The Relationship Between Hamstring Shortness and Postural Control in Football Players: A Pilot Study

Year 2023, Volume: 14 Issue: 3, 419 - 428, 29.12.2023

Ömer Çalışkan , Bayram Sönmez Ünüvar , Abdullah Arguz , Furkan Korkusuz , Ramazan Göğebakan , Nurtekin Erkmen

https://doi.org/10.17155/omuspd.1361009

Abstract

Hamstring muscles significantly contribute to lower limb mobility and overall body balance. Specifically, hamstring muscle tightness has been suggested as a potential factor affecting an athlete’s postural control. Therefore, this study aims to contribute to the ongoing discourse by investigating the possible relationship between hamstring muscle tightness and postural control among football players. Sixteen male football players (mean age: 20.19 ± 2.17 years, body mass index: 22.01 ± 1.82 kg/m2) with hamstring muscle tightness participated in this cross-sectional study. The assessment of hamstring muscle tightness was conducted through the Active Knee Extension Test. Additionally, the participants’ postural control was evaluated using the Biodex Balance System. The correlation between Active Knee Extension Angle and Postural Control was analyzed through Spearman correlation test. No significant relationship was found between the active knee extension angles of both dominant and non-dominant legs and the postural control measurements (p > 0.05). The study revealed a lack of correlation between active knee extension angle and postural control among football players with hamstring muscle tightness. These findings indicate that hamstring muscle tightness may not impact postural control. Furthermore, it is observed that research involving broader and more diverse participant groups is needed to comprehensively understand this relationship.

Keywords

Football, Hamstring Muscles, Postural Balance

Futbolcularda Hamstring Kas Kısalığı ve Postüral Kontrol Arasındaki İlişki: Pilot Çalışma

Abstract

Hamstring kasları alt ekstremite hareketliliğine ve genel vücut dengesine önemli ölçüde katkıda bulunur. Özellikle, hamstring kas gerginliğinin bir sporcunun postüral kontrolünü etkileyen potansiyel bir faktör olduğu öne sürülmüştür. Bu nedenle, bu çalışma futbolcular arasında hamstring kas gerginliği ve postüral kontrol arasındaki olası ilişkiyi araştırarak litaretüre katkı sağlamayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu kesitsel çalışmaya hamstring kas gerginliği olan 16 erkek futbolcu (ortalama yaş: 20,19 ± 2,17 yıl, vücut kitle indeksi: 22,01 ± 1,82 kg/m2) katılmıştır. Hamstring kas gerginliğinin değerlendirilmesi Aktif Diz Ekstansiyon Testi ile yapılmıştır. Ayrıca, katılımcıların postüral kontrolü Biodex Denge Sistemi kullanılarak değerlendirilmiştir. Aktif Diz Ekstansiyon Açısı ve Postüral Kontrol arasındaki korelasyon Spearman korelasyon testi ile analiz edilmiştir. Hem dominant hem de non-dominant bacakların aktif diz ekstansiyon açıları ile postüral kontrol ölçümleri arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmamıştır (p > 0,05). Çalışma, hamstring kas gerginliği olan futbolcularda aktif diz ekstansiyon açısı ile postüral kontrol arasında korelasyon olmadığını ortaya koymuştur. Bu bulgular, hamstring kas gerginliğinin postüral kontrolü etkilemeyebileceğini göstermektedir. Bununla birlikte, bu ilişkiyi kapsamlı bir şekilde anlamak için daha geniş ve daha çeşitli katılımcı gruplarını içeren araştırmalara ihtiyaç olduğu görülmektedir.

Keywords

Futbol, Hamstring, Postüral Kontrol

Ethical Statement

Araştırma için Selçuk Üniversitesi Girişimsel Olmayan Klinik Araştırma ve Yayın Etiği Kurulu’ndan 26.01.2023 tarihli ve 17 karar sayısı ile etik kurul izni alınmıştır

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