Alhajaya, Mohammed Salem \ associate proffers \Sports Science Faculty \Mutah University

Abstract

<p align="center"><strong>Effects of proprioception training on knee joint position sense in male soccer athletes.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p align="center"><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p align="center"><strong> </strong></p><p>The aim of this study was to examine the effect of proprioception training program on knee joint position sense in male soccer athletes. Reproduction of knee joint angle by a passive (by the examiner) - active (by the subjects) positioning was employed to measure joint position sense. Thirty male athletes (N=30) were participated in this study from Sports Science faculty at Mutah University whom registered in soccer course for Fall semester 2013/2014. The researcher used the non-dominant as an experimental limb and underwent proprioceptive training program and dominant as a control limb. The researcher used paired-sample and independent-samples-t- Test to analyse the absolute angles score of present study.</p><p>Results indicated that there was a significant difference of reproduction of the knee joint angle before and after intervention training for the non-dominant limb and a significant difference between dominant and non-dominant limb after intervention training program, (p ≤ 0.05).</p><p>It was suggested that using a proprioception training program may have a direct impact in decreasing knee joint injuries in male soccer athletes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Key words</strong>: proprioception, joint position sense, reproduce joint angle, male soccer athletes, training program.</p><p> </p>