Lower Limb Performance, Balance and Coordination Differences Between the Muay Thai Athletes and Recreational Bodybuilders

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Martial Arts; Body Building; Functional Performance
• Interventions: Procedure: Exercise

• Registration Number: NCT04563312
• Lead Sponsor: Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University

Brief Summary

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare balance, coordination and lower extremity functional performances of Muay Thai (MT) athletes and bodybuilders (BB).

Method: Seventeen athletes (14 men and 3 women; mean age: 20.65 + 2.34) engaged in MT and 18 (13 men and 5 women, mean age: 25.89 + 4.83) engaged in BB were included in the study. The Flamingo Balance Test and Y Balance Test were used to evaluate static and dynamic balance, respectively. Coordination was assessed using the Hexagon Test. Lower extremity functional performance was evaluated using the Single Leg Hop Test.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-09-17
• Study First Submitted: 2020-09-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-09-23
• Study First Posted: 2020-09-24
• Primary Completion: 2020-09-30
• Study Completion: 2020-10-17
• Status Verified: 2021-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-01-11
• Last Update Posted: 2021-01-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 35

Inclusion Criteria

• age between 18-35 years
• Making MT and BB at least for 5 year as a professional athletes
• currently free of any lower limb injuries within the last three months
• no previous history of injury or surgery that may affect their lower limbs

Exclusion Criteria

• trained less than 3 sessions per week
• having lower limb injury for more than 1 month
• having a history of surgery, or chronic and progressive disease in their lower limb
• having scoliosis or any other orthopaedic or neurological problems

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Exercise	Exercise	Nine different clubs and sport centers were screened and 18- to 35-year-old individuals regularly engaged in MT or BB for the last 6 months were invited to join the study.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Flamingo Balance Test	2 weeks	The Flamingo Balance Test was used to evaluate static balance
Balance Assessment	2 weeks	The Y Balance Test was used to evaluate dynamic balance
Coordination Assessment	2 weeks	Coordination was assessed using the Hexagon Test
Lower Extremity Functional Performance Assessment	2 weeks	Lower extremity functional performance was evaluated using the Single Leg Hop Test.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Etlik, Turkey