Effect of Neuromuscular Training on Star Excursion Balance Test and Single Leg Hop Test in Collegiate Female Basketball Players Bhavik Jhaveri1,*, Sharma Archna2 1Assistant Professor, Shrimad Rajchandra College of Physiotherapy, Uka Tarsadia University, Bardoli, Gujarat (India) 2Assitant Professor, Sports Medicine & Physiotherapy Dept., Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab (India) *Corresponding Author: Jhaveri Bhavik, Assistant Professor, Shrimad Rajchandra College of Physiotherapy, Uka Tarsadia University, Bardoli-394350, Gujarat (India). E-mail: bhavikjhaveri1989@gmail.com, Contact No.: +91-9913752456
Online published on 11 July, 2019. Abstract Background Neuromuscular Training (NMT) which incorporates both plyometric exercises and core strengthening is widely used to enhance strength, conditioning, health and fitness by improving performance. Purpose To examine if the Neuromuscular training will be effective in improving dynamic balance. Methodology 40 healthy collegiate female basketball players (mean age 20.08±1.27 years; mean Height, 161.75±3.12; mean mass 53.6±2.6 kg) participated in the study and were randomly divided in two groups Experimental (n=20) and Control (n=20). A test-retest design was used to evaluate the differences between both the groups on dynamic stability (Star excursion balance test), dynamic balance (single leg hop & hold distance test) Control group followed their routine training and Experimental group underwent a neuromuscular training for 7 weeks. After 7 weeks of training post measures were taken. Result and Conclusion Following 7 weeks of NMT only the experimental group demonstrated significant performance on all the testing variables as compared with the control group(p<0.05). Top Keywords Core stability, core strengthening, injury prevention training, Plyometric training. Top |