Debolt Lauren, Hamon Jeff, Hu Justin, Vickers Tyler, Hung You-Jou
Department of Physical Therapy, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, USA.
Int J Exerc Sci. 2024 May 1;17(1):611-622. doi: 10.70252/YHDY9251. eCollection 2024.
Basketball players are prone to ankle injuries. It is unclear if wearing ankle compression garments (CGs) can enhance balance control and time to fatigue in those athletes. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of ankle CGs on both time to fatigue and single-leg balance. Sixteen Division II (D2) collegiate basketball players participated in the study. The Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool (CAIT) was used to assess ankle stability. Fatigue was induced through deficit heel raises, and single-leg balance was assessed with the Athletic Single Leg Stability Test (ASLST) of the Biodex Balance System. Ten out of 16 (62.5%) basketball players were classified as having chronic ankle instability (CAI). Wearing CGs did not significantly prolong the time to fatigue ( = .774), and participants with CAI and without CAI had a similar time to fatigue ( = .958). In addition, wearing CGs significantly worsened single-leg balance before fatigue ( = .021), but enhanced balance control after fatigue ( = .027). Results indicate a strong prevalence of CAI in collegiate basketball players, and wearing CGs may not be able to enhance single-leg balance before fatigue. Although participants who wore CGs did not significantly increase their time to fatigue, their single-leg balance significantly improved after fatigue. This finding suggests wearing ankle CGs may have the potential to remediate the impact of fatigue on balance control. Future studies with a larger sample size are needed to further examine the impact of wearing ankle CGs on fatigue and single-leg balance.
篮球运动员容易脚踝受伤。目前尚不清楚穿着脚踝压缩护具(CGs)是否能增强这些运动员的平衡控制能力和疲劳时间。本研究的目的是检验脚踝CGs对疲劳时间和单腿平衡的影响。16名二级(D2)大学篮球运动员参与了这项研究。使用坎伯兰脚踝不稳定工具(CAIT)评估脚踝稳定性。通过足跟抬高不足诱发疲劳,并使用Biodex平衡系统的运动单腿稳定性测试(ASLST)评估单腿平衡。16名篮球运动员中有10名(62.5%)被归类为患有慢性脚踝不稳定(CAI)。穿着CGs并没有显著延长疲劳时间(P = 0.774),患有CAI和未患有CAI的参与者疲劳时间相似(P = 0.958)。此外,穿着CGs在疲劳前显著恶化了单腿平衡(P = 0.021),但在疲劳后增强了平衡控制(P = 0.027)。结果表明,大学篮球运动员中CAI的患病率很高,穿着CGs可能无法在疲劳前增强单腿平衡。虽然穿着CGs的参与者疲劳时间没有显著增加,但他们的单腿平衡在疲劳后显著改善。这一发现表明,穿着脚踝CGs可能有潜力缓解疲劳对平衡控制的影响。需要进一步开展更大样本量的研究,以进一步检验穿着脚踝CGs对疲劳和单腿平衡的影响。
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