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NCT Number: NCT04563312

Lower Limb Performance, Balance and Coordination Differences Between the Muay Thai Athletes and Recreational Bodybuilders

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Martial Arts Body Building Functional Performance

Age range

18 year–35 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Ankara, Etlik, 06010, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Exercise

Procedure

Nine different clubs and sport centers were screened and 18- to 35-year-old individuals regularly engaged in MT or BB for the last 6 months were invited to join the study.

Primary outcomes

  1. The Flamingo Balance Test

    Time frame: 2 weeks

    The Flamingo Balance Test was used to evaluate static balance

  2. Balance Assessment

    Time frame: 2 weeks

    The Y Balance Test was used to evaluate dynamic balance

  3. Coordination Assessment

    Time frame: 2 weeks

    Coordination was assessed using the Hexagon Test

  4. Lower Extremity Functional Performance Assessment

    Time frame: 2 weeks

    Lower extremity functional performance was evaluated using the Single Leg Hop Test.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University

Other

Collaborators

  • Cyprus International University

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Sep 24, 2020
Registry last updated
Jan 12, 2021

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