Context:
There are few outcomes-based studies that address hip strategy and gluteus medius strength (GMS) for maintaining dynamic postural control.
Objective:
To determine whether GMS training, proprioception training, or a combination of the 2 has an effect on dynamic postural control.
Design:
Pretest-posttest, repeated measures.
Setting:
Sports-medicine clinic.
Participants:
48 healthy male and female college students obtained via sample of convenience.
Interventions:
Three 6-wk programs including exercises for proprioception, GMS, and combined.
Main Outcomes Measures:
Eight Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) reach distances and GMS for the dominant leg.
Results:
There was no significant difference between groups. The combination group demonstrated the most improvements in SEBT reach distances, whereas the GMS group demonstrated the most improvement in GMS.
Conclusion:
Use of exercises for proprioception, GMS, or a combination of the 2 will help improve dynamic postural control in healthy, active individuals.
