The effect of therapeutic exercises using elastic ropes in correcting some postural deviations in athletes aged (15-18) years

Abstract

Developed countries are not far behind in their concern for athletes and their health during the training phases of their lives. Humans are exposed to a lot of pressure and burdens while practicing various life and sporting activities and events, which leads to various physical deformities that directly affect a person's stature and prevent them from acquiring a natural shape due to postural deviations that distort them and hinder their movement during athletic performance Therefore, the researcher used the experimental method using a single-group experimental design appropriate to the nature of the research to apply therapeutic exercises using rubber ropes to treat postural deviations and achieve a good level of muscle balance for strength and extension to ensure the continuity of the work of the internal organs. With its vital functions with high efficiency without any obstacles or mechanical disturbances, the research sample was chosen by the researcher in a deliberate manner from those afflicted with postural deviations, relying on direct observation through photography and anatomical analysis of the player’s body, and their number reached (5) athletes. The researcher was keen to apply therapeutic exercises using rubber ropes in the manner of additional repetitions in muscle contractions (Repeat contraction) with the aim of improving muscle balance and developing muscle strength and flexibility for the sample individuals for a period of (8) weeks and included (24) training units at a rate of (3) units per week. As for the research conclusions, the most important of them, in light of the results between the pre- and post-tests, was that applying the use of therapeutic exercises using rubber ropes led to a noticeable improvement in postural deviations and thus reducing the degree of deformity for all those injured, meaning that the curriculum. It was consistent with the shoulder drop deviation and the accompanying deviations, and the researcher recommended continuing to perform therapeutic exercises using other training methods that help develop strength and flexibility in a manner consistent with the nature of the performance for the purpose of treating or preventing postural deviations and achieving the conditions of muscular balance.