Does Abdominal Bracing Affect the Upper Extremity Performance in Female Adolescent Volleyball Athletes?
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 23
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test
研究概览
简要总结
The goal of this cross-sectional study is to investigate the effects of abdominal bracing, a trunk co-activation maneuver that activates core muscles, on upper extremity performance tests in adolescent female volleyball athletes. The main question it aims to answer is:
-Does performing the abdominal bracing maneuver increase the upper extremity performance in adolescent female volleyball athletes?
详细描述
This study aims to determine the acute effects of abdominal bracing maneuver on the stability and strength of the upper extremity. Trunk co-activation maneuvers, also known as volitional preemptive abdominal contraction or abdominal stabilization maneuvers, are developed to prevent and treat spinal instability by boosting core muscle activity. Since core muscles are essential for providing proximal stabilization and maximal force during various activities, take part in the energy transfer between the upper and lower extremities, and reduce the load on the joints; performing the maneuver may increase the athlete's performance.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Only
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 12 Years 至 18 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Female adolescent athletes between the ages of 12 and 18
- •Attending a volleyball-specific training program at least two times a week
- •Not having a systemic and/or neurological disorder
- •Not having had a surgery related to upper extremity, lower extremity and/or spine
- •Not having had an upper extremity injury for the past six months
排除标准
- •Not attending a volleyball-specific training program or attending only once a week
- •Having a systemic and/or neurological disorder
- •Having had a surgery related to upper extremity, lower extremity and/or spine
- •Having had an upper extremity injury for the past six months
结局指标
主要结局
Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test
时间窗: Day 1
Participants were asked to perform the test with and without the abdominal bracing maneuver. Stability of the closed kinetic chain was assessed.
Seated Medicine Ball Throw
时间窗: Day 1
Participants were asked to perform the test with and without the abdominal bracing maneuver. Open kinetic chain was assessed.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
betül kaya
Research Assistant
Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University