Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Αθλητική ΦυσικοθεραπείαLibrary of the School of Physical Education and Sport Science
Author:
Glakousakis George
Supervisors info:
Μανδαλίδης Δημήτριος, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Σχολή Επιστήμης Φυσικής Αγωγής και Αθλητισμού, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Ρουσάνογλου Ελισάβετ, Καθηγήτρια, Σχολή Επιστήμης Φυσικής Αγωγής και Αθλητισμού, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Γιαννακόπουλος Χρήστος, Επίκουρος Καθηγητής, Σχολή Επιστήμης Φυσικής Αγωγής και Αθλητισμού, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Original Title:
Αξιολόγηση του προσανατολισμού της πυέλου σε υγιείς αθλήτριες διαφορετικών αθλημάτων
Translated title:
Assessment of pelvic orientation in healthy female athletes of different sports
Summary:
Pelvis has concerned many clinicians and researchers due to its anatomical position, as well as the variability and adaptability it exhibits due to the application of endogenous (e.g., asymmetry, scoliosis) or exogenous loads (e.g., jumps, changes in direction). As a result of these loads, various painful clinical syndromes often occur (e.g., lumbalgia, pelvic pain). The purpose of the study was to evaluate the position of the pelvis using a non-invasive and harmless method in a healthy athletic population. This evaluation provided the opportunity (i) to detect any changes in its position, which are related to specific sports and the types of loads they exert, and (ii) to design training and therapeutic interventions aimed at addressing these changes. In this study, 65 female athletes participated, divided into 3 groups based on the loads they receive during their sports activities, namely (i) sports involving in high impact sports (volleyball), (ii) sports involving odd impacts in multiple directions (soccer), and (iii) sports in which no impact forces are exerted (water polo, swimming). Twenty-six healthy individuals who did not engage in regular exercise constituted the control group. Pelvic orientation was determined by calculating Euler/Cardan angles based on the coordinates of the bony landmarks of the anterior surface of the pelvis, namely the right and left anterior superior iliac spines and the pubic symphysis. The coordinates of these landmarks were determined using a prototype localization system, and the angle calculations were performed using a specially designed algorithm. The results of the study showed no significant difference among the groups at all three planes, while pairwise comparisons revealed a significant difference in anterior and posterior pelvic tilt between the non-impact and the control group.
Main subject category:
Education - Sport science
Keywords:
Pelvis, Sports, Female, 3d Orientation, Euler Angles
Number of index pages:
02
Number of references:
129
