Previous and current research findings contradict each other about whether a relationship exists
between Fibularis Muscle Strength and Lateral Ankle Sprain. As it stands, there is no finality about
the relationship between Fibularis Muscle Strength and Lateral Ankle Sprain. Hence, this study
was aimed at establishing whether a relationship exists between Fibularis Muscle Strength and
Lateral Ankle Sprain amongst high school net ball players in Gauteng Northern Region. If a
relationship does exist and is well understood, further research may be recommended to come up
with a rehabilitation protocol that may be used to prevent Lateral Ankle Sprain. In conducting this
study, a longitudinal analytical approach was adopted where subjects were observed over a four
months period of high school netball season in Gauteng Northern Region. This was the best
design for this study because it enabled the researcher to examine the relationship between
independent variables (Height, weight, age, balance and Fibularis Muscle Strength) and the
dependent variable (Lateral Ankle Sprain). 100 randomly selected high school female netball
players, ranging in age from 13 to 19 years (mean ± SD = 16.5 ±1.27), who represented schools in
tournaments and games participated in this study. The researcher recorded baseline
measurements of Fibularis Muscle Strength, balance, demographic characteristics (age, height
and weight) for each of the 100 randomly selected subjects 2 weeks before the beginning of 2009
netball season. Subjects who sustained Lateral Ankle Sprain, during the netball season, filled in
injury assessment forms which were collected by the researcher on every Monday until the end of
the netball season. Data was then analysed using logistic regression analyses with testing done at
0.05 level of significance. The findings from this study revealed that 5% of the subjects reported
Lateral Ankle Sprain. Balance and age were significantly associated with lateral ankle sprain
(p<0.05) while Fibularis Muscle Strength, weight and height were not (p>0.05). Therefore, there
was no relationship between Fibularis Muscle Strength and Lateral Ankle Sprain. Furthermore, Age
and balance were identified as predictors of lateral ankle sprain.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/10573 |
| Date | 19 October 2011 |
| Creators | Phokontsi, Lesley |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf |
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