Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: July | Volume: 9 | Issue: 7 | Pages: 126-134
Relationship between Core Stability and Physical Activity in Young Adults
Dr Prachi Kapdule1, Dr Titiksha Pol2
1B.P.Th, D.Y Patil University, School of Physiotherapy, Nerul, Navi-Mumbai, Maharashtra
2M.P.Th, Cardio-pulmonary, Department of Cardio-pulmonary,
Assistant Professor, D.Y Patil deemed to be University, School of Physiotherapy, Nerul, Navi-Mumbai, Maharashtra
Corresponding Author: Dr Titiksha Pol
ABSTRACT
The word ‘core-stability’ refers to a person’s ability to stabilize their core. It is an ability to control position and movement of core, while Physical activity refers to any movement produced by skeletal muscles that increases energy expenditure above basal level. The ability of core to maintain control of body and movements can be contributing to the ability to have greater physical activity and vice versa thus aim of this study was to find out Association between Core-stability and Physical activity in Young Adults.
Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 110 Young Individuals by distributing an International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) to determine the level of physical activity. Stabiliser’s Pressure biofeedback Unit was used to assess the core stability of transverse abdominis muscle. Core stability was graded using the Sahrmann Core-stability test.
Result: Among the 110 individuals who participated in the study, 67 were females and 43 were males. Using the Chi-square test we observed significant association between physical activity level and core-stability level with ‘p’ value of 0.025. Significant association between physical activity level and core-stability in males was seen with ‘p’ value of 0.009 whereas insignificant association between physical activity level and core-stability was observed in females with p value of 0.466.
Conclusion: This study concluded that there was significant association between core stability and physical activity in young adults. Males had good association of core-stability with physical activity as compared to females.
Key words: Core-stability, Physical activity, International physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ), Pressure bio-feedback unit.