Riesgo de lesiones en miembros inferiores en futbolistas del Gualaceo Sporting Club a través de la aplicación del test de balance en Y. Cuenca. 2018

Abstract

Background: sports injuries are the main cause of absence in athletes. Soccer Injuries represent between 40-60% of all sports injuries. The alterations with the higher incidence in soccer players occurred in lower limbs muscles and ligaments. Non-contact mechanism is the main cause for lower limb dysfunctions. Added to other conditions, a deficit in the neuromuscular control is the main factor that produces sports injuries. General Objective: to determine the risk of suffering lower limb injuries by the application of the Y Balance Test. Methodology: a prospective, transversal and descriptive study was conducted. The Y balance Test was used for assessing the dynamic balance in soccer players. Factors as demographic data, presence of pain and injuries history were also considered in the assessment. The software Move2perform, that utilizes an algorithm to determine the non-contact injury risk level, analyzed the information obtained. The results are exposed in tables and graphics that show frequency, percentages, measures of central tendency and measures of dispersion. Results: in the group of athletes that participated in the study the average age was 29.9±5.4 years old. According to the score obtained in the YBT the mean composite reach distance for the left limb was 97.8±8.5% and for the right limb 98.8±8.5%. 86.8% of participants were graded as “below standard” according to their performance during the test. 52.6% of soccer players were qualified as moderate risk, 26.3% as substantial risk and 21.1% as light risk. Conclusion: a high percentage of the sample possessed various risk factors for suffering lower limbs injuries, which places over 75% of the soccer players evaluated, in the high-risk group