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T1 Activation capacity of the intrinsic musculature of the foot in handball athletes with chronic ankle instability
A1 García García, Daniel
A1 Llamas Ramos, Rocío
A1 Calvo Lobo, César
A1 Rodríguez Sanz, David
A1 San Antolín Gil, Marta
A1 Cabanillas García, Juan Luis
A1 Sánchez Gómez, María Cruz
A1 Llamas Ramos, Inés
K1 Ankle - Wounds and injuries
K1 Tobillo - Lesiones y heridas
K1 Ultrasound
K1 Ultrasonido
K1 Handball
K1 Balonmano
K1 Athletes
K1 Atletas
K1 Deportistas - Lesiones y heridas
K1 Deporte
K1 Chronic diseases - Psychological aspects
K1 Enfermedades crónicas - Aspectos psicológicos
K1 Foot - Diseases - Diagnosis
K1 Pie - Enfermedades - tratamiento
K1 Muscle strength
K1 Fuerza muscular
K1 Sports medicine
K1 Medicina deportiva
K1 Medical technology
K1 Psychology
K1 3213.11 Fisioterapia
K1 2411.06 Fisiología del Ejercicio
K1 61 Psicología
K1 32 Ciencias Médicas
K1 3314 Tecnología Médica
AB Chronic ankle instability (CAI) is a common pathology in handball. The role of the intrinsic musculature of the foot in these players in relation to proprioception and stability has not been stablished. The objective of this study was to compare the ultrasound morphology of the heel fat pad of the foot in professional handball players to CAI in healthy players and establish relationships between CAI and physical and psychological variables. The study has been a descriptive observational case–control study in which 20 professional handball male players over 18 years of age were divided into 8 cases (CAI) and 12 controls (healthy). An ultrasound evaluation, the thickness and/or cross-sectional area at rest and the contraction measurement of the Abductor Digiti Minimi, Abductor Hallucis, Flexor Digitorum Brevis and Quadratus Plantae muscles were analyzed. Moreover, the compressibility index of the heel fat pad and the activation of the abdominal wall musculature (ultrasound), the flexion strength of the hallux and lesser toes (dynamometry), the foot functionality (Bristol Foot Score (BFS) questionnaire) and the psychological variables (self-reported questionnaires) were measured. There were no significant differences between the activation capacity values of the foot muscles of healthy and CAI athletes. Significant differences were found between groups regarding the BFS score (p = 0.007), d = 1.404), and significant correlations were also found between hallux flexion strength and lesser toes flexion strength in the total sample. Although there were no differences between the two groups, the identification of the activation pattern of these muscles in handball athletes is essential to the improvement of performance and preventing injuries such as CAI.
PB MDPI
SN 2227-9059
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/68383
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/68383
LA eng
NO Biomedicines, 2023, Vol. 11, Nº. 8, 2115
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 25-jul-2024