Agnieszka Książek-Czekaj, Grzegorz Śliwiński, Marek Wiecheć, Piotr Tabor, Marek Kiljański, Zbigniew Śliwiński
A. Książek-Czekaj, G. Śliwiński, M. Wiecheć, P. Tabor, M. Kiljański, Z. Śliwiński – Analysis of selected body posture parameters in female volleyball players. FP 2017; 17(3); 6-14
Abstract
Introduction. Habitual posture of professional athletes is closely connected with the demands of sport training, and its characteristics depend on the type of sport involved. The purpose of this study was to assess the posture and foot loads of female volleyball players from the KSZO Ostrowiec team playing in the Orlen Liga (the Polish Women’s Volleyball League) in comparison to women in a similar age group who do not play sports professionally.
Materials and methods. The study was conducted between 2014 and 2015, at the start of the volleyball season, and used the DIERS Formetric 4D analysis system. The results of the female volleyball players were compared with healthy women in the same age group who do not play sports professionally.
Results. The results obtained in this study indicate that female volleyball players have lower values of the lumbar lordosis angle in comparison to the control group. The values of the trunk inclination angle (relative to the vertical plane) were also significantly different between the two groups, with the analyzed group having higher values. With regard to the other analyzed variables i.e. kyphosis and foot loads, the study found no statistically significant differences between the groups.
Conclusion. The assessment of the habitual posture of female volleyball players conducted in the present study suggests that the demands of sport training can have an influence on how the body posture of professional athletes develops.
Key words:
volleyball, body posture, DIERS Formetric 4D
