Lower Limb Performance, Balance and Coordination Differences Between the Muay Thai Athletes and Recreational Bodybuilders
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Martial Arts
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
- Enrollment
- 35
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Coordination Assessment
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
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.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
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
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Coordination Assessment
Time Frame: 2 weeks
Coordination was assessed using the Hexagon Test
The Flamingo Balance Test
Time Frame: 2 weeks
The Flamingo Balance Test was used to evaluate static balance
Balance Assessment
Time Frame: 2 weeks
The Y Balance Test was used to evaluate dynamic balance
Lower Extremity Functional Performance Assessment
Time Frame: 2 weeks
Lower extremity functional performance was evaluated using the Single Leg Hop Test.