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Int J Sports Med 2015; 36(13): 1093-1099
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1554633
Orthopedics & Biomechanics
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Does Wearing Textured Insoles during Non-class Time Improve Proprioception in Professional Dancers?

N. Steinberg
1   Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia
2   The Wingate College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at the Wingate Institute, Israel
,
O. Tirosh
3   College of Sport and Exercise Science, Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia
,
R. Adams
4   Faculty of Health, Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
,
J. Karin
5   Health, Australian Ballet School, Melbourne, Australia
,
G. Waddington
1   Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia
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accepted after revision 06 May 2015

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02 September 2015 (online)

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Abstract

This study sought to determine whether textured insoles inserted in the sports shoes of young dancers improved their inversion and eversion ankle movement discrimination. 26 ballet dancers (14 female, 12 male) from the Australian Ballet School, ages 14–19 years, were divided into 2 groups according to sex and class levels. During the first 4 weeks, the first intervention group (GRP1) was asked to wear textured insoles in their sports shoes during non-class periods, and the second intervention group (GRP2) followed standard practice. In the next 4 weeks, GRP2 was asked to wear the textured insoles and GRP1 did not wear the textured insoles. Participants were tested pre-intervention, after 4 weeks, and at 8 weeks for both inversion and eversion ankle discrimination. In both inversion and eversion testing positions, interaction was found between the 2 groups and the 3 testing times (p<0.001), with significant differences between the first testing and the second testing (p=0.038 and p=0.019, respectively), and between the third testing and the second testing (p=0.003 and p=0.029, respectively). In conclusion, the stimulation to the proprioceptive system arising from textured insoles worn for 4 weeks was sufficient to improve the ankle proprioception of ballet dancers, in both inversion and eversion movements.

Key words

dancers - textured insoles - proprioception
 

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