title: Unexpected-Disturbance Program for Rehabilitation of High-Performance Athletes.
abstract: The Unexpected-Disturbance Program (UDP) promotes exercises in response to so-called involuntary short- to midlatency disturbances.
  
  
  
  This study investigated the effectiveness of the UDP in the last 6 wk of rehabilitation.
  
  
  
  Pre-post study with 2-tailed paired t tests for limited a priori comparisons to examine differences.
  
  
  
  National Sports Institute of Malaysia.
  
  
  
  24 Malaysian national athletes.
  
  
  
  7 sessions/wk of 90 min with 3 sessions allocated for 5 or 6 UDP exercises.
  
  
  
  Significant improvements for men and women were noted. Tests included 20-m sprint, 1-repetition-maximum single-leg press, standing long jump, single-leg sway, and a psychological questionnaire.
  
  
  
  For men and women, respectively, average strength improvements of 22% (d = 0.96) and 29% (d = 1.05), sprint time of 3% (d = 1.06) and 4% (d = 0.58), and distance jumped of 4% (d = 0.59) and 6% (d = 0.47) were noted. In addition, athletes reported improved perceived confidence in their abilities. All athletes improved in each functional test except for long jump in 2 of the athletes. Mediolateral sway decreased in 18 of the 22 athletes for the injured limb.
  
  
  
  The prevention training with UDP resulted in improved conditioning and seems to decrease mediolateral sway.
authors: Dept of Sport Therapy, National Sports Institute of Malaysia, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia.
authors: Jorg
authors: J
authors: Teichmann
authors: Edin K
authors: EK
authors: Suwarganda
authors: Claudia
authors: C
authors: Lendewig
authors: Barry D
authors: BD
authors: Wilson
authors: Wee Kian
authors: WK
authors: Yeo
authors: Ramlan Abdul
authors: RA
authors: Aziz
authors: Dietmar
authors: D
authors: Schmidtbleicher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D059549:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000502:physiology; D005080:Exercise Test; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D053580:Muscle Strength / Q000502:physiology; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology; D012420:Running / Q000502:physiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult