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Lee, Hwang, Kim, Min, Park, Lee, and Kwon: Perception of Balance Training and Evaluation

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to survey the athletic trainers’ recognition, need and evaluation for balance training and to investigate training and evaluation methods in the actual implementation. One hundred fifty trainers were participated in the survey. The study questionnaire of 24 encompassed five separated issues; basic characteristics of trainers, awareness and the need for balance, balance assessment and training content, assessment and training equipment, and education and need. Balance training were recognized as simple balance training in 20.7% of trainers, and as proprioception in 64.9%. Trainers with high needs of balance training were 69.4%. The percentage of trainers with protocol of balance training were 73.9%, and the trainers with complex equipments including software and hardware were 66.7%. Trainers with needs of education for training protocol, theoretical education for balance, and training equipment were 79.3%, 56.8%, and 63.1%. The results showed that educations for concept of balance training and sports injury rehabilitation, and research opportunities had to be provided to athlete trainers. We think that the results of this study can help athlete trainers to apply high-quality sports rehabilitation for athletes.

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Fig. 1.
Athletic Trainers’ recognition depending on experience for balance training.
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Fig. 2.
The difference of training equipment between Sports Center and Clinic.
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Fig. 3.
The difference of evaluate tools.
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Table 1.
Composition of questionnaire
Article Details Number
Characteristics of basic Sex, age, level of education, major, career, training group 7
Perception level of balance Perception level of balance, necessity 4
Present condition of evaluation and training Existence of protocol, Number & time of enforcement, existence of evaluation, reflect of results 6
Equipment of evaluation and training Equipment of evaluation and training 3
Education and requirement Necessity and require item of education, education media, reinforcement 4
Table 2.
Characteristics of study subject
  Male Female
  (n=74, 66.7%) (n=37, 33.3%)
Age (y)    
 20–30 32 (28.8) 28 (25.2)
 30–40 38 (34.2) 9 (8.1)
 40–60 4 (3.6) 0 (0.0)
Major    
 AT 57 (51.3) 24 (21.6)
 PT 16 (14.4) 13 (11.7)
Career (y)    
 1–3 29 (26.1) 19 (17.1)
 3–5 24 (21.6) 8 (7.2)
 5–7 9 (8.1) 5 (4.5)
 7–10 10 (9.0) 4 (3.6)
Level of education    
 Bachelor 38 (34.3) 21 (18.9)
 Master 34 (30.6) 14 (12.6)
 Doctor 1 (0.9) 2 (1.8)
Training group    
 Athlete 61 (55.0) 26 (23.4)
 Public 13 (11.7) 11 (9.9)

Values are presented as number (%). AT: Athlete trainer, PT: Physical therapist.

Table 3.
Athletic Trainers’ recognition of balance training
  Male Female
Balance training 18 (16.2) 5 (4.4)
Coordination training 3 (2.7) 1 (0.9)
Neuromuscular training 8 (7.2) 2 (1.8)
Proprioception training 43 (38.7) 29 (26.1)

Values are presented as number (%).

Table 4.
Athletic Trainers’ need of balance training
  Male Female
0–20% 9 (8.1) 3 (2.7)
20–30% 31 (28.5) 14 (12.0)
30–40% 19 (18.0) 13 (11.7)
Over 50% 15 (13.5) 6 (5.4)

Values are presented as number (%).

Table 5.
Time to start balance training depending on career or level of education
  After injury Irregular Around match Basic training Regular training
Career (y)          
 1–3 8 (16.6) 6 (12.5) 2 (4.2) 29 (60.4) 17 (35.4)
 3–5 9 (28.1) 1 (3.1) 5 (15.6) 22 (68.8) 19 (59.4)
 5–7 6 (42.9) 0 (0) 1 (7.1) 5 (35.7) 8 (57.1)
 Over 7 7 (50.0) 1 (7.1) 2 (14.2) 11 (78.6) 9 (63.9)
Level of education          
 Bachelor 11 (17.7) 7 (11.3) 3 (4.8) 41 (66.1) 22 (35.5)
 Master 16 (33.3) 1 (2.1) 6 (12.5) 23 (47.9) 30 (62.5)
 Doctor 2 (66.7) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (100) 2 (66.7)

Values are presented as number (%).

Table 6.
Atheletic Trainers’ need of education
  Male Female
Safety education 27 (24.3) 15 (13.5)
Theory of balance 45 (39.9) 19 (16.9)
Training protocol 58 (52.2) 30 (27.3)
Equipment of evaluation and training 46 (41.4) 24 (21.6)

Values are presented as number (%).

Table 7.
Athletic Trainers’ requirement
  Male Female
Training place 13 (11.7) 7 (6.3)
Equipment of training 48 (43.3) 22 (19.8)
Equipment of evaluation 49 (44.1) 26 (23.4)
Safety device for training 20 (18.0) 13 (11.7)

Values are presented as number (%).

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