Hip and shoulder flexibility in novice rhythmic gymnasts and age-matched controls: Inter-limb asymmetry

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dc.contributor.authorPurenovic-Ivanovic, Tijana
dc.contributor.authorSterkowicz-Przybycien, Katarzyna
dc.contributor.authorDosic, Andela
dc.contributor.authorStojanovic, Stefan
dc.contributor.authorIlbak, Ismail
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-04T13:33:05Z
dc.date.available2026-04-04T13:33:05Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractRhythmic gymnastics is a sport of asymmetry and lateral preferences, so the main objective of this study was to examine and compare hip and shoulder range of motion (ROM) and inter-limb asymmetry in 44 rhythmic gymnasts (RGs) and 51 age-matched non-athletes (NAs), i.e. controls. The baseline characteristics of 95 female participants, divided into two age- group categories (U8: 6-8 years, N=36; U11: 8-11 years, N=59) were established, as well as their hip (right/left hip flexion, right/left hip extension, right/left hip abduction, in degrees) and shoulder ROM (right/left shoulder flexion, right/left shoulder extension, in degrees), and asymmetry index (ASI, in %) was calculated. Significant differences between RGs and NAs were established (the exception is hip and shoulder extension in U8s, p>0.05), with greater ROM values recorded in RGs. Significant age differences were recorded among RGs in hip flexion and left hip abduction (p<0.05), in favor of U11s, and within NAs only in the case of right hip flexion (p=0.017), but in favor of U8s. The presence of asymmetries (ASI>15%), as well as its absence, is established in both RGs and NAs, but statistically significant side-to-side differences were recorded in U8 NAs (shoulder flexion, p=0.044) and U11 NAs (shoulder extension, p=0.057).
dc.identifier.doi10.12680/balneo.2024.720
dc.identifier.issn2734-844X
dc.identifier.issn2734-8458
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-3364-0990
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0001-6610-197X
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85208198658
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.12680/balneo.2024.720
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/108902
dc.identifier.volume15
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001356759000017
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRomanian Assoc Balneology
dc.relation.ispartofBalneo and Prm Research Journal
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250329
dc.subjectrhythmic gymnastics
dc.subjectathletes
dc.subjectnon-athletes
dc.subjectrange of motion
dc.subjectside-to-side differences
dc.titleHip and shoulder flexibility in novice rhythmic gymnasts and age-matched controls: Inter-limb asymmetry
dc.typeArticle

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