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Training Postural Control With Eyes Closed Vs. Eyes Open And Effects On Postural Control Improvement, Mark D. Ulbricht
Training Postural Control With Eyes Closed Vs. Eyes Open And Effects On Postural Control Improvement, Mark D. Ulbricht
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Introduction: Ankle sprains are one of the more common injuries in an athletic population. Postural control training can be used in prevention and rehabilitation for ankle sprains. When used preventively postural control training can decrease the risk of sustaining an ankle sprain by 38% (McGuine & Keene, 2006). There are a variety of postural control training programs all emphasizing different aspects of postural control, such as eyes closed, or eyes open situations. Training protocols with either eyes closed or eyes open have been shown to improve both static and dynamic postural control (Zech et al., 2010). The purpose of this …