Comparison of Lower Extremity Muscle Strength and Balance Scores in Physiotherapy Bachelor Students with or Without Benign Hypermobility Syndrome

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the lower extremity muscle strength and balance scores in university students with and without joint hypermobility.

Method: The study was performed in faculty of health science. 35 volunteer students attended to this study. The participants were grouped according to the Beighton score. The lower extremity muscle strength and balance scores of both groups were assessed and evaluated.

Results: There is no significant difference between the sociodemographic values ​​and the physical activity capacity of the two groups. In addition, there was no significant difference between the muscle strength and Flamingo balance test results of both groups.

Conclusion: There was no relationship between hypermobility and lower extremity muscle strength and static balance. 

Keywords

• Beighton score; hypermobility; flamingo balance test

Bening Eklem Hipermobilite Sendromu Olan ve Olmayan Lisans Fizyoterapi Öğrencilerinde Alt Ekstremite Kas Gücü ve Denge Skorlarının Karşılaştırılması

Öz

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, eklem hipermobilitesi olan ve olmayan üniversite öğrencilerinde alt ekstremite kas gücü ile denge skorlarının karşılaştırılmasıdır.

Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışma sağlık bilimleri fakültesi fizyoterapi ve rehabilitasyon bölümü öğrencilerinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmaya 35 gönüllü öğrencisi dahil edilmiştir. Katılımcılar Beighton skoruna göre gruplandırılmışlardır. Her iki grubun alt ekstremite kas gücü ve denge skorları ölçülüp karşılaştırılmıştır.

Bulgular: İki grubun sosyodemografik değerleri, fiziksel aktivite kapasitesi arasında bir fark yoktur. Ayrıca her iki grubun kas gücü ve Flamingo denge testi sonuçları karşılaştırılması sonucunda da anlamlı bir fark bulunamamıştır.

Sonuç: Çalışmamızda hipermobilite ile alt ekstremite kas gücü ve statik denge arasında ilişki bulunamamıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Beighton skoru; hipermobilite; flamingo denge testi; kas kuvveti

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Beighton skoru,hipermobilite,flamingo denge testi,kas kuvveti

Kaynakça

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