ASSESSMENT OF PYSICAL FITNESS IN MEN WITH AND WITHOUT PES PLANUS

Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluation of physical fitness parameters in men with

and without pes planus.

Methods: 50 men aged between 18 - 45 years who had the degree of deformity according to Feiss Line 2 and above (experimental group) and 50 healthy subjects (control group) were included in this study. İndividuals were evaluated in terms of demographic charecteristics and pysical fitness. Posture analysis, shortening testing, manual muscle tests, flexibility tests, balance assessment on one foot, muscle strength and endurance tests, Vertical jump test, Harvard step test, term speed tests were used for the assessment of physical fitness of participants.

Results: From the assessment made between the groups; It was determined that the postu- ral problems and muscle shorthening were seen to be more in experimental group. It is ob- served that total foot muscle power and plantar flexor group muscle power were statistically weaker in the group with pes planus (p<0.05). At the same time flexibility of gastrocnemius muscle was weaker in the experimental group (p<0.05). In speed evaluation, the 10 steps fast increase, fast decrease and fast increase and fast decrease tests took more time in the individuals with pes planus (p<0.05). In all the parameters of balance evaluation, the period in balance was found to be lower in the group with pes planus (p<0.05).

Discussion: In the light of the results obtained from the study, it has been concluded, pes planus deformity has negative impact on pysical fitness in men. 

Keywords

• Pes planus,physical fitness,biomechanics

Pes Planus Olan ve Olmayan Erkeklerde Fiziksel Uygunluğun Değerlendirilmesi

Öz

Amaç: Bu çalışma, pes planus olan ve olmayan erkeklerde fiziksel uygunluk parametrelerini değerlendirmek amacıyla yapılmıştır.

Yöntemler: Çalışmaya yaşları 18 - 45 yıl arasında değişen, Feiss çizgisine göre deformite derecesi 2 ve üstünde olan pes planus tanısı konulmuş 50 gönüllü (deney grubu) ve 50 sağlıklı birey (kontrol grubu) alınmıştır. Bireylerin demografik özellikleri ve fiziksel uygunluk testleri değerlendirilmiştir. Katılımcıların fiziksel uygunluklarının değerlendirilmesinde postür analizi, kısalık testleri, manuel kas testleri, esneklik testleri, tek ayak üzerinde denge değerlendirmesi, kas kuvvet ve endurans testleri, vertikal sıçrama testi, Harvard step basamak testi, süreli hız testleri kullanılmıştır.

Sonuçlar: Gruplar arasında yapılan değerlendirmede; postüral sapmaların ve kas kısalıklarının deney grubunda daha fazla görüldüğü saptanmıştır. Toplam ayak kas ve ayak plantar fleksör grup kas kuvvetinin pes planus olan grupta istatistiksel olarak anlamlı derecede daha zayıf olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bununla birlikte gastrosoleus kas grubununun esnekliğinin deney grubuna göre azaldığı saptanmıştır (p<0.05). Hız değerlendirmesinde 10 basamağı hızlı iniş, hızlı çıkış, hızlı iniş ve çıkış testlerinin pes planus olan bireylerde daha uzun süre aldığı saptanmıştır (p<0.05). Denge değerlendirmesinin tüm parametrelerinde pes planus olan grupta dengede kalma süresi daha düşük bulunmuştur (p<0.05).

Tartışma: Çalışmadan elde edilen sonuçlar ışığında, pes planus deformitesinin erkeklerde fiziksel uygunluğu olumsuz etkilediği görüşüne varılmıştır. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Düz taban,fiziksel zindelik,biyomekanik

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