Short-Term Core Strengthening Program Improves Functional Movement Score in Untrained College Students.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 17(22)2020 11 22.
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ABSTRACT
Functional movement is an important part of developing athletes' but also untrained individuals' performance. Its monitoring also proved useful in identifying functional limitations and asymmetries, and also in determining the intervention effects. The quasi-experimental pre-test post-test study investigated the effects of core stability training program on the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) score in untrained students after six weeks. The intervention (INT) and control (CG) groups included 73 and 65 male students, respectively. Functional movement patterns were evaluated using the FMS including seven components scores representing seven basic functional patterns. Both groups significantly improved almost all FMS components scores, but the INT increased the mean performance of the hurdle step (partial Å2 × 100 = 4%, p = 0.02), in-line lunge (partial Å2 × 100 = 3%, p = 0.05), rotatory stability (partial Å2 × 100 = 4%, p = 0.02) and total FMS (partial Å2 × 100 = 3%, p = 0.04) significantly more than the CG. This justifies that core strengthening can improve FMS in untrained individuals even with the short duration programs.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Exercise Test
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Muscle Strength
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Movement
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Int J Environ Res Public Health
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article