem walking is also quite handy in prevention of ankle
sprains for men and women athletes. Further, Proprioception Training is also undergone by the
various male and female athletes. This is a kind of training whereby the body is taught to control
the position of a particular joint. One of the most prominent examples of a proprioceptive or
balancetraining is the usage of a wobble or balance board for the purpose of learning how to
balance the body in an effective manner such that sprain in ankle can be duly prevented. Thus, a
number of balance training programs along with other proprioception trainings are imparted to
the male as well as female athletes in the form of a rehab or for prevention of primary ankle
sprain.
Apart from this, the detailed information has also been revealed on challenges that have been
faced by the athletes and other associated people while utilising balances training provided to
them in order to enhance balancing among them in appropriate manner. The main challenge that
has been determined is that lack of concentration level of athletes’ towards the balance as they
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are not having adequate level of knowledge over the same.Along with this, it is necessary to have
proper education and information about balancing so that they can maintain their proper
consideration level within it. So it is necessary to have resources that can provide proper
consideration level to athlete from which they can maintain proper balance within training that
leads to enhancing their balancing in effective manner. In addition to this there are various other
challenges among athlete’s faces while utilizing balance training so that they can enhance their
balancing in a proper way. Including this, the potential challenge that are faced by athletes within
their balance training is that the pressure of their performance. There are different fear occur
among while maintaining balancing that is developed due to lack of confidence level within in
athletes. This becomes barriers among athletes from which the pressure of achievement develops
fear of failure that leads to the imbalance within training. If the athlete is holding the fear than
they are not able to perform better which develop various other challenges among them. It also
develops various problems within success that reduce the enhancing of balancing in an effective
manner. The most of the athlete’s success are based on their mental preparation which helps in
developing aim and objective by utilizing their training. This develops various stressful
conditions from which and athlete is no more able to perform better. This occurs due to the
development of fear within mind of athlete that has responded differently while balancing or
utilizing training. In order to utilize balances training, the athletes need to react normally and
reduce the pressure that has developed within the situation in their mind. They also learn to
control their emotion from which they can transform it into positive energy that help in
developing or enhancing their low self-esteem and fear. While utilizing balancing training the
pressure has come up from various other associates. So it is necessary to remain focus while
utilizing balance so that they can perform their best by reducing the negative thoughts within
their mind. The various challenges occur between athlete and their coaches which are needed to
be properly so that the knowledge about balance can properly determine by athlete. It is
necessary to occur a mutual understanding between both from which proper communication of
information can be provided to each other. This help in maintaining their balance which has
developed due to the lack of concentration as they do not have proper information about it. It
also helps in enhancing the mental state of athletes from which they can maintain their balance
properly. With the help of development of communication the coach can properly provide the
information about balancing that help athlete in enhancing balance in a proper manner. The lack
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of motivation level is also a challenge among athlete which can occur towards balance as they do
not have proper confidence about their balancing. The lack of motivation can cause various
problems within the mental and physical state of athlete from which they can be filled in
accomplishing their goal of balancing. The athlete need to find other ways so that they can keep
motivated about their performance off balancing. The lack of vision is also a challenge among
athletes which develop various challenge towards balance as the does not take serious about their
performance. The athletes meet to receive proper session about their balancing so that they can
properly intake information and education regarding it. This can cause various problems among
them while balancing as they does not have a proper education about balancing which develop
various challenges in their physical and mental state. The focus while balancing is an important
factor that is needed to be occurs in athlete. The lack of focus can develop challenges among
dam in enhancing their balancing in appropriate manner. The athletes need to adapt to the
environment so that they can negotiate with challenging environment. The lack of this can also
develop various problems among them from which their self-sense cannot be developed
including their self-confidence. This leads to minimizing the goals and strength of balancing.
They need to negotiate with experiences and emotions so that they can develop their strong sense
of confidence that help in in enhancing their balancing in effective way. The athletes need to take
proper advices of their issue that has developed during the balancing training so that they can
properly utilize their training with enhancing the balancing. The lack of taking support from
academic develops challenge in enhancing the balance. As there are various balancing training
provided to them from which they can utilize it often. They also need to take proper diet so that
any health issue does not develop within their health. The improper exercise and diet also raise
various challenges among at which from which they cannot utilize their balances training
appropriately. The occurrence of fear of social approval and perfectionism is also challenges that
are faced by athletes with their maintaining balance. This develops high pressure on the mind of
athlete from which they cannot appropriately maintain and enhance balance in in an appropriate
manner. There are also various responsibilities of athlete occur in the field which is necessary to
be maintained by them. This also cause high pressure on their mind from which they cannot
appropriately maintain balance. With the development of age there are various changes occur
within the balance Changes can be lead to inactive and active of balance. This develops various
challenges among athletes as their strength minimize due to occurrence of problem in their ankle
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in both men and women. The deficient of this cause improper balance that increase risk of falling
in their balance. This occurs as loss of balance due to decrease strength in their leg. Due to this,
the decrease in mass of bones which decline the strength of muscle more that results in in
developing of more challenges among them. It cause various changes within their other body
function that decline the performance of balancing.
Theme 1: The benefits of utilising balance training over ankle sprains among woman and man
athletes.
The balance training refers to maintain body weight and strength in proper manner which
facilitate to avoid ankle problems. It includes the criterion of managing balance of human body
among athletes in order to maintain their health by avoiding ankle related issues among them. It
has been founded that utilising the balance training among male and female athletes is favourable
in terms of maintaining their health condition. It involves the fact that balance training provides
different types of beneficial in respect of increasing their strength to recover from various
muscles problems in proper manner. It is said that Ankle sprains are themost common
musculoskeletal injuries which highly arise in the athletic while doing excessive
physical activities. In order to address such injuries in aneffective manner there are
various strategies and strict plans which needs to be followed by the athletic on a
regular basis. With the help of all these procedures, sprains and pains will be
reduced in an effective manner and improves the muscle power. The strategy of
providing effective balance training among woman and man athletes over ankle sprains provides
number of benefits to them. Initially, it includes the benefit of faster reaction time as it will help
an individual to keep them upright if they begin to fall through putting out an arm quickly to grab
something stable. However, it involves the improve coordination which will provide support
directly in terms of preventing falls but it can also help athlete regarding rolling besides of
crashing them to go down.
On the other hand, the balance training is beneficial to increase more muscles by making them
stronger as well as larger muscles as they can buffer the effect of a fall along with rendering
some protection for bones and joints. By doing exercise on a regular basis, it has been said that
individual can improve their muscle strength and bones which will help them to perform their
physical activities in an effective manner. It consist the another profit of increasing strength of
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bones by making then stronger. It is favourable to resistance exercises are responsible for
strengthen bones along with making bones stronger that are more resistant fractures. However,
better brain function is facilitating by balanced training program as regular exercise provide help
to maintain effective brain function according to the age. It will facilitate clearer thinking that
many help athletes to ignore conditions which are responsible for increasing the risk of falls
among male and female athletes respectively. Meanwhile, it has been evaluated that athletes
should utilise the balance training programs in respect of ankle sprains. This is essential for a
person who are athletes that they must examine and timely check their body so that they can
analyse issue if there is any. This will help them in order to timely or regularly go for body check
up so that they can effectively perform their physical activities. It is suitable to make an
appropriate it is observed that, it is beneficial in terms of several aspects of health among athletes
such as balance & injury and improving balance that helps to avoid ankle sprain along with
maintaining better health.
It has been analysed that by utilizing balance training in an effective manner by the athletic
on a regular basis, various types of benefits will be gained by the person which includes strong
muscles, relief in pain, better performance at filed and many more. All these benefits are gained
by both male and female when they adopt doing balance training on a regular basis. These
challenges need to be considered by the athletic on a regular basis and do not avoid any kind of
issues so that they can reduce negative impact and gain positive response. In addition to this, it is
also very essential forthe athletes thatthey need to adapt the externalenvironment in order to
easily negotiate with thechallenging environment. lack of this willcreatedifferent problems
within them whichaffect their self-sense along with their self-confidence. This will leads
towardsthe reduction of attaining goals aswell as strength of balancing.
Theme 2: Different types of balance training that can be used to reduce the ankle sprains of
athletes.
The balance training involves the process of learning to balance the weight of body in order to
avoid falls by avoiding ankle sprains among male and female athletes. It includes different types
of exercise that are considered among balance training that are mentioned here. It has been
founded that effective types of balance training should be used by men and women athletes to
maintain their health by avoiding risk of falls. Firstly, it includes the process of standing with
own weight on one leg along with raising the other leg to the side or behind respectively. This
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will help in strengthen theirlegs and other muscle so that they can remain fit and gain various
advantages at the competitive environment. Secondly, it involves the technique of putting the
heel right in front of toe like walking on a tight rope. Thirdly, it consist the criterion of standing
up and sitting down from a chair without using own hands. However, it includes another exercise
of walking while alternating knees lifts with each step. In addition to this, it is necessary for
athletes to carry out tai chi or yoga which make them healthier to reduce risk of falls. Moreover,
it includes the utilisation of equipment like an object that has an inflatable dome on top of
circular platform, which are responsible for challenging balance of an individual. By doing all
thesephysical activities on a regular basis and adopting balance training help in improving the
overall performance of the individuals.
On the other hand, it has been founded that there are different other balance training exercises
which helps athletes to avoid risk of falls and ankle sprain. It includes the procedure of holding
the position for a long duration of time and adding movement to a pose. However, it has been
analysed that closing eyes and letting go for chair or other support is helpful to enhance the
concentration that improves balance and reduce risk of any kind of injury. Moreover, it has been
evaluated these exercise can be used by male and female athletes to maintain their balance in
order to get rid of ankle sprains respectively. It involves different types of exercises including
several benefits related to certain components to become strong like flexibility, aerobics,
strength, sport and low impact. These are the exercises which help in improving ankle strength
and reduce any kind of pain which mainly occurs in the body of athletics. Along with this,
another benefit is that it will help them in their professional life as if they will remain fit and
strong.
Theme 3: The challenges that can be faced while utilising balance training.
There are different types of challenges related to balance training which are faced by people who
consider this program to maintain health. It has been founded that several challenges are
associated with balanced training programs that are mentioned here. However, it involves the
injury occurs during exercise conducting in initial level without guidance of instructor. It
includes another challenge related to balance that are related to several elements like eyes open,
feet together, head tits, eyes closed, reach overhead, head turns, reach to ground, stand to foam,
stand on rocker board and eyes open with tracer. It is necessary for athletes to take proper
guidance from instructor and conduct such exercises under provision of professional trainer. It is
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also very essential to negotiate with theemotions as well as experiences so they can create strong
sense of confidence withinthem which as a result assist them in improving their balancing in an
effective manner. The athletes required to take systematic advices relatedto their issues and
problems which has been developed at the time of balancing training so they can effectivelyuse
their training so that they can enhance their performance and effectiveness.
It has been analysed that sink and washing utensil time is used to balance you but it has a
challenge of slipping due to water in surroundings so it may develop risk of dangerous fall and
severe injury. It is required for athletes to avoid utilise regular activities for balance training but
select separate time for the same and do it under provision of professional instructor. Another
challenge faced while using balanced training is that it requires lot of cost as it requires
professional trainers in order to provide training session to the athletic so that they can feel
strong muscle However, it has been evaluated that some of people begin brushing in a way to
balance that is also risky to may have minor injury. In addition this, there are different challenges
which athletes faced during certain relevant practices such as slow down the sitting and standing
process that may develop pain in other parts of body. It involves activity of lifting weight while
cooking that is also challenging to have some injury then always do balance training under
provision of professional trainer.Furthermore, ithas also been said that there are differenttypesof
challenges within athlete’s facedby them by using balance training inorder to enhance
therebalance life. All these challenges faced by athletics might affect their life in a negative
manner. Therefore, all the challenges faced by male and female athletics related to the ankle
sprains affects their personal as well as professional relationship. Along with this, their self
confidence might get reduced which affect their mental as well as physical health in a negative
manner. Apart from this, it has also been analysed that this might minimize the changes of
attaining their professional and personal targets.
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Conclusion
It has been concluded from entire report that today, the main problem which are faced by
athletes is related with their ankle pain. It comes as barrier in front of them to give better
performance during sport tournaments. Therefore, to reduce the ankle sprains a special training
generally provided to them, which provide guidance how to prevent themselves from such pain
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as well as respond if it occurs during tournament. Through investigation from various secondary
sources, it has been evaluated that ankle injuries or sprains take a huge toll both in short-term or
over long time on sportspersons, especially to those who are associated with games like soccer,
football, basketball and running. However, symptoms of ankle pain at initial level generally
improve within first couple days or may take two weeks, but it may sometime linger for more
than year. Therefore, repeat sprains including chronic pain arise instability which can hobble
active athletes throughout the lifespan.In this regard, to protect athletes from such chronic issue,
providing training during regular practice proves much beneficial. Stimulating the ankle-specific
exercise practices, may reduce chance of repeat sprain. Through various external sources, it has
been evident that balance training considers as important part of rehabilitation programme, that
helps athlete to respond and prevent from ankle injuries. The number of benefits associated with
balance training is building of strength and fitness. As balance training is mainly divided into
basic segments like static and dynamic make sportsperson able to give better performance in
their respective fields. Along with this, effect of exercise like lifting objects creates reflex control
related to muscle activity.
Numerous studies have proven that poor balance ability among athletes issignificantly
related withincreased risk of ankle sprains in different activities. This relationship is appeared
more common relatively in males than females. Under this process, studies related to
multifaceted intervention include balance training such as jumping, standing on one foot, landing
or agility exercises. So, this would result in terms of significant reduce the ankle or knee injuries
in sportsperson associated with handball, volleyball, soccerand recreational athletes. But a
number of challenges also associated with balance training, such as injuries happened while
standing on one leg. Along with this, female athletes are at higher risk of posing such challenges,
during training specially, which may highly create physical pain for them. Therefore, to improve
effectiveness of balance training, it is essential for athlete to work under guidance of supervisors.
With experience coach, athletes can do proper exercise with more accuracy. But considering the
needs and requirements of sportsperson, it has been concluded more exercise with balancing
ones, must involve. In addition to this, training requires specialised trainers for supervising the
trainers, to learn how to prevent themselves from occurrence of ankle sprains or injuries.
Through this research, it has also further evaluated that in order to increase effectiveness of
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training program, athletes need to give proper time and efforts for increasing their flexibility and
strengthening power, so that they can give better performance.
RECOMMENDATION
After examining the above research it has been founded that ankle sprains often occurs in
the sports field and is serious pain which is mostly faced by athletes. Athletes in sports like
football, basketball etc. These ankle sprains are also of various types such mild, severe etc. It
depends upon the individual capability and calibre to deal with pain. Some person heal faster and
some took time to heal the injury. So, few recommendations has been mentioned below-
It is recommended that to overcome with ankle sprain person need to use effective
measures like ice, yoga, elevation etc. When taking measures, focus should be present on those
so that effect of such measures is done in appropriate manner.
Further another recommendation is that when taking any remedies regarding the injury, it
is to be adopted only after consulting with professionals or relatives having knowledge about the
ankle sprains injury.
Then, person with ankle sprains has to do rest approximately 3 days for athletes & for
normal people is about 4-6 weeks. Healing the pain in appropriate manner is necessary so that it
do not get worse than before.
Another one is doing exercise regularly on daily basis is also another best treatment for
ankle injury. But it is also need to make ensures that limited amount of force is to be used to the
ankles.
As the balance training is mostly used it is also recommended that it is to be done under
proper consideration so that it does not have negative impact on body.
In balance training, various type of exercise is involved & should be used by analysing
and examining the injured person. It is crucial because use of wrong type balance training might
cause huge problem to the caused injury.
Other recommendation is that, when training is adopted it is responsibility of trainer to
make ensure that it is done regular not like one day and then third day. Consistent use training
assists in healing of injury at faster rate.
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Also, when professional are hired it is necessary for individual to not completely do
whatever the trainer says because sometime some suggestions by them can also be wrong. So,
before applying those suggestions to the body proper research is to be done in effective manner.
It is also recommended that when doing balance training exercise, body postures,
strength, motivation, gears etc. need to present otherwise it won’t be a successful process.
From the above recommendations it is specified that balance training is beneficial as well
as non-beneficial for body depending upon the trainer and usage. So, it apply it properly, one
need to be string & focused so that process is done in proper manner. Hence, it is time
consuming process and patience has to be keep by each and every individual because slower the
process ,better is the result.
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