Proprioception and dynamic balance performance in wrestlers: Freestyle vs. Greco-Roman

Objectives. - The aim of this study was to compare proprioception and dynamic balancebetween freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestlers. Equipment and methods. - In this study, 42 national level wrestlers (freestyle [FS], n = 21 and Greco-Roman [GR], n = 21) volunteered to participate and performed a battery of tests including: Y balance-test and upper quarter YBT to measure lower and upper-extremity balance performance, an electrogoniometer to measure proprioception and range of motion, and dynamometer to measure sense of force and muscles strength in wrestlers. Results. - No significant differences were observed in YBT (P = 0.37), ankle plantar flexor strength (P = 0.44), range of motion in ankle plantar flexion (P = 0.42) and shoulder flexion (P = 0.75) between the GR and FS wrestlers. There were significant differences in YBT-UQ (P = 0.001), shoulder flexor strength (P = 0.002), error sense of force in ankle plantar flexors (P = 0.001) and shoulder flexors (P = 0.037), error joint reposition in ankle plantar flexion (P = 0.001) and shoulder flexion (P = 0.001) between the GR and FS wrestlers. It seems that a difference in the nature of exercises and competitions in FS and GR wrestlers needed different adaptations in muscular and neuromuscular performance. (c) 2022 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.