Assessing the Acute Effects of Diagonal Mobilization

ASSESSING the ACUTE EFFECTS of DIAGONAL MOBILIZATION on STATIC and DYNAMIC BALANCE in YOUNG FOOTBALL PLAYERS: a RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND STUDY

Investigating the acute effects of mobilization on these parameters offers innovative insights for the practitioner community and sheds light on the strategy's potential effectiveness in mitigating injury risk. Therefore, this study aims to assess the immediate effects of mobilization on static and dynamic balance in young male and female soccer players using a randomized, double-blinded study design.

Participants underwent assessment twice: once before the intervention and again afterward. Tests included the single leg lend and hold test and the single leg standing test, measured using force plates.

Inclusion Criteria:

• age between 14 to 16 years old, with regular soccer practice;
• absence of lower limb and lumbar spine surgery or injuries within the last 6 months (hip, knee, ankle), no current pain in the hip, knee, or ankle joints, no hypermobility of the lower limb joints, and no history of neurological or connective tissue disorders;
• availability for both assessment time points

Exclusion Criteria:

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