Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Cricket, a sport demand exceptional bodily ability, frequently overlooks the impact of postural fitness on its players. The researcher pursuits to bridge the gap by investigating postural deviation found in cricket player. via a static postural assessment, the prevalence and kinds of deviation among bowlers and batsmen have been examined. Notable difference was found, with bowlers exhibited a higher occurrence of anterior pelvic tilt (48%), Asymmetrical shoulder level (40%), and scapular deviation (34%) compared to batsmen suggesting different biomechanical stresses inherent in bowling. Conversely, batsmen displayed a higher occurrence of kyphosis (32%), forward head posture (24%), and forward shoulder head posture (12%) likely due to the repetitive upper body movements concerned in batting. moreover, batsmen showed a higher incidence of head tilt (18%), and bowlers showed a higher prevalence of flat foot (18%). Further studies are necessary in order to go deeper into these variations to know why they take place as well as to create effective measures to improve postural health among cricketers who have a need for their personal athletic capacities to be optimized. Keywords: Postural deviations, cricket, static postural assessment, plumbline, P-MPA.
Authors: Jinit Manish Vora, Nitin Prabhakar Khanvilkar
Institution: Somaiya Vidyavihar University
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4404872955