Comparison of the effect of 8 weeks of Traband and trx exercises on proprioception and muscle strength of female futsal players with ankle instability

Subject Areas : Sports Medicine and Treatment of Sports Injuries

Niloofar sotoodehniakorani ¹ , seyed hosein mousavi mousavi ²

1 - Department of Sport Sciences, Faculty of Sports Sciences, ST. C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Department of Sport Sciences, Za.C., Islamic Azad university, Zanjan, Iran.

Received: 2024-12-15 Accepted : 2025-02-28 Published : 2025-03-10

Keywords: Muscle Strength, Proprioception, Teraband, TRX, Ankle Instability,

Abstract :

The aim of the present study was to compare the effects of eight weeks of Theraband and TRX training on proprioception and muscle strength in female futsal players with ankle instability.

This semi-experimental and applied research was conducted with a research design of two experimental groups and one control group with pre-test and post-test. The statistical population included female futsal players aged 18 to 25 years with ankle instability. From among them, 30 subjects were selected using accessible and purposive sampling and after homogenizing the samples (height, weight, and age) and were divided into 3 groups (T-band, TRX, and control) by simple random sampling. Statistical tests (t-test and one-way analysis of variance) were used to compare the groups. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS-25 software.

In dorsiflexion of the Traband group, the difference between pre-test and post-test was 11.800 degrees, which, considering the post-test value (16.70), was closer to the standard criterion of 10 degrees and was in a more favorable state. In plantar flexion, the difference between pre-test (23 degrees) and post-test (18.90 degrees) decreased and was in a more favorable state due to being closer to the standard criterion of 20 degrees. In the Traband group, the difference in muscle strength means was significant at a significance level of 0.02. In the TRX group, the difference in muscle strength means was also significant at a significance level of 0.02. The greatest increase in muscle strength was in the TRX group.

Given the safety and greater focus of Theraband and TRX exercises on joints and muscles, and the positive effects of these exercises on increasing proprioception and lower limb muscle strength in this study, these exercises can be used in recovery periods after ankle instability injuries.

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