The Effects of Horse-back Riding on Core Muscles in Adolescents

Pınar Kuyulu

Status: Completed

Conditions: Muscle Strength; Activity, Motor; Health, Subjective

Treatments: Other: Recreational activity

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05366348

2021/01-40

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to examine the effects of riding on the core muscles, balance and muscle strength of the extremities in healthy adolescents.

Core strength, core endurance, balance, upper extremity and lower extremity strength assessments were performed on the study group before and after the riding training.

Full description

Twenty participants, aged between 10-19 years, research (n=10) and control (n=10) groups, were included in the study. The study group (n=10) received riding training for eight weeks. The study group was evaluated twice before and after riding.The control group only participated in the assessments at the start of the study. Demographic information of all volunteer participants were recorded.

Core strength was evaluated with a stabilizer pressure biofeedback device, and core endurance was evaluated with isometric endurance tests. Balance was evaluated with Star Excursion Balance Test, upper extremity strength was evaluated with hand dynamometer and lower extremity strength was evaluated with back-leg dynamometer.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 19 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Individuals between the ages of 10-19 years
• No previous horse-back riding experience
• Individuals with no health problems

Exclusion Criteria

• Any history of surgery intervention
• Individuals who do not regularly participate in horse-back riding

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Horse-back riding

Experimental group

Description:

The study group received horse-back riding training for eight weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Recreational activity

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Sedentary adolescent individuals who do not ride horses