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Prevalence Of Ankle Instability In Professional Cyclists
Authors Name:
Pranjali Prashant Bhise
, Dr. Lavanya R Ayyer
Unique Id:
IJSDR2305020
Published In:
Volume 8 Issue 5, May-2023
Abstract:
People are getting aware about the health benefits of cycling, and it has become very trendy now a days. The increasing popularity of cycling as a mode of transportation, recreation and sport has led to an increase in the incidence of musculoskeletal injuries related to its practice. Though professional cyclists have proper knowledge and do the pre training exercises, but due to repetitive movements and a lot of jerky movements there are chances of injuries. Pain and discomfort can increase the incidence of instability and can cause reduce in performance. Studies have been done on the prevalence of knee injuries and Low back pain in cyclists, but not many studies are done on the prevalence of ankle instability in cyclists. Therefore the aim of this study is to observe the prevalence of ankle instability in professional cyclists. To increase the awareness about the regular bike fitting so that ankle instability can be reduced and hence there will be increase in performance. Methodology- An Observational study was done on professional cyclist around Pune. Total 80 professional cyclist were selected by Convenient sampling. The study was completed in 6 months. Result- Out off 80 cyclists, 72 had stable ankle and 8 had unstable ankle. 80 was the sample size, out of which 3 cyclists suffered from pain over the medial aspect of foot, 1 cyclist suffered from pain over the heel, 1 cyclist suffered from pain over posterior aspect of ankle, 1 cyclist had pain around ankle. Conclusion- Prevalence of Ankle instability in Professional Cyclists is 10%.
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"Prevalence Of Ankle Instability In Professional Cyclists ", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijsdr.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.8, Issue 5, page no.146 - 150, May-2023, Available :http://www.ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2305020.pdf
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Published Paper ID: IJSDR2305020
Registration ID:205631
Published In: Volume 8 Issue 5, May-2023
DOI (Digital Object Identifier):
Page No: 146 - 150
Publisher: IJSDR | www.ijsdr.org
ISSN Number: 2455-2631
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