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Measurement of Strength and Flexibility Parameters of Badminton Players of Indian Origin: A Normative Data

Davinder Kumar Gaur, Jyoti Aggarwal

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Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Journal 15(3):p 107-110, July-September 2022. | DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/potj.0974.5777.15322.1

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Jyoti Aggarwal, Davinder Kumar Gaur, Measurement of Strength and Flexibility Parameters of Badminton Players of Indian Origin: A Normative Data.Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Journal. 2022;15(3): 107-110.

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Received : April 08, 2022         Accepted : May 12, 2022          Published : September 25, 2022

Abstract

Badminton is an extremely demanding sport and has emerged significantly in India presently. At an elite level, players are often required to perform at their limits of speed, agility, flexibility, endurance and strength. While many tests are used for measuring aforesaid parameters, field tests are found to be practically more feasible for sports population. Badminton is a sport which requires upper limb strength and flexibility supplemented by agility, speed and flexibility of lower limb along with endurance of the body. Since Indian athlete’s normative data is comparatively less available therefore more researches have been focusing on sports data collection. Methodology: 30 badminton players of Indian origin were randomly selected for examination of their upper extremity and lower extremity strength and flexibility. Subjects who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were included in the study. Four tests were performed by all the selected subjects, sit and reach test, static shoulder flexibility test, standing long jump test, and push up test. Result: Average shoulder flexibility score obtained was 11.51'', standing long jump test score was 1.68m, push up test score was 38.86 while sit and reach test score was 26.08cm for male subjects and for females it was 13.22 '', 1.56m, 36.66, and 34.75cm respectively. Conclusion: Hencemale subjects were found with good flexibility and above average strength for upper extremity and under average flexibility and poor muscle strength for lower extremity and whereas, female subjects had excellent flexibility and excellent muscle strength for upper extremity and above average flexibility and below average muscle strength for lower extremity.

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This research received no funding.

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All authors contributed significantly to the work and approve its publication.

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This article does not involve any human or animal subjects, and therefore does not require ethics approval.

Acknowledgements

We would like to express our gratitude to the patients, their families, and all those who have contributed to this study.

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Jyoti Aggarwal, Davinder Kumar Gaur, Measurement of Strength and Flexibility Parameters of Badminton Players of Indian Origin: A Normative Data.Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Journal. 2022;15(3): 107-110.

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Received Accepted Published
April 08, 2022 May 12, 2022 September 25, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/potj.0974.5777.15322.1

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BadmintonStrengthflexibilityfitness

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Received April 08, 2022
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