Evaluation of the Value of the Y-Balance Test to Predict Lower Limb Injuries in Professional Male Footballers.

IF 1.3 4区医学 Q3 REHABILITATION

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation Pub Date : 2023-10-24 Print Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1123/jsr.2023-0139

Haniyeh Mohammadi, Raheleh Ghaffari, Abdolreza Kazemi, Hunter Bennett, Mahdi Hosseinzadeh

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Abstract

Context: The aim of this prospective cohort study was to identify whether Y-Balance Test (YBT) performance and asymmetry are associated with lower limb injury in elite adult football athletes.

Design: A prospective cohort study.

Methods: Preseason YBT measures were obtained from 121 male footballers participating in National League One across the 2021-2022 season. Lower limb injuries were tracked across the season to determine the relationship between YBT variables and injury incidence using logistic regression analysis. The statistical significance level was .05.

Results: The average YBT score was 111.0 (5.8) cm on the left limb and 112.0 (5.5) cm on the right limb, with an average asymmetry of 2.3 (1.4) cm. Athletes with lower YBT scores on both the left (odds ratio = 2.9; 95% confidence interval, 1.7 to 4.8: P ≤ .001) and right (odds ratio = 2.3; 95% confidence interval, 1.6 to 3.2: P ≤ .001) limbs were at a greater risk of injury. Similarly, athletes with greater amounts of asymmetry were also more likely to get injured (odds ratio = 2.1; 95% confidence interval, 1.3 to 3.3: P = .002).

Conclusions: Results indicate that lower and asymmetrical YBT scores have a significant relationship with future lower limb injuries in professional male footballers. The YBT offers a simple, reliable, and effective screening tool that can be used by practitioners in football to help identify players at a greater risk of injury before the season commences.

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y -平衡试验对职业男子足球运动员下肢损伤预测价值的评价。

背景：这项前瞻性队列研究的目的是确定Y平衡测试（YBT）的表现和不对称性是否与精英成年足球运动员的下肢损伤有关。设计：一项前瞻性队列研究。方法：对参加2021-2022赛季国家甲级联赛的121名男性足球运动员进行季前YBT测量。对整个季节的下肢损伤进行跟踪，以使用逻辑回归分析确定YBT变量与损伤发生率之间的关系。结果：平均YBT评分：左肢体111.0（5.8）cm，右肢体112.0（5.5）cm，平均不对称性为2.3（1.4）cm。左侧（比值比=2.9；95%置信区间，1.7至4.8:P≤.001）和右侧（比值比=2.3；95%可信区间，1.6至3.2:P≤0.001）YBT得分较低的运动员受伤的风险更大。同样，不对称程度越高的运动员也越容易受伤（比值比=2.1；95%置信区间1.3-3.3:P=0.002）。YBT提供了一种简单、可靠、有效的筛查工具，足球从业者可以使用它来帮助在赛季开始前识别出受伤风险更大的球员。

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Journal of Sport Rehabilitation 医学-康复医学

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3.20

自引率

5.90%

发文量

143

审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Sport Rehabilitation (JSR) is your source for the latest peer-reviewed research in the field of sport rehabilitation. All members of the sports-medicine team will benefit from the wealth of important information in each issue. JSR is completely devoted to the rehabilitation of sport and exercise injuries, regardless of the age, gender, sport ability, level of fitness, or health status of the participant. JSR publishes peer-reviewed original research, systematic reviews/meta-analyses, critically appraised topics (CATs), case studies/series, and technical reports that directly affect the management and rehabilitation of injuries incurred during sport-related activities, irrespective of the individual’s age, gender, sport ability, level of fitness, or health status. The journal is intended to provide an international, multidisciplinary forum to serve the needs of all members of the sports medicine team, including athletic trainers/therapists, sport physical therapists/physiotherapists, sports medicine physicians, and other health care and medical professionals.