Balance improvements in female high school basketball players after a 6-week neuromuscular-training program.

Context: Poor balance has been associated with increased injury risk among athletes. Neuromuscular-training programs have been advocated as a means of injury prevention, but little is known about the benefits of these programs on balance in high school athletes.

Objective: To determine whether there are balance gains after participation in a neuromuscular-training program in high school athletes.