Wobble/Rocker Boards – Buyer’s Guide
Wobble boards, wobble cushions, rocker boards and bongo boards are all devices that incorporate a surface that is difficult to balance on. Maintaining balance depends on the ability of your body to know where a joint is positioned, without your having to look at it.
This is known as proprioception, a sense which is important for preventing ankle injury and knee injury, as it improves the ability of the neuromuscular system to make fine alterations to movements during sports, which can prevent a sprained ankle or twisted knee.
The primary purpose of wobble boards, wobble cushions, rocker boards and bongo boards is to improve your proprioception. Physiotherapy exercises intended to remedy a sprained ankle or a knee ligament injury always include proprioception exercises.
This Buyer’s Guide will help you to choose the best proprioception apparatus to help you prevent and treat knee and ankle injuries.
Wobble Boards
A wobble board is a wooden disc or square fixed to a rounded base that you try to balance on. In trying to balance, you have to make continual small adjustments in the position of your ankles and knees, which strengthens the muscles of your calf and thigh, improves your proprioception and develops your core stability.
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Wobble Cushion
A wobble cushion is an inflatable disc or dome, which works in a similar way to a wobble board to improve your proprioception. The cushion moves underneath your feet in an unpredictable way, forcing you to use the supporting muscles of your legs and trunk to remain stable. This improves your balance and core stability and makes you less prone to ankle sprain and knee injury.
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