Research of the specialized training program effect for gymnasts lower back pain, activeness of the deep body's muscle activation and motion control in the lumbarpelvic region

Abstract

Introduction. Lower back pain – one of the most common reasons that affects working age people, their quality of life and work abilities (2). Due the little attention paid to the children in earlier generations, research about value of back muscle exercises is not observed, meaning there is a missing proof about their value to the health. It is believed that an early application of stabilizing exercises for children, whose bodies are yet developing, may have a greater importance rather than applied to the adults (1). Research aim. Evaluate the impact of specialized training programs for girls engaged in sports, artistic and aerobic gymnastics, lower back pain, deep body muscle activation and lumbar - pelvic movements control. Research methods and organization. The study was carried out at Kaunas Centre sports school. The study involved 39 girls aged 10 to 17, who have or had a lower back pain, for more than for 4 days and used no medication to control the pain. The girls were divided into four groups and different gymnastic branches: engaged in sports gymnastics (n = 10), artistic gymnastics (n = 10) and aerobic gymnastics (n = 10). There was also a control group assigned to all the branches (n = 9). The study followed test methods: survey ("duration of back pain questionnaire", "Beacke everyday physical activity questionnaire", "Roland - Morris functional disability questionnaire" and pain scale (SAS)), static body - pelvic stability and deep body muscle activation assessment using "Stabilizer" waist - pelvic movements governance rating 6 tests set by Hannu Luomajoki "Movement control test"), back, stomach and side body muscles strength endurance evaluation of static tests carried out. Measurements were taken twice, before and after the research. Specialized training program has been applied to three tests groups of 35 to 40 minutes, 3 times/week, 18 times. Specialized training program consisted of three pa [...].