One of the benefits of proper core stability training is likely a reduction in ankle injuries.
A new study involving two soccer teams randomly assigned one team to perform a regular warm-up routine prior to their practices and games that did not involve any core stabilization. The second team was assigned to perform three trunk stability exercises. Overall, the traditional warm-up group experienced 4.94 injuries/1000 hours of play, while the trunk stability group experienced only 2.65 injuries/1000 hours. Amazingly, the control group experienced 2.28 ankle injuries/1000 hours, while the core stability group experienced only 0.32 ankle injuries/1000 hours.
Conclusions
It is commonly taught in DNS courses and similar schools of thought that proximal stability is a prerequisite for distal stability. When the core is not stable, compensations occur in distal portions of the extremities such as the ankles. This study provides support for the importance of proper core stability and the connection between the core and the ankles.
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