Title: Sports Medicine

Abstract:

Ankle sprains are the most common injury in collegiate women’s soccer and presently there is no known feasible time sensitive ankle injury prevention program during the competitive collegiate soccer season. Methods and Purpose: To determine whether an in-season prevention program for an NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer team will be feasible and improve balance and hip and ankle strength. Main Results: Right hip adduction/abduction strength ratio increased from 55% to 77%. Isometric Left ankle inversion/eversion strength ratio increased from 86% to 90%.

Biography:

PT, DPT, ATC, CSCS Eastern Connecticut State University Dept. of Health Sciences 455 Science Building 83 Windham St Willimantic, CT 06226, U.S.A.