Background and Objectives: Ankle sprain is one of the most common injuries in valleyball players that reduces the strength of ankle muscles and this leads to reduced function and balance, and results in recurrence of injury. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine and compare balance, function, strength and endurance of selected core muscle groups in male volleyball players with a...

Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of a 12 week Wrestling+ specific warm-up program on dynamic balance in cadet wrestlers. Methods: The study population included all cadet wrestlers in the city of Rasht from among whom 24 freestyle wrestlers were selected by the convenience sampling and divided into intervention and control groups. The Intervention group per...

Objective: Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is one of the most common disorders of the knee joint. This condition is characterized by pain, poor proprioception, and altered pattern of vasti muscles activation. Each of these factors are effective in maintaining body balance, the key factor in daily activities such as walking and running. One of the treatments that reduces pain and improves ba...

Purpose: The intellectual development of people with mental retardation has been stopped or is incomplete. This condition is associated with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) of the general cognition level and affects the verbal, motor, and cognitive abilities of these people. This study aims to investigate the effect of selective balance/corrective exercises on the balance performance ...

Introduction and purpose: Balance disorder and falling is one of the most important consequences of aging, worrying consequences that entails, including bone fractures .The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of eight weeks virtual reality-based balance training on the balance of elderly men. Materials and Methods: The present study was a semi-experimental and applied to 26 elder...

Objective: Balancing is the most basic function of the neuromuscular system in performing all simple and complex activities that contribute to health-related physical fitness. Core stability may be a contributing factor to static and dynamic balance. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between core stability muscle endurance and static and dynamic balance in basketball pla...

Background & Objectives: Postural control is a complex function that maintains the vertical center of gravity (COG) and requires the cooperation of three sources of proprioceptive, visual, and vestibular systems. However, somatotype, an anthropometric factor, and fatigue disturb postural control, which leads to sports injuries. The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of functional f...

  Background and Objective: Hamstring to quadriceps strength ratio (H/Q) is one of the most important knee injury risk factors. The aim of this research was to compare H/Q in female athletes and nonathletes. Materials and Methods: The subjects of this research were 28 female athletes with mean age, height and weight of 20.21±3.05 y, 163.48±5.73 cm and 57.74±7.01 kg, as well as 12 female nonathl...