The effect of six weeks of rehabilitation exercises and muscle stimulation in improving muscle strength, range of motion and stable balance of football players with partial rupture of the quadriceps muscle

Abstract

Muscle injury is one of the most common injuries among athletes, due to the fact that muscles are the main tool for implementing performance requirements.

The aims to prepare rehabilitation exercises and identify the effect of these exercises with muscle stimulation in improving muscle strength, range of motion and stable balance for players with partial rupture of the quadriceps femora’s muscle. The researchers used the experimental method with one experimental group and the application of measurement (pre – dimensional) to suit the nature of the research. The study sample consisted of (6) players from Al-Kout Sports Club with partial rupture of the quadriceps femora’s muscle, who were selected by the method. The researchers concluded that rehabilitation exercises and muscle stimulation achieved a significant improvement in muscle strength, range of motion and stable balance of the quadriceps femora’s muscles. The researchers also recommended to be guided by rehabilitation exercises and muscle stimulation when rehabilitating the quadriceps muscle affected by partial rupture, and the need to integrate the elements of physical rehabilitation from a practical point of view in order to raise the functional efficiency of the muscles, which is developed through muscle strength exercises, muscle endurance and range of motion.