dc.contributor.advisor | Phillips, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Hakizimana, Moussa | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-03-22T10:54:44Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-04-30T22:10:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11394/5826 | |
dc.description | Philosophiae Doctor - PhD (Physiotherapy) | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Soccer is one of the most popular sports throughout the world, with more
than 270 million players estimated to be participating in 2000. Soccer results in many
injuries, with the lower extremities most commonly affected, and the knee and ankle joints
are the most commonly affected sites. Aims: The study aimed to investigate the factors
associated with ankle injuries in soccer players and to test the effect of a proprioceptive
training programme on the incidence rates of these acute injuries among healthy players. | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | University of the Western Cape | |
dc.title | The effect of a proprioceptive training programme on ankle
injury rates in soccer players in Rwanda. | |
dc.rights.holder | University of the Western Cape | |