Examining the Relationship Between Pain Perception Level and Body Perception ın Amputee Football Players and Comparison with Football Players
Keywords:
Amputee, Football, Pain, Center of PressureAbstract
Purpose: The aim of this study is to examine whether there is a relationship between pain threshold levels and body perception in amputee football players and to compare them with football players
Methods: 40 athletes aged between 14-25 were included in this study. Pain threshold levels of individuals were measured using an algometer, in the thenar region, distal forearm, biceps brachii,deltoid, quadriceps, tibialis anterior and gastrocnemius regions, when the muscles were in a relaxed position. Body perception levels were evaluated with the body perception scale
Results: In intragroup comparisons of both amputee and non-amputee groups, no relationship was found between pain threshold levels and body perceptions (r= -0.185 p>0.05). When compared between groups, there was a difference in pain threshold levels in favor of non- amputated football players in 9 regions among the measurements taken from 14 anatomical perception comparisons between groups, the results were similar in both groups (p>0.05).
Conclusion: While the pain threshold levels of amputee football players are lower than those of non-amputee football players, their body perception levels are similar in both groups. Additionally, no relationship was observed between pain threshold levels and body perceptions of both groups. This study is important in that it can lead to studies that will investigate whether the lower pain threshold level in amputee football players than non-amputee football players affect performance
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