ASSESSING MUSCULAR ENDURANCE OF MAJOR SPINE STABILIZING MUSCLES: AN INVESTIGATION AMONG RACQUET SPORTS MALE ATHLETES

 Dr. V.D. Bindal and Mr. Gaurav Singh Kushwah

Abstract

The aim of the study was to assess muscular endurance of major spine stabilizing muscles (MSSM) among racquet sports male athletes. Eighty five male athletes (table tennis=19, tennis=23, badminton=26, and squash=17), age (Mean ± S.D., Age: 20.31 ± 1.34 years, BMI: 19.248 ± 1.3) were selected as participants. Right and left Side Bridge Endurance Test was used to measure muscular endurance of right and left obliques and quadratus lumborum muscles respectively. Trunk Flexor Endurance Test was used to measure muscular endurance of trunk flexors muscles and Sorensen Test was used to measure muscular endurance of trunk extensors muscles. All these tests were measured in seconds through stopwatch. Descriptive Statistics and One Way Analysis of Variance were used as the statistical techniques. The results indicated that there was a significant difference between badminton and table tennis (p < 0.05) and; tennis and table tennis (p < 0.05) in muscular endurance of left obliques and quadratus lumborum muscles. It might be due to the nature of sport and use of left obliques and quadratus lumborum muscles in particular sport.

 Keywords: Major Spine Stabilizing Muscles, Tennis, Badminton, Squash and Table Tennis.