Comparison of hand arches in athletes

Aim: Finding out the state of hand arches in press-up positions in a selected sample of participants in relation to their sporting activities. Method: 29 participants took part in the study. The group of athletes consisted of 14 participantsi.e. 12 men and 2 women, age 27 ± 4.4, BMI 22 ± 2kg, frequency of training: 5 ± 1 per week. The control group included 15 participants from the general population, i.e. 8 men and 7 women age 23 ± 2.3, BMI 21.9 ± 2.2 working out no more than once a week without ambition to become professional athletes. The data was analysed in Microsoft Excel 2016 and in Control Freak programme (developed by Contchart Software company), particularly assessment by Shapiro -Wilk test. Results: The average value measured at PodoCam during initial examination was 0.88 ± 0.9 in the group of athletes and 1.92 ± 1.18 in the control group. Conclusion: The results of our study confirmed assumption concerning statistically significant incidence of standard hand arches in climbers. The character of climbing activity supports assumption about impact of the character of daily activities on the musculoskeletal system of climbers. Some physiotherapeutic methods use maintenance of hand arch in press-up position in order to improve techniques and performance of athletes.Aim: Finding out the state of hand arches in press-up positions in a selected sample of participants in relation to their sporting activities. Method: 29 participants took part in the study. The group of athletes consisted of 14 participantsi.e. 12 men and 2 women, age 27 ± 4.4, BMI 22 ± 2kg, frequency of training: 5 ± 1 per week. The control group included 15 participants from the general population, i.e. 8 men and 7 women age 23 ± 2.3, BMI 21.9 ± 2.2 working out no more than once a week without ambition to become professional athletes. The data was analysed in Microsoft Excel 2016 and in Control Freak programme (developed by Contchart Software company), particularly assessment by Shapiro -Wilk test. Results: The average value measured at PodoCam during initial examination was 0.88 ± 0.9 in the group of athletes and 1.92 ± 1.18 in the control group. Conclusion: The results of our study confirmed assumption concerning statistically significant incidence of standard hand arches in climbers. The character o...