ArticleInternational journal of sports physical therapy2015
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE Y BALANCE TEST SCORES AND SOFT TISSUE INJURY INCIDENCE IN A SOCCER TEAM.
Article in International journal of sports physical therapy, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04234256 (Controlled, Randomized, Stretching Exercises for Improvement of Dynamic Balance), which is not on this map. Cited by 79 papers.
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Controlled, Randomized, Stretching Exercises for Improvement of Dynamic Balance
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79 citing papers in PubMed, 198 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Age and Postural Stability in Firefighters: An Analysis of Anterior Reach Asymmetry and the Two-Foot Length Criterion.International journal of exercise science · 2025Article
- Testing in Football: A Narrative Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Comparison of the Effects of Pilates and Yoga Exercise on the Dynamic Balancing Ability and Functional Movement of Fencers.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Effects of Instability Neuromuscular Training Using an Inertial Load of Water on the Balance Ability of Healthy Older Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Article
- Investigation of inter-rater and test-retest reliability of Y balance test in college students with flexible flatfoot.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Association between depressive symptoms and dynamic balance among young adults in the community.Heliyon · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough the dynamic balance has been proposed as a risk factor for sports-related injuries, few researchers have used the Y balance test to examine this relationship. The purpose of this study was to determine if the Y Balance Test (YBT) is a valid test for determining subjects susceptible to soft tissue injury among soccer players on a professional team. STUDY
designProspective cohort. METHODS AND MEASURES: Prior to the 2011 football (soccer) season, the anterior, posteromedial and posterolateral YBT reach distances and limb lengths of 74 soccer players were measured. Athletes' physiotherapists documented how many days the players were unable to play due to the injuries. After normalizing for lower limb length, each of the reach distances, right/left reach distance difference and composite reach distance were examined using odds ratios and logistic regression analysis.
resultsLogistic regression models indicated that players with a difference of equal or greater than 4cm between lower limbs in posteromedial direction were 3.86 more likely to sustain a lower extremity injury (p=0.001). Results indicate that players who had lower scores than the mean in each reach direction, independently, were almost two times more likely to sustain an injury.
conclusionsThe results suggest that YBT can be incorporated into physical examinations to identify soccer players who are susceptible to risk of injury. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 2b.
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