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Lower Limb Injury History in Elite Athletes: Relationship with Kinesiophobia and Effect on Physical Performance
Elit Atletlerde Alt Ekstremite Yaralanma Öyküsü: Kinezyofobi ile İlişkisi ve Fiziksel Performans Üzerindeki Etkisi
Tülay ÇEVİK SALDIRANa, Emine ATICIb, Özgül ÖZTÜRKc, Ahmet Cüneyt AKGÖLb, Mehmet ÖZKESKİNd, Gamze AYDINb, Bedriye GÜLERe, Burcu YEŞİLKAYAe, Laçin Naz TAŞÇILARb
aBitlis Eren University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Bitlis, TURKEY
bOkan University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, İstanbul, TURKEY
cAcıbadem University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, İstanbul, TURKEY
dEge University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, İzmir, TURKEY
eOkan University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, İstanbul, TURKEY
Turkiye Klinikleri J Sports Sci. 2020;12(1):1-8
doi: 10.5336/sportsci.2019-70271
Article Language: EN
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ABSTRACT
 Objective: Considering the psychosocial factors of performance, the injury history will affect the physical performance parameters. Kinesiophobia is one of these factors. Although injuries are effective with motivation factors in athletes, the focus of research is on physical factors. Accordingly the main objective of the study was to investigate the presence of kinesiophobia in elite athletes with and without a history of lower limb injury. The secondary aim was to determine the relationship between physical performance and, kinesiophobia in elite athletes. Material and Methods: The presence of a history of lower extremity injury was questioned in athletes and the time was recorded. The fear of movement was evaluated using the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK-17). Performance evaluations of athletes were carried out under the titles of flexibility, balance, anaerobic and aerobic tests. Obtained data were analyzed by appropriate statistical methods. Results: Kinesiophobia level was different between athletes with and without a history of lower limb injuries (95%CI: 35.06 [33.41 to 36.71], p: 0.016). The athletes with lower limb injury history have higher kinesiophobia than athletes without lower limb injury history (p<0.05). There was a correlation between the kinesiophobia and, the history of lower limb injury of the athletes (r:0.350, p:0.015). No correlation was found in any subtitle of the physical performance tests and the history of lower limb injury (p>0.05). Conclusion: According to our study results the athletes with lower limb injury history have higher kinesiophobia than athletes without lower limb injury history. Kinesiophobia was related with lower limb injury history and not related with physical performance.

Keywords: Lower limb; kinesiophobia; athletic performance; injury
ÖZET
 Amaç: Performansın psikososyal faktörleri göz önüne alındığında, yaralanma geçmişinin fiziksel performans parametrelerini etkilemesi muhtemeldir. Kinezyofobi de bu faktörlerden birisidir. Yaralanmalar atletlerde motivasyon faktörü ile etkili olsa da, araştırmaların odak noktası fiziksel etmenlerdir. Bu doğrultuda çalışmanın birincil amacı, alt ekstremite yaralanması öyküsü olan ve olmayan elit atletler arasındaki kinezyofobi varlığını araştırmaktı. İkincil amaç ise elit atletlerde fiziksel performans ile kinezyofobi arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemekti. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Atletlerde alt ekstremite yaralanma öyküsü varlığı sorgulandı ve zamanı kaydedildi. Hareket etme korkusu, Tampa Kinezyofobi Ölçeği (TSK-17) ile değerlendirildi. Atletlerin performans değerlendirmeleri esneklik, denge, anaerobik ve aerobik testler başlığı altında yapıldı. Elde edilen veriler uygun istatistiksel yöntemlerle analiz edildi. Bulgular: Kinezyofobi düzeyi, alt ekstremite yaralanması öyküsü olan ve olmayan atletler arasında farklıydı (%95 CI: 35.06 [33.41-36.71], p: 0.016). Ekstremite yaralanma geçmişi olan atletler, yaralanma geçmişi olmayan atletlerden daha yüksek kinezyofobiye sahipti (p<0.05). Kinezyofobi ile atletlerin alt ekstremite yaralanma öyküsü arasında anlamlı bir ilişki vardı (r: 0.350, p: 0.015). Fiziksel performans testlerinin alt başlıkları ile alt ekstremite yaralanma öyküsü arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmadı (p>0.05). Sonuç: Çalışma sonuçlarımıza göre alt ekstremitede yaralanma öyküsü olan elit atletlerde, kinezyofobi olmayanlara göre daha yüksekti. Kinezyofobi alt ekstremite yaralanma öyküsü ile ilişkili iken, fiziksel performansla kinezyofobi arasında ilişki gözlenmedi.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Alt ekstremite; kinezyofobi; sporcu performansı; yaralanma
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