Normative values of static and dynamic abdominal muscles endurance in apparently healthy Nigerians
Journal Title: Rehabilitacja Medyczna - Year 2010, Vol 14, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction: Normative databases of abdominal muscles endurance are important in identifying trunk muscles impairments and disability and as a rehabilitation outcome in low-back pain. This study established gender-and-age normative data on static and dynamic abdominal muscles endurance among apparently healthy Nigerians.Materials and methods: Five hundred and three consented volunteers aged between 16 and 70 years participated in this study. Partial curl-up test of the Canadian Standardized Test of Fitness was used to quantify static abdominal muscles endurance (SAME) and dynamic abdominal muscles endurance (DAME). Endurance levels were defined using percentiles as poor (<25th), medium (between 25and 75th), good (between 75 and 95th), and very good (>95th) respectively.Results: The mean SAME and DAME was 37.2±24.3 seconds (s) and 18.1±9.57 repetitions (reps) respectively. SAME that is < 24s was considered poor, between 24 and 44s as medium, 45 and 78s as good and > 78s as very good endurance. DAME < 11 repetitions (reps) was considered poor, between 11 and 23 reps as medium, between 24 and 36 reps as good and > 36 reps as very good endurance. Both SAME and DAME differed significantly across the age groups (p<0.05). Significant correlation existed between SAME and DAME (p = 0.001). Males exhibited a higher SAME and DAME than females (p<0.05).Conclusion: The gender-age reference norms for static and dynamic abdominal muscles endurance established in this study could be used in rehabilitation to estimate the level of endurance impairment in a patient at intake and also serve as an outcome measure of improvement.
Authors and Affiliations
Chidozie E. Mbada, Oluwatosin O. Adeyemi, Olubusola E. Johnson, Olumide O. Dada, Omotesho O. Awofolu, Saturday N. Oghumu
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