| The effect of stretching exercise on ankle dorsiflexion in athletes with chronic tibial compartment syndrome |
| Paper ID : 1287-SPORTCONGRESS (R1) |
| Authors |
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samane sohrabi bonab1, Ali Shamsi majelan *2 1Masters degree student in sport injuries and corrective exercise University of Guilan 2Department of sport injuries and corrective exercise, Faculty of physical education and sports sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht 41996-13776, Iran |
| Abstract |
| Abstract: Introduction: Chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) causes transient increases in muscle pressures during activity, reducing ankle range of motion (ROM) and impairing athletic performance (Nwakibu, Schwarzman et al. 2020). The study aimed to investigate the effects of stretching exercises on ankle dorsiflexion ROM in athletes with CECS. Methods: Participants included 20 male and female athletes aged 18–25 years who were randomly assigned to two groups: a stretching group and a control group (n = 10 per group). Stretching exercises were applied after the main training session and primarily targeted evertor muscles (Sekir, Arslan et al. 2019). Ankle dorsiflexion ROM was measured using a universal goniometer, with the knee joint in full extension during measurement. Two-way analysis of variance followed by post hoc comparisons (Bonferroni) was used to examine the effect of stretching exercise, with a significance level of α = 0.05. Results: The results showed that the groups did not differ significantly from each other in the pre-test (P>0.05). In the comparison between groups to estimate the effect of training, the groups did not differ significantly from each other (P=0.78), but the stretching training group recorded 0.75 more mean changes than the control group. The difference between groups, along with gender stratification, also showed that there was no significant difference between the experimental and control groups with respect to male and female participants. However, women had 0.450 more mean changes than men. Conclusion: Static or dynamic stretching after a training session appears to modestly improve ankle dorsiflexion range of motion and may contribute to injury prevention. The magnitude of this effect may differ by sex, with women potentially experiencing greater benefits than men. |
| Keywords |
| Range of Motion, Stretching, Athletes, Chronic exertional compartment syndrome |
| Status: Abstract Accepted (Poster Presentation) |
