1. Changes in the whole body reaction time by participating in the ACL injury prevention program. .
- Author
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Sasaki, R., Urabe, Y., Yamanaka, Y., Hirata, K., Kimura, H., and Ochi, M.
- Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the changes in the whole body reaction time (WBRT) by participating in the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury prevention program. The subjects in this study were 150 female high school basketball players and 60 female high school students. Sixty students undertook non-sports activity in their daily life. After the first measurement of WBRT, all basketball players participated in the ACL injury prevention program for one year. The 141 subjects who could continue on the program for one year were the non ACL injury group. Nine ACL injuries occurred during the intervention, and these subjects were the ACL injured group. Sixty students were the control group, and they spent their regular daily life without participating in the ACL injury prevention program. After one year, the WBRT in the subjects in the non ACL injury group and control group was measured again. WBRT at the pre program in the non ACL injury group was 316.1±37.2 ms on both legs and 346.0±29.1 ms on one leg. There was no significant difference between the non ACL injury group and ACL injured group, however, WBRT on both legs and one leg in the non ACL injury group and ACL injured group was shorter than the control group. After the program, although there was no change in the control group, WBRT was significantly shortened in the non ACL injury group. In this study, WBRT in the non ACL injury group that participated in the ACL injury prevention program was shortened significantly, so the improvement of muscle strength and postural control by performing the ACL injury prevention program might be a contributory factor to the shortened WBRT. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2010