A study of the ability of single leg balance test in repeated manner to predict ankle or knee injury

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  • 閉眼片脚立ちテストで足関節及び膝関節周囲の外傷が予見できるか?

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The single leg balance test (SLB test) is an easy –to-use approach to assess postural stability. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether repeated measurements of the SLB test predicts future ankle and knee injuries.Eighty-five college American football players (Age: 20 ± 1 years) performed the SLB test at the beginning of each month of their regular season. We did not find any significant difference between these two groups. However, the SLB test time was gradually decreased throughout the season. The SLB test time was significantly shorter in November than that in September. In conclusion, the SLB test performed in a repeated manner is less accurate to predict injury than a single measurement performed by a previous study.

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