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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
35
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.
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
Ankara, Etlik, Turkey (Türkiye)
The Flamingo Balance Test
The Flamingo Balance Test was used to evaluate static balance
Time frame: 2 weeks
Balance Assessment
The Y Balance Test was used to evaluate dynamic balance
Time frame: 2 weeks
Coordination Assessment
Coordination was assessed using the Hexagon Test
Time frame: 2 weeks
Lower Extremity Functional Performance Assessment
Lower extremity functional performance was evaluated using the Single Leg Hop Test.
Time frame: 2 weeks
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