Version 1
: Received: 5 August 2016 / Approved: 8 August 2016 / Online: 8 August 2016 (14:27:06 CEST)
Version 2
: Received: 8 August 2016 / Approved: 9 August 2016 / Online: 9 August 2016 (11:09:01 CEST)
How to cite:
McCartney, K.; Forsyth, J. The Efficacy of Core Stability Assessment as a Determiner of Performance in Dynamic Balance and Agility Tests.. Preprints2016, 2016080081. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201608.0081.v2
McCartney, K.; Forsyth, J. The Efficacy of Core Stability Assessment as a Determiner of Performance in Dynamic Balance and Agility Tests.. Preprints 2016, 2016080081. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201608.0081.v2
McCartney, K.; Forsyth, J. The Efficacy of Core Stability Assessment as a Determiner of Performance in Dynamic Balance and Agility Tests.. Preprints2016, 2016080081. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201608.0081.v2
APA Style
McCartney, K., & Forsyth, J. (2016). The Efficacy of Core Stability Assessment as a Determiner of Performance in Dynamic Balance and Agility Tests.. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201608.0081.v2
Chicago/Turabian Style
McCartney, K. and Jacky Forsyth. 2016 "The Efficacy of Core Stability Assessment as a Determiner of Performance in Dynamic Balance and Agility Tests." Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201608.0081.v2
Abstract
Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate if tests used to assess core stability could be used to determine success in physiological tests applied to assess dynamic balance and agility for a young active population. Methods: Pearson's r correlation coefficient was used to assess the relationship between the core stability tests and the dynamic balance and agility tests. Evaluation of the tests was established using Cronbach's coefficient of variance as part of intra-rater reliability tests. An analysis of 18 active college aged students was conducted (males: n= 13, females: n= 5). The mean ± SD age for males was 19.2 years ± 3.22 years and for females was 19.4 years ± 1.14 years. Conclusion: The results indicate that there is no significant relationship between tests that assess core stability and tests conducted to assess dynamic balance in active young adults. With the exception of the abdominal flexion test, no significant relationship exists between the remaining core stability tests and agility T-Test. Core stability is not a determinant of balance and agility.
Keywords
core stability; balance; agility
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
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