The assessment of the relation between the transverse abdominal muscle (TRA) and the occurrence of injuries and contusions at university students

Kałużny Krystian, Kochański Bartosz, Szadkowska Renata, Kałużna Anna, Cichosz Michał, Zukow Walery, Hagner Wojciech, Hagner-Derengowska Magdalena. The assessment of the relation between the transverse abdominal muscle (TRA) and the occurrence of injuries and contusions at university students. Pedagogy and Psychology of Sport. 2020;6(3):33-43. elSSN 2450-6605. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/PPS.2020.06.03.003

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The assessment of the relation between the transverse abdominal muscle (TRA) and the occurrence of injuries and contusions at university students

Krystian Kałużny^1#*, Bartosz Kochański^2#, Renata Szadkowska², Anna Kałużna¹, Michał Cichosz^3,4, Walery Zukow⁵, Wojciech Hagner¹, Magdalena Hagner-Derengowska⁵

¹ Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń

² University of Bydgoszcz

³ PJ-MED Rehabilitation Hospital in Popielówek

⁴ Bonifraters Health Center in Wrocław

⁵ Department of Physical Culture, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń

^# Krystian Kałużny and Bartosz Kochański contributed equally to the present work.

*Corresponding author at:

Krystian Kałużny, MD, PT

Clinic of Rehabilitation, Antoni Jurasz Hospital University No. 1

M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 9 Street, 85-094 Bydgoszcz, Poland

Telephone number: +48 52 585 43 30; Fax number: +48 52 585 40 42

E-mail address: krystian.kaluzny@cm.umk.pl

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: The aim of this study is the assessment of the relation between the transverse abdominal muscle (TRA) activity and the risk of occurrence of injuries and contusions as well as the number of injuries in a six-month observation.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The research was conducted in a group of 50 people, 29 men and 21 women. The assessment of the TRA activity was conducted with the use of  Pressure Biofeedback Stabilizer (PBU) and the FMS test. The examined were divided into two groups. First comprises people with the proper transverse abdominal muscle activity, second consists of people with improper results.

RESULTS: People with the proper transverse abdominal muscle activity gained higher average result  (20,04 vs 18,11) and median value (20,00 vs 18,00) than people with the improper TRA activity according to the FMS test. The statistical analysis revealed that people with the improper TRA activity had statistically significant higher results in the FMS test than people with the improper  TRA activity. The average number of injuries and contusions among people with the proper TRA activity equaled 0,70 (median 0,00), whereas, among people with the improper TRA activity equaled  1,92 (median 2,00).
The statistical analysis revealed that people with the improper TRA activity had a statistically significant higher number of  injuries and contusions during previous 6 months than people with the proper TRA activity.

CONCLUSIONS: 1.  The TRA activity has statistically significant effect on the risk of injuries and contusions occurrence, which according to the FMS test is higher among people with the improper TRA activity. 2. People with the improper TRA activity had remarkably higher number of injuries and contusions during previous 6 months than people with the proper TRA activity. 3. Statistically significant relation between the TRA activity and the number of injuries and contusions was demonstrated.

KEY WORDS: transverse abdominal muscle, FMS, injuries and contusions, TRA