Special Exercises (For the Final Stage) of Ankle Joint Rehabilitation and their Effect on Improving Muscle Strength and Dynamic Balance in Young Football Players

Abstract

Many scientific studies in the field of sports are concerned with the safety of players, whether in training or competition, and the search for accurate scientific methods and methods that reduce injury rates as much as possible. Football is the most widespread of injuries due to its specificity, as it involves repetitive performance such as jumping, running, and physical contact during fatigue. Which leads to obstructing players from reaching the highest levels, so all workers in this field must reduce and prevent sports injuries. The importance of the research lies in preparing special exercises that focus on the final stage of rehabilitation of the ankle joint, according to methods that improve the functional performance of injured football players. These exercises contribute to reducing the recurrence of the injury as much as possible, by studying some of the variables that are related to the injured player's return to the field. Again, such as the physical and motor variables, and the four jumps that are considered a criterion for the injured player's return to the field. The researcher took care that the exercises be special, that is, similar to what happens in a football match. The researcher believes that studying special exercises contributes to protecting the player from recurrence of the injury as much as possible. The problem with the research is that rehabilitating an injured ankle joint by returning to competition requires special directions and instructions, and that attention is usually in the early stages of rehabilitation, and often decreases when the player returns to the field, and this stage (the final stage) is often left to follow the advice of the team coach. Which cares more about healthy players than those recovering from injury. The objectives of the research are to prepare special exercises (for the final stage) and their impact on improving the functional performance of young football players, and to know the effect of special exercises on the physical and motor abilities in improving the functional performance of the ankle joint for young football players. The researcher used the experimental method by designing one group with tests (pre-tests). (and dimensionality) to suit the problem to be solved. The researcher chose the research sample intentionally from players with ankle sprains who had completed the early stages of rehabilitation. Some injured players who violated the conditions of the research sample were excluded, as the research sample consisted of (6) injured players from youth clubs in the division (The first and second) in Dhi Qar Governorate, Among the most important conclusions reached by the Researcher are: The results of the pre- and post-tests for the experimental research sample showed a clear improvement in all the research variables (physical abilities, motor abilities, and the four jumps for the injured person to return to the field again and for the benefit of the post-tests For the recommendations, the most important of them was that the researcher emphasizes using special exercises prepared by the researcher to rehabilitate the ankle joint due to the positive effect shown by the research sample on the development of results.