Effects of extensive training on female teenage gymnasts' active and passive ankle-joint position sense
Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, cilt.11, sa.1, ss.1-10, 2002 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2002
- Doi Numarası: 10.1123/jsr.11.1.1
- Dergi Adı: Journal of Sport Rehabilitation
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-10
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Isokinetic dynamometer, Proprioception
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objective: To compare the ankle-joint position-sense patterns of gymnasts and nongymnasts. Design: Proprioceptive ability was evaluated with active and passive angle-reproduction tests. Participants: 40 subjects assigned to 2 groups: group 1 (n = 20), healthy subjects, and group 2 (n = 20), teenage female gymnasts. Measurements: Joint-position sense was actively measured with a Cybex NORM™ isokinetic dynamometer and passively with a proprioception-testing device. Results: A Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the mean values of the gymnasts' and controls' ankles. Results revealed statistically significant differences (P < .05) between the 2 groups. No statistically significant difference between the dominant and nondominant ankles in the 2 groups was observed. Conclusions: The results suggest that extensive training might affect ankle-joint position sense, but genetics and natural selection could be the reason. It is thought that athletes are able to develop enhanced neurosensory pathways as a result of long-term training.