Asian Journal of Sports Medicine
Fatigue of trunk muscle contributes to spinal instability over strenuous and prolonged physical tasks and therefore may lead to injury, however from a performance perspective, relation between endurance efficient core muscles and optimal balance control has not been well-known. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of trunk muscle endurance and static balance.
Fifty male students inhabitant of Tehran university dormitory (age 23.92.4, height 173.04.5 weight 70.76.3) took part in the study. Trunk muscle endurance was assessed using Srensen test of trunk extensor endurance, trunk flexor endurance test, side bridge endurance test and static balance was measured using single-limb stance test. A multiple linear regression analysis was applied to test if the trunk muscle endurance measures significantly predicted the static balance.
There were positive correlations between static balance level and trunk flexor, extensor and lateral endurance measures (Pearson correlation test,
There is a significant relationship between trunk muscle endurance and static balance.
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