Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: June | Volume: 10 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 268-279
Comparison of Effect of Proprioceptive Training and Core Muscle Strengthening on the Balance Ability of Adolescent Taekwondo Athletes
Ishani Tayshete1, Manali Akre2, Shivangi Ladgaonkar3, Ajay Kumar4
1Graduate, 2Assistant Professor, 3Graduate, 4Principal,
DPO’s Nett College of Physiotherapy, Thane, India
Corresponding Author: Ishani Tayshete
ABSTRACT
Background: Taekwondo is unique by the predominant use of powerful kicking techniques. Balance is the ability to maintain the condition of equilibrium in the body. In sports, both static and dynamic balances are related to performance enhancement. Proprioceptive training has improved the balance of healthy adults and the balance capacity of athletes and strengthening the core muscles would improve spinal movement and stability, and greatly help to improve athletic performance. there is no study done on the comparison of proprioceptive training and core muscle strengthening to improve the balance ability of adolescent Taekwondo athletes. The study used outcome measures such as Y-Balance Test and Single Leg Hop Test. Aim: To compare the effect of proprioceptive training and core strengthening on balance ability of adolescent Taekwondo athletes.
Objectives: To asses and compare the effect of proprioceptive training, Core muscle strengthening, Conventional exercises on balance ability of adolescent Taekwondo athletes using Y-balance test and Single leg hop test.
Material and Methods: A total of 45 adolescent Taekwondo players were selected as per the inclusion and exclusion criteria. All subjects were made to perform Y balance test and Single leg hop test. The subjects were randomly allocated in three groups i.e. Control group, Proprioception training group and core muscle strengthening group. Control group received conventional rehabilitation and two experimental group received Proprioceptive training and core muscle strengthening respectively. After six weeks, all subjects were made to perform Y balance test and Single leg hop test.
Result: The study result show that there is significant improvement in Y-balance and Single leg hop test scores of proprioceptive training and core Muscle strengthening group.
Conclusion: Proprioceptive training have significant difference than core strengthening in the result of posterolateral, posteromedial direction of Y-balance test while core muscle strengthening has significant difference than proprioceptive training in the result of Triple Hop distance, 6-meter timed hop of single leg hop test.
Key words: Taekwondo, balance, proprioceptive training, core muscle strengthening