Okçularda Tutuş ve Çekme Kollarının Omuz Eklemi Kas Kuvveti, Esneklik ve Propriosepsiyon Duyusunun Karşılaştırılması

Abstract

The aim is to examine isometric muscle strength, flexibility and proprioception sense of shoulder joint of bow and drawing arm in archers. Twenty-one archers (9-female, 12-male) in national team included in study. Isometric muscle strength of shoulder abductoradductor muscles of athletes evaluated with IsoMed2000 device at 90º abduction angle. Flexibility measured using C7-T5 reference points. The proprioception sensation evaluated by digital inclinometer with active reposition test and the measurements performed at 60º-90º-120º target shoulder abduction angle. The data between groups analyzed by using Mann Whitney-U test and within groups by using Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test. Findings of study showed strength of bow arm shoulder abductor muscles was higher than drawing arm, strength of drawing arm shoulder adductor muscles was higher than bow arm, and external rotator muscles flexibility of drawing arm shoulder was higher than bow arm (p<0.05). Shoulder proprioception sense and flexibility of internal rotator muscles of bow arm and drawing arm were similar (p>0.05). Male and female athletes' bow and drawing arm isometric muscle strength is different in favor of male archers (p<0,05), flexibility of external rotator muscles is different in favor of female archers (p<0,05), flexibility of internal rotator muscles and proprioception sense between gender found to be similar (p>0.05). It is determined isometric muscle strength of bow arm shoulder abductor and drawing arm shoulder adductor muscles in archers was higher than other side. It is determined isometric muscle strength of shoulder abductor and adductor muscles of male athletes was higher compared to female athletes, and flexibility of shoulder external rotator muscles of female athletes was higher than male athletes.