The Relationship Between Core Stability Performance and the Lower Extremities Static Balance Performance in Recreationally Active Individuals (original) (raw)
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Journal of Musculoskeletal Research, 2010
Purpose: The objective of the present study is to evaluate the effect of the lumbar core stabilization training on the lower trunk endurance performance among recreationally active players. Methods: This study is a randomized controlled trial in which 40 recreationally active subjects aged 18À27 years were equally alloted into two groups. One group was the control group, which received no intervention, and other group was the experimental group, which received lumbar core stabilization training of six-week duration. Lower trunk endurance performance was assessed using "time" (in seconds) as the dependent variable according to the various clinical tests such as Sorensen test, Plank tests (prone, right side, left side) and abdominal fatigue test. All test performance was done at day zero (pre-test) and after six weeks (post-test). Data were analyzed by independent t-test for between group comparison and paired t-test for within group comparison. Result: The finding of this study is that core stabilization training significantly improved (p 0:05) for the lower trunk endurance performance. Control group did not show any significant improvement in lower trunk endurance performance. Conclusion: This study concludes that core stability training leads to improvement in the lower trunk endurance performance.
Background: Balance is a key component of normal daily activities. Therefore, it is necessary to find various programs to improve balance. The core functions to maintain postural alignment and balance during functional activities. The purpose was to study the effects of the core stability training on dynamic balance in healthy, young adults. Methods: It was an interventional study, in which 60 healthy young adults were selected. They were randomly divided into two groups of 30 each, one being experimental group and other control group. Measurement of their height, weight, BMI and leg length was taken. Subjects in both the groups were assessed for core stability with pressure biofeedback unit (PBU) and dynamic balance using Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) pre and post intervention. Subjects in the experimental group underwent progressive core stability training program for six weeks (3days/week) and control group was refrained from any type of structured training program. Results: There was statistically significant improvement in core stability and dynamic balance of the experimental group after six weeks of intervention. Conclusion: It is concluded that core stability training of six weeks duration is effective in improving dynamic balance in healthy, young adults.
The Effects of Core Stability Exercise on the Dynamic Balance of Volleyball Players
International Journal of Applied Exercise Physiology, 2013
Dynamic balance is a key component of injury prevention and rehabilitation in sports. Training the core muscles has been hypothesized as an intervention for improving balance. However, there is a lack of current scientific evidence to support this claim. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a core stability program on dynamic balance of volleyball players as measured with the Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT). Thirty healthy participants were divided into 2 groups: control and exercise groups. All participants performed the SEBT before and after 8-week exercise time. During the 8-week time, the exercise group performed a core stability program, whereas the control group abstained from any new exercise. These results also illustrated there was significant differences in the scores for pre-test and post-test of all direction according SEBT in the experimental group. An independent sample t-test was conducted to compare experimental and control group (F=43.573, Sig=0.000). These results were a significant difference in the scores for control and experimental groups. Maximum excursion distances improved for the exercise group, compared with the control group. This result justifies the hypothesis that core strengthening can improve dynamic postural control during landing of volleyball players significantly.
International Journal of Physiotherapy and Research, 2017
Background and Purpose: Lower extremity performance and dynamic balance are an essential component of normal daily activities such as walking, running and climbing stairs. Thus, they are a key component of injury prevention and rehabilitation in sports. Training the core muscles has been hypothesized as an intervention for improving balance and lower extremity performance. However, there is a lack of current scientific evidence to support this claim. Hence, it is essential to verify the effects of the core stability training on dynamic balance and performance of lower extremity in young, asymptomatic individuals. Materials and Methods: young, asymptomatic individuals (n=20 control, n=20 experimental) were selected and pre training sessions were held for both the groups in which limb length, core stability, dynamic balance using Star Excursion Balance Test and lower extremity performance using T Test of agility were assessed. The subjects in the experimental group had to undergo progressive core stability training programme for 6 weeks and control group had to refrain from any form of structured core stability training for 6 weeks. After six weeks, both groups had to undergo post training session where all the parameters were assessed again. Result: Data analysis revealed a significant increase (p<0.0001) in the core stability and dynamic balance in the experimental group as compared to control group. There was a significant increase (p<0.0001) in the lower extremity performance in both the groups individually. Whereas, there was no significant improvement (p=0.05) in the lower extremity performance on comparing the control and experimental groups. Conclusion: The study suggested that core stability training improves dynamic balance but failed to find a significant effect of core stability training on lower extremity performance. Clinical Implications: Core stability training can be used in patients with balance deficits so as to improve balance and reduce the risk of falls and injuries.
International Journal Medical and Exercise Science
Back ground and objectives: Evidences on the impact of Core Stability Training (CST) on Sports Functional Performances (SFP) have demonstrated some positive correlation between them in few sports, however evidences lack to prove causal relationship between them, especially among normal subjects. This study attempts to investigate the effect of 'CST' on 'SFP' and Dynamic Balance among healthy undergraduate college students.Methods:50 Healthy undergraduate college students were selected after initial screening process. They were randomly allocated to either core stability Training Group (TG) or Control Group (CG). Subjects in TG underwent 8-weeks of core stability training, whereas the subjects in CG were given no intervention and asked to carry out their usual activities. All the subjects underwent a pre and post intervention measurements for their level of sports functional performances such as agility running, distance running, ball throwing, vertical jumping, which were measured using 'T-test', '40-Yard dash test', 'Medicine ball throw test' 'Vertical jump height test' respectively and dynamic balance was measured using YBT Functional Goniometer. Results: Immediately after the 8-weeks of core stability training, sports functional performances such as ability to T-agility running (p=0.022), 40-Yard running (p=0.006), vertical jump height (p=0.030), have improved significantly in Training Group compared to Control Group, except medicine ball throw (p=0.348) and dynamic balance (p=0.200).Conclusion:8-weeks of core stability training in healthy undergraduate college students has resulted in improved lower limb sports functional performances. This causal relationship can provide reasonable support in recommending core stability trainings in sports performance enhancement training programmes for normal subjects.
Static and dynamic postural stability in subjects with and without chronic low back pain
International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2015
According to Kibler et al., 11 core stability and strength is an important component to maximize efficient balance ABSTRACT Background: The present study were undertaken to compare the static and dynamic postural stability among chronic low back pain and normal subjects. Most of the studies have been conducted on sports professionals. The present study focuses on recreationally active population, for which the activity levels are comparatively lesser. Methods: Thirty subjects (15 Chronic Low back Pain and 15 Normal subjects) were recruited randomly who's demographic are not varied. The static and dynamic postural stability test namely postural sway meter and Star excursion balance test were analyzed. Data were analyzed using test of homogeneity and Independent sample t test. Results: Descriptive statistics reflected homogeneity of the study population. Independent sample t-test was used to compare values for static and dynamic stability between chronic low back pain and Normal subjects. It showed a statistically significant (P<0.05) difference in posterior and left lateral direction with t-value of-2.720 and-1.601 respectively for static stability. On the other hand, dynamic postural stability (SEBT) showed significant difference in all direction except on right leg; anteromedial, anterolateral and right and left posterior direction. Conclusions: Chronic low back pain group showed reduction in static and dynamic postural stability as compared to normals'.
Evaluating the Baseline Characteristics of Static Balance in Young Adults
International Journal of Medical, Health, Biomedical, Bioengineering and Pharmaceutical Engineering, 2014
The objectives of this study (baseline study, n = 20) were to implement Matlab procedures for quantifying selected static balance variables, establish baseline data of selected variables which characterize static balance activities in a population of healthy young adult males, and to examine any trial effects on these variables. The results indicated that the implementation of Matlab procedures for quantifying selected static balance variables was practical and enabled baseline data to be established for selected variables. There was no significant trial effect. Recommendations were made for suitable tests to be used in later studies. Specifically it was found that one foot-tiptoes tests either in static balance is too challenging for most participants in normal circumstances. A one foot-flat eyes open test was considered to be representative and challenging for static balance.
The aim of this study was to explain the relationship between dynamic and static balance performances of the female athletes who are in basketball, football, volleyball branches and female sedentary people. Totally 36 athletes from Gazi University Sport Club Volleyball and Football teams and Kastamonu Yolspor Club and also 14 sedentary students from Kastamonu Vocational School For Girls participated in the study voluntarily. Each participants was applied totally 4 balance measurements for both dominant and non dominant limbs; Flamingo Balance Test for static balance and Star Excursion Balance Test for dynamic balance. ANOVA parametric comparison was used to analyze the data of study in SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) program and the significance level was accepted as p<0.05. The averages of flamingo balance test of the athletes were 5,4±2,5 for football, 8,5±3 for basketball, 5,3±2,5 for volleyball and 13,5±2,1 for sedentary people besides the averages of star excursion balance test were 654,8±57,5, 851,9±66,2, 703,8±62,2, 605,3±41,8, respectively. As a conclusion; while the static balance performance of the basketball players was lower than the performance of volleyball and football players, their dynamic balance performance was higher than the performance of volleyball and football players. In addition to these, while the dynamic balance performance of sedentary people was lower than the performance of volleyball players significantly, their static balance performance was also lower than the rest of the branches significantly (p<0.05).