İTFAİYECİ ADAYLARININ CORE KAS DAYANIKLILIĞI İLE DİNAMİK DENGE PERFORMANSLARI ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Öz

İtfaiyeciler, genellikle tehlikeli koşullar altında dinamik aktiviteler gerektiren olaylara müdahale etmektedirler. Olaylara müdahale ettikleri esnada denge sorunları sebebiyle düşüp yaralanmaktadırlar. Core kaslarındaki yorgunluğun, dinamik dengenin azalmasına sebep olduğu ve denge kayıpları ile sonuçlandığı yapılan çalışmalarda bildirilmektedir. Bu çalışma, iftaiyeci adaylarının core kas dayanıklılığı ile dinamik denge performansları arasındaki ilişkilerin değerlendirilmesi amacıyla planlanmıştır. Ortalama yaşları 19,11±1,34 yıl, ortalama boy uzunlukları 176,06±6,56 cm ve ortalama vücut ağırlıkları 69,36±12,25 kg olan, toplam 26 erkek itfaiyeci adayı, basit rastgele örnekleme yöntemi ile araştırma için seçilmiş ve araştırmaya gönüllü olarak katılmıştır. Katılımcılara antropometrik (boy uzunluğu, kol boyu uzunluğu, bacak boyu uzunluğu, vücut ağırlığı, beden kitle indeksi ve vücut yağ yüzdesi) ve performans (core kas dayanıklılığı ve dinamik denge) ölçümleri uygulanmıştır. İtfaiyeci adaylarında core kas dayanıklılığı ile dinamik denge kompozit skorları arasındaki ilişkiler incelendiğinde, gövde ekstansiyon ile alt ekstremite sağ kompozit (r=0.558, p<0.01) ve sol kompozit (r=0.597, p<0.01) skorları arasında doğrusal olarak orta düzeyde ilişkiler; gövde fleksiyon ile alt ekstremite sağ kompozit skoru arasında doğrusal olarak zayıf ilişki (r=0.419, p<0.05); yan köprü test skorları ile alt ekstremite sağ kompozit (r=0.492, p<0.05) ve sol kompozit (r=0.480, p<0.05) skorları arasında doğrusal olarak zayıf ilişkiler; yüzükoyun köprü test skorları ile alt ekstremite sağ kompozit (r=0.508, p<0.01) ve sol kompozit (r=0.506, p<0.01) skorları arasında doğrusal olarak orta düzeyde ilişkiler tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, core kas dayanıklılığının düşük olması itfaiyeci adayı öğrencilerin dinamik denge yeteneklerini olumsuz yönde etkilemektedir. Özellikle alt ekstremite dinamik denge yeteneği, core kas dayanıklılığından üst ekstremite denge yeteneğine kıyasla istatistiksel olarak daha fazla etkilenmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Alt ekstremite
• üst ekstremite
• core
• itfaiyeci
• yaralanma
• y denge testi

EVALUATION OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CORE MUSCLE ENDURANCE WITH DYNAMIC BALANCE PERFORMANCE OF FIREFIGHTER CANDIDATES

Abstract

Firefighters usually interfere to events that require dynamic activities under dangerous conditions. While they are intervening in the events, they fall and get injured due to balance problems. It has been reported in studies that fatigue in the core muscles causes a decrease in dynamic balance and results in balance losses. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between core muscle endurance with dynamic balance performances of firefighter candidates. A total of 26 male firefighter candidates (age: 19.11±1.34 years, height: 176.06±6.56 cm, weight: 69.36±12.25 kg) were participated in the study voluntarily. Participants of the study were sampled through simple random sampling method. Anthropometric (height, arm length, leg length, body weight, body mass index (BMI) and body fat percentage) and performance (core muscle endurance and dynamic balance) parameters were measured from the participants. There were a moderate linear correlation between trunk extension with lower extremity right composite (r=0.558, p<0.01) and left composite scores (r=0.597, p<0.01), weak linear correlation between trunk flexion with lower extremity right composite (r=0.419, p<0.05), weak linear correlation between lateral flexion with lower extremity right composite (r=0.492, p<0.05) and left composite scores (r=0.480, p<0.05), moderate linear correlation between prone bridge with lower extremity right composite (r=0.508, p<0.01) and left composite scores (r=0.506, p<0.01). In conclusion, low core muscle endurance affects the dynamic balance abilities of firefighter candidates negatively. Especially, lower extremity dynamic balance ability is statistically more affected by core muscle endurance than upper extremity balance ability.

Keywords

• Core
• firefighter
• injury
• lower limb
• upper limb
• y balance test

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