Impact of Balance Training on Ankle Sprain Prevention in Athletes

This report investigates the effectiveness of balance training in preventing ankle sprains among athletes. The study employs a PICO framework to formulate research questions, focusing on the benefits of balance training, different training types, and associated challenges. It utilizes both secondary data sources, including books and articles, and qualitative research methods, particularly a systematic review, to gather information. The report details the methodology, including search methods, data extraction, and study design, highlighting exploratory research design and its limitations. The discussion section analyzes the impact of balance training, citing a significant reduction in ankle sprain rates. The conclusion and recommendations provide actionable insights for athletes and healthcare professionals. The report emphasizes the importance of balance training for both male and female athletes and offers practical strategies to minimize injury risks.

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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