The Effect of Imagery and Breathing Exercises on Postural Sway and Target Achievement in Olympic Archers
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Enrolling By Invitation
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 36
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Postural Sway Assessment
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to for beginners in archery in to examine the effects of Imagination and breathing exercises given in addition to 8-week archery training on archery target score, postural sway, attention, hand grip, visualization and respiratory function parameters.. The main questions it aims to answer are:
- Do Imagination and breathing exercises have an effect on archery target shooting score?
- Do breathing exercises positively affect shooting performance by reducing postural sway?
- Do archers' imagination skills positively affect their attention and performance?
- Do hand grip strength and reaction time positively affect shooting performance?
Participants will Routine exercises used in archery training will be applied to all participants.
Researchers will compare control group, Imagination group and meditation group to see if Control group (CG); Only routine exercise program will be applied. To the Imagination Group (IG); In addition to routine exercises, a 15-minute visualization session will be applied. Respiratory Group (SG); Breathing exercises will be applied in addition to routine exercises.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 10 Years to 16 Years (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Completing the study consent form,
- •Successful in the The Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test (CKCUEST),
- •Successful in the Upper Quarter Y Balance Test (YBT),
- •Those who do archery sports were included in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Having musculoskeletal system problems,
- •Having a neurological disease,
- •Having vestibular disease,
- •Having pulmonary disease,
- •Hearing loss,
- •Those who have undergone orthopedic surgery will not be included in the study.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Postural Sway Assessment
Time Frame: Day 1 and 8 weeks later
Postural Sway Assessment will be evaluated with SWAY Medical Balance Application
Evaluation of Respiratory Function Test Parameters
Time Frame: Day 1 and 8 weeks later
Evaluation of Respiratory Function Test Parameters will be done with spirometry test. FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC Physiological values will be recorded.
Evaluation of Archery Shooting Performance
Time Frame: Day 1 and 8 weeks later
Evaluation of Archery Shooting Performance, Archery Shooting Performance Test will be used to measure shooting performance.
Secondary Outcomes
- Hand Grip Strength(Day 1 and 8 weeks later)
- Reaction Time(Day 1 and 8 weeks later)
- Mental Imagery Assessment(Day 1 and 8 weeks later)
Investigators
Cansu Keskin
Physiotherapist
Medipol University