AVALIAÇÃO DA ATIVAÇÃO PROPRIOCEPTIVA EM ATLETAS AMADORES DA EQUIPE FEMININA INFANTO-JUVENIL DE VOLEIBOL NA PREVENÇÃO DE ENTORSE DO TORNOZELO

Abstract

The literature reports that the ankle is one of the joints most frequently injured during sports, specifically in volleyball. On the other hand, a lower risk of injury is proportional to the presence of ankle stability, being this variable directly related to the integrity of proprioception and joint range of motion, in addition to the presence of muscular strength. The objective of this study was to evaluate the proprioceptive activation of the lower limbs of amateur athletes of the female infanto-juvenile team of volleyball in the city of Varginha-MG, using the Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT). Twenty athletes participated in the study, being combined the analysis of the characterization of the subjects, together with the comparative evaluation of the SEBT test between the right and left lower limbs. Quantitative variables were described by mean and standard deviation, and the Student's t-test was used to compare the means. ANOVA and the Tukey test revealed statistical difference between the distances reached with significance value p> 0.05. Statistically significant differences were found when comparing the data. It was concluded that the early detection of possible changes in proprioceptive activation, with consequent deficit of dynamic postural balance, should be part of the preventive approach directed at volleyball players. Within this context, the SEBT is a practical tool, easy to apply and inexpensive, as a method of evaluating this variable. On the other hand, the reduced number of publications involving volleyball athletes justifies the need to carry out new studies with accurate methodological quality, as well as a greater number of samples.