Relationship Between Balance Board Performance and Injury Risk Among Football Players: an Observational Study
Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: BackgroundFootball is a physically demanding sport that requires high levels of balance, coordination, and neuromuscularcontrol. Deficits in balance ability may impair joint stability and increase the likelihood of lower limb injuries,particularly ankle sprains. Balance board assessment is commonly used to evaluate postural stability andproprioceptive control in athletes.ObjectiveTo determine the relationship between balance board performance and injury risk among football players.MethodologyAn observational study was conducted on 50 football players aged between 20 and 35 years. Participants wereselected using purposive sampling. Balance ability was assessed using a balance board, and injury frequencywas recorded through injury history assessment. Weekly sport performance scores were also recorded.Descriptive statistics and correlation analysis were used to analyze the data.ResultsThe results indicated that players with lower balance board scores demonstrated higher injury frequency.Conversely, athletes with better balance performance reported fewer injuries. Statistical analysis suggested anegative association between balance performance and injury occurrence among football players.Conclusion The findings of the study suggest that balance performance may play an important role ininfluencing injury risk among football players. Balance board assessment may therefore serve as a usefulscreening tool for identifying athletes who may be at higher risk of lower limb injuries.
Source: PAIN JOINTS SPINE
Language: English
Subfield: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7202207665