Rehabilitation Exercises and their Impact on the Balance and Motion Range of Athletes with Ankle Joint Sprains

Abstract

The study aimed at diagnosing an ankle joint injury clinically by X-RAY examination، and mechanically by means of balance and range of motion tests, and by preparing rehabilitative exercises to rehabilitate the ankle injury. The research sample   was composed of players with ankle joint sprain، numbering (6) athletes from the Ministry of Youth and Sports in Baghdad's National Sports Talent Care Center.  Exploratory experiments and the main experiment were conducted and the vocabulary of the qualifying curriculum was applied, which lasted over a period of two months for a period of eight weeks، and each week had three qualifying units with a total of (24) qualifying units، during which all members of the research sample underwent the same exercises and stress. Post-tests for the research sample were completed after the curriculum had been applied, and the data collected for statistical processing was unloaded, presented, evaluated, and discussed. Through these results، the researcher reached to some conclusions, including: The range of motion in the ankle joint and the mobility of the injured athletes both dramatically improved thanks to the qualifying exercises.

Through the conclusions، the researcher reached several recommendation, such as: the use of rehabilitation exercises in the rehabilitation centers، the gradual giving of resistance and not giving resistances beyond the ability of the injured and taking into account individual differences,  paying attention to the principle of diversification in rehabilitation exercises along with the tools and means used to avoid boredom among athletes، make sure that a full recovery from the injury occurs before returning to the gym to avoid recurring injury, follow-up the injured by the therapist and rehabilitation specialist during the performance of rehabilitation exercises and not leave the injured from performing the exercises alone, conducting similar research and studies on other joints For other age groups