Background: Several studies showed that the addition of trunk muscle or core stability exercises in the sport training programs is an effective prevention of spinal and other musculoskeletal ...injuries.Methods: Twelve female basketball players performed supervised five-week exercise program focused on strengthening the trunk muscles. The program was performed three times per week during pre-season. Sorensen test, Fitnessgram Dynamic Curl-Up test, Prone Plank test and Side Bridge test were used to evaluate trunk muscles performance prior to and immediately after the exercise program completion and again after a three-month follow up period.Results: The results of Sorensen test and Prone Plank test significantly improved immediately after the program, but values returned to baseline at follow-up. In contrast, the results of Fitnessgram Dynamic Curl-Up test and Side Bridge test improved significantly with exercise program and remained significantly higher also at follow-up.Conclusions: Exercise program with emphasis on strengthening the trunk and core muscles can improve muscle performance, however, the results deteriorate shortly after program termination. In order to achieve long-term results, trunk and core muscle exercises have to be performed on regular basis, hence they must be incorporated into general strengthening programs of basketball players.
Background: Several studies showed that the addition of trunk muscle or core stability exercises in the sport training programs is an effective prevention of spinal and other musculoskeletal injuries. ...Methods: Twelve female basketball players performed supervised five-week exercise program focused on strengthening the trunk muscles. The program was performed three times per week during pre-season. Sorensen test, Fitnessgram Dynamic Curl-Up test, Prone Plank test and Side Bridge test were used to evaluate trunk muscles performance prior to and immediately after the exercise program completion and again after a three-month follow up period. Results: The results of Sorensen test and Prone Plank test significantly improved immediately after the program, but values returned to baseline at follow-up. In contrast, the results of Fitnessgram Dynamic Curl-Up test and Side Bridge test improved significantly with exercise program and remained significantly higher also at follow-up. Conclusions: Exercise program with emphasis on strengthening the trunk and core muscles can improve muscle performance, however, the results deteriorate shortly after program termination. In order to achieve long-term results, trunk and core muscle exercises have to be performed on regular basis, hence they must be incorporated into general strengthening programs of basketball players.
Uvod: Raziskave kažejo, da vadba za krepitev mišic trupa oz. stabilizacijska vadba lahko učinkovito preprečuje različne mišično-kostne poškodbe, zlasti hrbtenice. Metode dela: Dvanajst košarkaric je ...v času pripravljalnega obdobja trikrat na teden izvajalo dodatno, 5-tedensko vodeno vadbo z namenom krepiti mišice trupa. Učinki so bili ovrednoteni pred vadbo, takoj po zaključku programa in tri mesece po zaključeni vadbi s sledečimi testi: Sorensen test, dinamični test dviganja trupa Fitnessgram, test opore na podlakteh in test stranskega mostu. Rezultati: Pri Sorensenovem testu in testu opore na podlakteh se je zmogljivost mišic po vadbenem programu pomembno izboljšala in se po treh mesecih približala izhodiščnim vrednostim. Pri dinamičnem testu dviganja trupa Fitnessgram in testu stranskega mostu se je zmogljivost mišic trupa po vadbenem programu izboljšala in se ohranila tudi tri mesece po končanem programu. Zaključki: Vadbeni program s poudarkom na krepitvi mišic stabilizatorjev trupa lahko kratkoročno izboljša njihovo zmogljivost, vendar po prenehanju ciljanega programa zmogljivost mišic trupa upade kljub ohranjanju visoke ravni telesne dejavnosti. Za doseganje dolgoročnih rezultatov bi bilo potrebno redno izvajati stabilizacijsko vadbo, kar bi najlažje dosegli z vključitvijo vadbe v redni program krepitev mišic košarkaric.
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