ADÖLESAN KİCK BOKS SPORCULARINDA ÜST EKSTREMİTE FONKSİYONEL PERFORMANSINDAKİ BİLATERAL FARKLILIKLAR

Öz

Ekstremiteler arasındaki fonksiyonel asimetrinin ölçülmesi sporcuların yaralanma veya performans kaybı için risk altında olup olmadığını belirlemek için önemlidir. Bu çalışmanın amacı adölesan Kick Boks sporcularının üst ekstremite performansındaki bilateral farklılıkları ortaya koymaktır. Çalışmaya 32 adölesan Kick Boks sporcu (13 kadın, 19 erkek, Yaş: 16,72 ± 0,95 yıl, Vücut kütle indeksi: 22,07 ± 2,66 kg/m2) dahil edildi. Fonksiyonel dominantlık, önde kullanılan el esas alınarak belirlendi; önde kullanılan el dominant olmayan ekstremite olarak kabul edildi. Üst ekstremite performansları Oturarak Tek Kol Gülle Atma Testi (Seated Single Arm Shot Put Test/SSASPT) ve Üst Çeyrek Y Denge Testi (Upper Quarter Y Balance Test/YBT-UQ) ile değerlendirildi. Kick Boks sporcularının dominant ve dominant olmayan tarafları karşılaştırıldığında iki taraf arasında SSASPT skoru bakımından istatistiksel olarak fark olduğu tespit edildi (p = 0,038). Ancak dominant ve dominant olmayan taraf arasında YBT-UQ skorları bakımından fark olmadığı saptandı (p > 0,05). Çalışma sonucunda adölesan Kick Boks sporcularının dominant taraflarındaki anaerobik güç değerlerinin dominant olmayan taraftan daha fazla olduğu görüldü. Ancak her iki taraf arasındaki asimetrinin normal sınırlarda olduğu saptandı. Ayrıca üst çeyrek denge ve stabilite üzerinde dominantlığın bir etkisinin olmadığı tespit edildi. Bu bulgular, adölesan Kick Boks sporcularında yaralanma sonrası spora dönüş kararında, antrenman planlamasında ve performans gelişimi takibinde etkilenen ekstremitenin sağlam taraf ile karşılaştırılmasının güvenilir bir referans olabileceğini göstermektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• kickboks
• dominantlık
• üst ekstremite performans
• y-denge testi
• gülle atma testi

BILATERAL DIFFERENCES OF UPPER EXTREMITY FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE IN ADOLESCENT KICKBOXING ATHLETES

Abstract

It is important to measure the functional asymmetry between the extremities to determine if athletes are at risk of injury or performance deficits. This study aimed to investigate bilateral differences in upper extremity performance of adolescent kickboxing athletes. The study included 32 adolescent kickboxing athletes (13 females, 19 males; age: 16.72 ± 0.95 years; body mass index: 22.07 ± 2.66 kg/m²). Functional dominance was determined based on the leading hand, which was accepted as the non-dominant extremity. The Seated Single Arm Shot Put Test (SSASPT) and Upper Quarter Y Balance Test (YBT-UQ) evaluated upper extremity performance. When the dominant and non-dominant sides of kickboxing athletes were compared, a statistically significant difference was found in terms of SSASPT scores between the two sides (p = 0.038). However, there was no difference between the dominant and non-dominant sides in terms of YBT-UQ scores (p > 0.05). As a result of the study, it was observed that the anaerobic power values of the dominant side were higher than those of the non-dominant side in adolescent kickboxing athletes. However, the asymmetry between both sides was within normal limits. It was also found that dominance did not affect upper quarter balance and stability. These findings suggest that, in adolescent kickboxing athletes, comparing the affected extremity with the unaffected side may provide a reliable reference for return-to-sport decisions after injury, as well as for training planning and monitoring performance development.

Keywords

• kickbox
• dominance
• upper functional performance
• y-balance test
• shot put test.

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