The effect of basketball sport on some postural parameters

Abstract

The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of basketball as a hard team sport on players’ postural structure with using computer software. A sedentary group of 23 and elite level of 23 basketball players were involved in the study. The average age of sedentary group is 22.2±2.1/year with the average height of 179.4±2.5 cm; however, the average age of players is 23.6±2.2/year with the average height of 189.45±3.23 cm. Totally three photo shootings were applied to the participants, which are; from anterior perspective for anthropometric measurement, from anterior and lateral perspective for posture analysis. The graphics acquired were digitized via computer software and were analyzed by using SPSS v.19 packaged software. As a result of the analysis done, there are statistically significant differences found in the angle of head lateral deviation (right), in the angle of head front deviation in sagittal plane, in the angles of claviculare anterior (right), in the symmetry between right and left acromion processes, in the angle of sagittal-anterior pelvic tilt, in the distance between acromion process and plumbline anterior (right-left), in the distance between head posture and acromion process sagittal(cm), in the horizontal symmetry distance of plumbline and acromion process (right and left), in the horizontal symmetry of sternal notch and the plumbline (anterior left and right), in the horizontal symmetry between sternal notch and plummet (anterior right-left), in the horizontal symmetry between greater trochanter and the plumbline sagittal(posterior) groups. (p<0.05).As a result, in a long time period, training oneself in a particular sport branch has a significant effect on the development of players’ dynamic and static postures. It can also be stated that the evidence found will be useful for determining the success criteria in basketball, specifying and arranging the training program.