Stretching the Spines of Gymnasts: A Review

Sands, William A.; McNeal, Jeni R.; Penitente, Gabriella; Murray, Steven R.; Nassar, Lawrence; Jemni, Monèm; Stone, Michael H.

doi:10.1007/s40279-015-0424-6

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“…Indeed, the multilateral and harmonious development is very important in the flexibility work (Lisitskaya 1995). The flexibility assumes a determinant role in RG performance because high ranges of motion are required in this sport (Sands et al 2016). Furthermore, the flexibility is essential also in the execution of most body difficulty elements present in the RG Code of Points (Douda et al 2008, Fernandez-Villarino andSierra-Palmeiro 2013).…”

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“…The RG also demands a high level of spinal flexibility, particularly flexibility of the lumbar spine, since the gymnasts present in their competition routines many movements and elements that require a great amplitude of spine joints (Santos 2011). Therefore, this capacity is trained intensively from very young ages (Sands et al 2016). Boligon et al (2015) performed a study to evaluate the relation between flexibility and execution/validation of five elements of RG present in the RG-CoP (FIG 2012).…”

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Flexibility and Functional Asymmetry in Rhythmic Gymnastics

Batista¹,

Garganta²,

Ávila-Carvalho³

2019

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This study aimed to compare the flexibility level in Portuguese rhythmic gymnasts across competitive levels, investigate possible functional asymmetries in gymnasts across the competitive levels, and determine which flexibility variables better explain performance. Participants included young gymnasts (n=157) in three competitive levels (Base, 1 st division and Elite), who performed ten specific passive and active flexibility tests were used. The asymmetry index was calculated and a limit of 15% bilateral difference was established as normal flexibility difference in the lower limbs. Upper and lower limbs, as well as multi-joint flexibility increased with higher competition level, although these differences were not significant between 1 st division and Elite in upper limbs and multijoint tests. All groups showed differences in passive and active flexibility between preferred and non-preferred lower limb. In addition, the higher the competition level, the lower the asymmetry level. Functional asymmetry was found in 69% and 71% of the gymnasts in passive and active flexibility, respectively. Finally, active flexibility with preferred lower limb explained 21.8% of the variance in performance with some differences in the variables explaining performance across levels.

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Flexibility and Functional Asymmetry in Rhythmic Gymnastics

Batista¹,

Garganta²,

Ávila-Carvalho³

2019

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Mission ATINER is a World Non-Profit Association of Academics and Researchers based in Athens. ATINER is an independent Association with a Mission to become a forum where Academics and Researchers from all over the world can meet in Athens, exchange ideas on their research and discuss future developments in their disciplines, as well as engage with professionals from other fields. Athens was chosen because of its long history of academic gatherings, which go back thousands of years to Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum. Both these historic places are within walking distance from ATINER"s downtown offices. Since antiquity, Athens was an open city. In the words of Pericles, Athens"…is open to the world, we never expel a foreigner from learning or seeing". ("Pericles" Funeral Oration", in Thucydides, The History of the Peloponnesian War). It is ATINER"s mission to revive the glory of Ancient Athens by inviting the World Academic Community to the city, to learn from each other in an environment of freedom and respect for other people"s opinions and beliefs. After all, the free expression of one"s opinion formed the basis for the development of democracy, and Athens was its cradle. As it turned out, the Golden Age of Athens was in fact, the Golden Age of the Western Civilization. Education and (Re)searching for the "truth" are the pillars of any free (democratic) society. This is the reason why Education and Research are the two core words in ATINER"s name.

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“…In these studies, the prevalence of increased physiological curvatures of the spine ranges between 15 and 70%, depending on the researched group and the research method [18,30,31]. Abnormalities in the magnitude of the physiological curvatures of the spine also concern adult persons.…”

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Magnitude of physiological curvatures of the spine and the incidence of contractures of selected muscle groups in students

Olszewska

Tabor

Czarniecka

2018

Biomedical Human Kinetics

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SummaryStudy aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of contractures of selected muscle groups with respect to the magnitude of the physiological curvatures of the spine in young men with above-average levels of physical activity. Material and methods:The study included 96 students at the University of Physical Education in Warsaw aged between 20 and 22 years (21.2 ± 1.05). Ninety-five percent of the students participated in sports training activities. The study was conducted between January and February 2016. The selected traits of the body posture were evaluated with an inclinometer, which was used to measure the inclination angles of sections of the spine relative to the vertical. The ranges of motion in the shoulder complex and the pelvic complex were measured with a goniometer. Values of 175º (for the shoulder complex) and 174º (for the hip joint) were assumed to indicate a decreased range of motion.Results: The analysis of the individual results concerning mobility disorders in the shoulder complex and the pelvic complex revealed significant abnormalities in the researched group of students. About 90% of the study participants showed contractures of selected muscle groups within the shoulder girdle, primarily in the right upper limb. Similar results were obtained for the incidence of contractures in the flexors of the hip joint. Flexion contractures in the hip joint were observed in around 84% of the participants, primarily in the left lower limb. The correlations between the inclination angles of the sections of the spine relative to the vertical and the ranges of motion in the shoulder complex and the pelvic complex, established using Pearson correlation coefficients, were ambiguous. The angles γ , β 1 and α were inversely proportional to the range of raising motions of the upper limbs through flexion, where the correlation coefficients of all angles were statistically significant. Similar tendencies were observed for the correlations between the angles β 2, β 1 and α and the range of the extension movements at the hip joint, although the correlation coefficients were statistically significant only in the case of the angle β 1 . Conclusions: Ranges of movement in the shoulder complex and pelvic complex have an influence on magnitude of physiological curvatures of the spine and the functioning of body posture.

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Stretching the Spines of Gymnasts: A Review

Cited by 33 publications

References 76 publications

Flexibility and Functional Asymmetry in Rhythmic Gymnastics

Flexibility and Functional Asymmetry in Rhythmic Gymnastics

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Magnitude of physiological curvatures of the spine and the incidence of contractures of selected muscle groups in students

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