"Core" Muscle Endurance, Upper Extremity Muscle Strength, Grip Strength, and Hand-eye Coordination in Generalized Joint Hypermobility

Summary

Every individual with joint hypermobility may not apply to a health institution because they do not have a complaint that will affect their daily life. Although hypermobility is a common clinical entity in the society, this issue has not been fully understood yet. In particular, individuals with GJH are either neglected in physiotherapy and rehabilitation evaluations and practices, or they encounter an incomplete assessment and physiotherapy practices. In this study, in order to better understand the effect of GJH on "core" muscle endurance, upper extremity strength, grip strength and coordination, we will include the individuals identified GJH among the university students (hypermobility severity ≥4/9 according to Beighton diagnostic criteria) as study group and the healthy peers as control group. We believe the results we will obtain at the end of our study will make a contribution to the literature in terms of revealing the role of "core" muscle endurance and upper extremity strength, grip strength and coordination in the evaluation and rehabilitation of individuals with GJH. In addition, it will contribute to the inclusion of individuals with GJH who are professional athletes, dancers or musicians in a more comprehensive evaluation program and the creation of physiotherapy and rehabilitation programs.

According to the information we have obtained from the literature, it is a fact that hypermobility can increase the susceptibility to musculoskeletal system diseases. For this reason, early solutions to problems can be provided by evaluating hypermobility in patients who apply to health institutions with various musculoskeletal complaints, raising awareness of patients with hypermobility to prevent injuries caused by hypermobility, and strengthening muscles.

Conditions

• Hypermobility, Joint
• Muscle Weakness
• Coordination Lack

Interventions

OTHER

Core muscle endurance

Trunk flexion, trunk extension, side bridge exercises and prone bridge test developed by McGill will be used to evaluate core muscle endurance.

OTHER

Upper extremity muscle strength

Isometric muscle strength assessment of the shoulder, elbow and wrist muscles will be performed with a hand-held dynamometer.

OTHER

Grip strength

Grip strength will be evaluated with a hand dynamometer in the position recommended by the American Association of Hand Therapists.

OTHER

Pinch strength

Pinch strength will be evaluated with a pinchmeter in three positions.

OTHER

Alternate hand-wall toss test

To measure hand-eye coordination, it is performed by changing hands by throwing and catching the ball against the wall.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Bezmialem Vakif University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Deniz Tuncer, PhD, PT · Bezmialem Vakif University

Eligibility

Min Age

17 Years

Max Age

26 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-04-25

Primary Completion

2023-09-01

Completion

2023-09-18

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations