The effect of eight weeks of hip abductor muscle strengthening with functional balance training on static balance in chronic ankle instability in footballers and cricketers of young population

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of eight weeks of hip abductor muscle strengthening with functional balance training on static balance in chronic ankle instability in normal population, footballers and cricketers. Design: Pre-test post- test experimental design. Material & Methodology:A total of 100 subjects (50 footballers, and 50 cricketers) with self-reported CAI were recruited according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The related studies were held in Launchpad India Delhi, Shree Hospital Delhi after the coordination with the province officials' permission in order to gather the related data. The foot and ankle disability index (FADI) questionnaire are distributed and gathered only one day before the beginning of the protocol. Results: The present study provided the description of effect of eight weeks of hip abductor muscle strengthening with functional balance training on static and dynamic balance in chronic ankle instability in normal population, footballer and cricketer of young population. Conclusions: The results of this study demonstrate that regardless of different training groups (Footballers, and Cricketers), statistically significant improvements in balance were achieved by all the groups. Following the training the SLST time significantly improved in both the training group. Footballers presented marginally better improvement in static balance as compared to Cricketers as assessed SLST.