Dinamik germe ve self-mobilizasyon egzersizlerinin denge vepropriosepsiyona akut etkileri

In this study, dynamic stretching applied to healthy individuals with tight hip flexor muscle and the effects of self-mobilization exercises on muscle tightness , balance and proprioception were investigated. 36 Participants with healthy hip flexor muscle tightness were included in the study. The patients with hip flexor muscle tightness were divided into two groups by simple randomization method. Dynamic stretching exercise was applied to the first group and self-mobilization exercise was applied to the second group. Measurement methods were applied before and after the exercise. Hip flexor muscle tightness was measured by modified Thomas test. Proprioception was measured using a digital inclinometer using the active knee extension method. Dynamic balance was measured by Y balance test. As a result of post-exercise evaluations in both groups, there was a significant improvement in muscle tightness after exercise (p <0.05). There was no significant difference in hip flexor muscle tightness between two groups (p> 0.05). These results showed that dynamic stretching and self-mobilization exercises acutely improve muscle tightness. The lack of difference between the two groups shows that these two methods have the same effect on muscle tightness. When the effect on proprioception was compared, no significant difference was found in all proprioception values except the 30 degree left extremity value in the dynamic stretching group (p> 0.05). No significant difference was found between the groups in terms of proprioception (p> 0.05). Dynamic balance results measured by Y balance test showed a significant increase in both groups (p <0.05). No significant difference was found between the groups in terms of balance. According to these results, dynamic stretching and selfmobilization techniques acutely improve dynamic balance. The fact that there is no difference between the two groups shows that these two techniques do not have any superiority in terms of their effect on dynamic balance. As a result, we can say that dynamic stretching and self-mobilization exercises can significantly improve muscle tightness and dynamic balance , do not significantly change proprioception, however muscle tightness, proprioception and dynamic balance can be affected equally by these two exercises and there is no difference between these two exercises in terms of these parameters. Keywords: Dynamic stretching, self-mobilization, muscle tightness, proprioception, dynamic balance, exercise.