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Effects of a Postural Exercise Program on Vertical Jump Height in Young Female Volleyball Players with Knee Valgus
Background: Although a knee valgus position is related to the increase in injury risk in volleyball players, there is a lack of studies on the relationship between knee valgus and vertical jump (VJ) performance. Hence, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a postural exercise progr...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8997520/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35409635 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073953 |
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author | Giustino, Valerio Messina, Giuseppe Patti, Antonino Padua, Elvira Zangla, Daniele Drid, Patrik Battaglia, Giuseppe Palma, Antonio Bianco, Antonino |
author_facet | Giustino, Valerio Messina, Giuseppe Patti, Antonino Padua, Elvira Zangla, Daniele Drid, Patrik Battaglia, Giuseppe Palma, Antonio Bianco, Antonino |
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description | Background: Although a knee valgus position is related to the increase in injury risk in volleyball players, there is a lack of studies on the relationship between knee valgus and vertical jump (VJ) performance. Hence, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a postural exercise program on VJ height in young female volleyball players with knee valgus. Methods: This pilot study included 19 young female volleyball players divided into the following groups: the Valgus Experimental Group (VEG); the Valgus Control Group (VCG); and the Neutral Control Group (NCG). All three groups carried out the same volleyball training program. In addition, only the VEG underwent a 3-month postural exercise program of 30–45 min/session, twice/week. VJ performance was measured through the Sargent test before (T0), at 6 weeks (T1), and at 12 weeks (T2). Results: A significant effect from T0 to T1 (p = 0.0017) and from T0 to T2 (p = 0.0001) was found in the VEG. No significant differences were found over time in the VCG and in the NCG. Conclusion: An integrated postural exercise program might lead to a more balanced muscle efficiency inducing athletes to obtain a higher VJ performance. |
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spelling | pubmed-89975202022-04-12 Effects of a Postural Exercise Program on Vertical Jump Height in Young Female Volleyball Players with Knee Valgus Giustino, Valerio Messina, Giuseppe Patti, Antonino Padua, Elvira Zangla, Daniele Drid, Patrik Battaglia, Giuseppe Palma, Antonio Bianco, Antonino Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: Although a knee valgus position is related to the increase in injury risk in volleyball players, there is a lack of studies on the relationship between knee valgus and vertical jump (VJ) performance. Hence, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a postural exercise program on VJ height in young female volleyball players with knee valgus. Methods: This pilot study included 19 young female volleyball players divided into the following groups: the Valgus Experimental Group (VEG); the Valgus Control Group (VCG); and the Neutral Control Group (NCG). All three groups carried out the same volleyball training program. In addition, only the VEG underwent a 3-month postural exercise program of 30–45 min/session, twice/week. VJ performance was measured through the Sargent test before (T0), at 6 weeks (T1), and at 12 weeks (T2). Results: A significant effect from T0 to T1 (p = 0.0017) and from T0 to T2 (p = 0.0001) was found in the VEG. No significant differences were found over time in the VCG and in the NCG. Conclusion: An integrated postural exercise program might lead to a more balanced muscle efficiency inducing athletes to obtain a higher VJ performance. MDPI 2022-03-26 /pmc/articles/PMC8997520/ /pubmed/35409635 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073953 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Giustino, Valerio Messina, Giuseppe Patti, Antonino Padua, Elvira Zangla, Daniele Drid, Patrik Battaglia, Giuseppe Palma, Antonio Bianco, Antonino Effects of a Postural Exercise Program on Vertical Jump Height in Young Female Volleyball Players with Knee Valgus |
title | Effects of a Postural Exercise Program on Vertical Jump Height in Young Female Volleyball Players with Knee Valgus |
title_full | Effects of a Postural Exercise Program on Vertical Jump Height in Young Female Volleyball Players with Knee Valgus |
title_fullStr | Effects of a Postural Exercise Program on Vertical Jump Height in Young Female Volleyball Players with Knee Valgus |
title_full_unstemmed | Effects of a Postural Exercise Program on Vertical Jump Height in Young Female Volleyball Players with Knee Valgus |
title_short | Effects of a Postural Exercise Program on Vertical Jump Height in Young Female Volleyball Players with Knee Valgus |
title_sort | effects of a postural exercise program on vertical jump height in young female volleyball players with knee valgus |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8997520/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35409635 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073953 |
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