Effects of a Rehabilitation Exercises Program (dry land / in-water) with Massage on the Calf Partial Rupture in Soccer Players

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Assistant Professor of Sports Injuries and Physical Rehabilitation – Department of Sports Health Sciences – Faculty of Physical Education – Assiut University.

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            The current research aims to design a rehabilitating exercises program with dry-land and in-water exercises and massage for partially ruptured calf in soccer players and to identify its effects on: Degree of pain accompanying the injury - Muscular strength of the injured muscle - The range of motion of the affected joint - Muscle circumference of the injured muscle. The researcher used the experimental approach (one-group design) with pre- and post-measurements. Sample included (8) players purposefully chosen from soccer players (18-28 years) with partial rupture of the calf muscle from Asyut sports clubs. Results indicated that:

In-water rehabilitation exercises with massage improved pain significantly.
In-water rehabilitation exercises with massage improved muscle strength of the calf significantly in participants.
In-water rehabilitation exercises with massage improved the functional efficiency of the affected ankle in participants with partial rupture of the calf through improving muscular strength of the working muscles on this joint. 

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Assiut Journal of Sport Science and Arts
Volume 416, Issue 4
February 2016
Pages 583-606

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