Two different 12-week-physiotherapy programmes following ACL reconstruction have the same affect on muscle strength, dynamic balance and functional performance values in both groups. We considered that the practice of Wii Fit activities like conventional rehabilitation could also address physical therapy goals, which included improving visual-perceptual processing, coordination, proprioception and functional mobility.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate whether Kinesiotaping caused changes in pain and muscle strength over time in delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) following eccentric fatigue training.Methods: Thirty-one healthy females with DOMS induced through eccentric fatigue exercise were randomly assigned to Group 1 (Kinesiotaping, n = 16) and Group II (control, n=15). Kinesiotaping was applied on Rectus femoris and Hamstring muscles after eccentric fatigue training. Primary outcome variables included pain severity and isokinetic muscle strength, tested in four different measurement times; following the fatigue training, 1 hour later, on the 2nd day and on the 7th day.Results: Kinesiotaping intervention following eccentric fatigue training demonstrated better results in terms of hamstring muscle strength on the 2nd day (p<0.05). Pain severity started to increase in the 1st hour, and reached to the highest value 48 hours after DOMS induction. Pain severity significantly decreased in the 2nd and 7th days, approaching to the 1st hour value, in favor of Group 1 (p<0.05). There was no significant difference between groups in terms of pain levels and Rectus femoris and Hamstring muscle strengths, when measured just after eccentric fatigue training and the following 1st hour (p>0.05). Conclusion:Results of the study indicated that Kinesiotaping intervention following eccentric fatigue training reduced DOMS pain on the 2nd and 7th days, and was effective in improving Hamstring muscle performance.Key words: Pain; muscles; exercise. KİNEZYOBANTLAMA UYGULAMASININ EKSENTRİK YORGUNLUK EĞİTİMİ SONRASI DİZ KAS KUVVETİ VE GECİKMİŞ KAS AĞRISI ÜZERİNE ETKİNLİĞİARAŞTIRMA MAKALESİ ÖZ Amaç: Bu çalışma, eksentrik yorgunluk eğitimini takiben meydana gelen gecikmiş kas ağrı-sında (GKA) kinezyobantlama uygulamasının ağrı ve kas kuvveti üzerinde zamanla değişikliğe sebep olup olmadığını incelemeyi amaçlamıştır.Yöntemler: Eksentrik yorgunluk eğitimi sonucu GKA'na maruz kalan 31 sağlıklı bayan randomize olarak Grup 1 (Kinezyobantlama yapılan, n= 16) ve Grup II (Kinezyobantlama yapılmayan, n=15) olmak üzere ikiye ayrıldı. Eksentrik yorgunluk eğitimi sonrası M. Rektus femoris ve Hamstring kasları üzerine kinezyobantlama uygulandı. Yorgunluk eğitiminden hemen sonra, 1 saat sonra 2. günde ve 7. günde olmak üzere 4 farklı durumda değerlendirilen izokinetik kas kuvveti ve ağrı şiddeti ölçümleri temel sonuç ölçekleriydi. Sonuçlar:Eksentrik yorgunluk eğitimini takiben bantlama uygulaması hamstring kas kuvveti açısından 2. günde daha iyi sonuçlar vermiştir (p<0.05). Ağrı şiddeti eksentrik yorgunluk eğiti-minden sonra ilk 1. saatte artmaya başlamış ve GKA oluşumunu takiben 48. saatte en yüksek seviyesine ulaşmıştır. Ağrı şiddeti, 2. günde ve 7. günde Grup 1 lehine ilk 1. saatteki değerle-rine yaklaşarak istatistiksel olarak anlamlı derecede azalmıştır (p<0.05). Eksentrik yorgunluk eğitimini takiben ve 1 saat sonra ağrı şiddeti ile M.Rektus femoris ve hamstring kas kuvveti açısından gruplar arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılık yoktu ...

The purpose of the study was to compare physical characteristics and performance values between different playing positions in professional female team handball. Twenty-nine female handball players were categorized as centers (n=6), pivots (n=9), wings (n=8) or goalkeepers (n=16). Measurement of physical characteristics including body height and mass, body mass index; knee muscle strength, scores on the lower limb vertical power (vPower), lower and upper limb performance and trunk extension endurance were determined and compared across playing positions. The goalkeepers had higher knee strength as compared to pivots, wings, and centers (p<.001, ηp2>.20). Pivot players achieved higher vPower than wings, centers, and goalkeepers (p=.011, ηp2=.759). In addition, goalkeepers and wings achieved higher vPower than centers (p<.001, ηp2=.759). No significant differences were observed in trunk extension endurance and upper limb performance results according to playing positions (p>.05, ηp2<.20). The pivots and wings had better lower limb performance than goalkeepers and centers (p<.001, ηp2=.682-.701). The present study concludes that depending on their play positions, there are differences in terms of physical characteristics, knee muscle strength, vertical power, and lower extremity performance in elite female handball players. These results could help improve coaches' knowledge of elite female teams in the particular in the country where the study was conducted and in others of similar characteristics.

Background Functional balance training is crucial for both rehabilitation and prevention. A Dynamic Innovative Balance System (DIBA) is readily available for utilization in both functional and postural control training in a wide variety of dynamic conditions. Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of the DIBA and standard balance training tools on dynamic and static balance. Study Design Randomized controlled trial Methods Thirty-six healthy males (18 to 32 years) were randomly assigned to group DIBA (n=18) or to the control group (n=18) who performed balance training using a balance board, a wobble board, the BOSU, or a soft cushion block for eight weeks. Each participant was assessed before training, at the end of the fourth and eighth week by using the Flamingo balance test (FBT) for assessing static balance ability and using Y-Balance Test (YBT) for dynamic balance ability. Results No significant differences were found in FBT and YBT between the DIBA and control groups at the end of fourth week (p>0.05). However, at the end of the eighth week, the DIBA group demonstrated statistically significantly better balance ability on the anterior component of YBT (p=0.001) and FBT (p=0.024) than controls. Conclusion The results of this study suggest that the DIBA was effective in both static and dynamic balance training and it may be used alongside other balance tools in a clinical setting. Further studies should include in lower extremity problems to confirm that DIBA training adaptations are transferred to clinical improvements in performance and balance qualities. Level of Evidence 2d

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