Sports injury prevention awareness in adolescent basketball players: is it associated with core muscle endurance?
Birgül Dıngırdan Gültekinler1,2
, Livanur Çifci2, Fatmanur Yeşilyurt2, Sena Gizem Arslan1,2
1Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Application and Research Center, Health Sciences Faculty, Sakarya University of Applied Sciences, Akyazı, Sakarya, Türkiye
2Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department, Health Sciences Faculty, Sakarya University of Applied Sciences, Akyazı, Sakarya, Türkiye
Keywords: Prevention, athletic injuries, athletic performance
Abstract
Objective: The aim of our study is to examine the relationship between core muscle endurance and awareness of sports injury prevention in adolescent basketball players.
Material and Methods: This study is a cross-sectional study. The study was conducted on 50 athletes (aged 13.5 ± 1.7 yrs). The prone bridge test and side bridge test were used to evaluate core muscle endurance. Athletes' awareness levels of sports injuries were assessed using the Sports Injury Prevention Awareness Scale.
Results: A positive low-level relationship was observed between the Sports Injury Prevention Awareness Scale and the durations of the prone bridge test (r=0.349, p=0.013) and side bridge test for the dominant extremity (r=0.312, p=0.027). No significant relationship was observed between Sports Injury Prevention Awareness Scale results and the duration of the side bridge test for the non-dominant extremity (r=0.140, p=0.331).
Conclusion: In conclusion, cognitive processes regarding injuries have shown a relationship between awareness and core endurance. It is important to consider both parameters together for athletes to continue their sports performance in a healthy manner.
Cite this article as: Dingirdan Gultekinler B, Cifci L, Yesilyurt F, Sports injury prevention awareness in adolescent basketball players: is it associated with core muscle endurance? Turk J Sports Med. 2025 Apr 29th; https://doi.org/10.47447/tjsm.0865
The approval for this study was obtained from Ethics Committee of Sakarya University of Applied Sciences, Sakarya, Türkiye(Decision no:44, Date: 17.05.2024).
Contributions: BDG, LC: Designed the Study – Data Collection – Literature Review – Performed Analysis; FY, LC: Literature Review – Writing Paper – Performed Analysis; SGA: Writing Paper – Supervision. All authors contributed to the final version of the manuscript and discussed the results and contributed to the final manuscript.
The authors declared no conflicts of interest with respect to authorship and/or publication of the article.
The authors received no financial support for the research and/or publication of this article.
