Journal of athletic training
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Elite Female Basketball Players' Body-Weight Neuromuscular Training and Performance on the Y-Balance Test.
Neuromuscular training enhances unconscious motor responses by stimulating both the afferent signals and central mechanisms responsible for dynamic joint control. Dynamic joint-control training is a vital component of injury-prevention programs. ⋯ Body-weight neuromuscular training improved postural control and lower limb stability in female basketball players as assessed with the YBT. Incorporating neuromuscular training into the workout routines for basketball players may enhance joint awareness and reduce the risk of lower extremity injury.
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