RESUMEN El objetivo de esta experiencia fue analizar el efecto de un programa de propiocepción sobre el equilibrio en un grupo de jóvenes futbolistas. Se planteó un programa de 8 ejercicios, los cuales fueron extraídos del programa de calentamiento realizado por Bizzini, Junge, & Dvorak (2007) "11+ un programa completo de calentamiento para prevenir las lesiones en el fútbol", los cuales fueron adaptados y aplicados durante 4 semanas, 4 veces, en sesiones de 15 a 20 minutos. Se aplicó en un grupo de 17 deportistas cuyas edades oscilaban entre 14 y 15 años, pertenecientes a la escuela de fútbol del Club Deportivo Once Caldas S.A. a los cuales se les administró un pre-test y post-test con la prueba de Romberg y Romberg sensibilizado. Los resultados al final del programa mostraban la mejora en el equilibrio estático, aumentando este en un 18% según el test de Romberg y un 29% en el test de Romberg sensibilizado. Como conclusión se destaca la eficacia del programa de propiocepción para mejorar equilibrio en este grupo.
The objective of this study was to determine the longterm effect of a stretching program using the proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation technique (PNF) on the hamstring flexibility of pre-juvenile football players. A quasi-experimental study was carried out with 20 young football players. Their lower limbs were randomized by assigning one to the control group and the other to the experimental group. The control group underwent a static-passive stretching programme, while the experimental group received a stretching program using the PNF contraction-release technique. Hamstring flexibility was assessed through the passive knee extension test. The difference between groups were assessed through homogeneity tests for independent samples (Student's t-test) and for related samples (Wilcoxon signed rank test). In both the control and experimental groups, the post-test measures of the popliteal angle improved very little compared to the pre-test. In none of the limb groups was the difference statistically significant (p > .05). The measure of popliteal angle change was 0.4° higher in the control group, although this small difference between groups was not statistically significant (p = .829). In conclusion, there were no changes in the popliteal angle between limbs where the static-passive stretching programme was applied compared to stretching with PNF. Neither program was shown to be effective in increasing hamstring flexibility in the long term.
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