Research summary · Recovery and rehabilitation
Stroboscopic balance training for volleyball ankle instability
Twenty-four female volleyball players with chronic ankle instability completed eight weeks of supervised balance training twice weekly. Ten trained with stroboscopic glasses and 14 used traditional exercises.
- Publication year
- 2026
- First published online
- Publication type
- Randomized controlled trial
- Journal
- Sports Health
- Population / context
- Female volleyball players with chronic ankle instability
What the publication reports
Static balance and self-reported ankle stability improved more with the glasses. Dynamic Y-balance outcomes did not differ clearly between groups, while both groups improved on several jump, position-sense and functional measures.
Limits and interpretation
Small, unequal groups and numerous outcomes limit confidence in the size and consistency of added benefit. The reported outcomes do not establish fewer recurrent sprains, durable recovery or better match performance, and a change within one group alone does not prove superiority.
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Stroboscopic Versus Traditional Balance Training in Female Volleyball Players With Chronic Ankle Instability: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Original publication / indexed recordPMID: 42770538DOI: 10.1177/19417381261483200Reader discussion
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