Abstract
Introduction: upper crossed syndrome is a condition that affects the quality of life of people with wheelchair spinal cord injuries due to prolonged sitting in a wheelchair and due to the effect on breathing and the function of vital organs. For this reason, the aim of this study was to examine the impact of eight weeks of corrective training on the quality of life of wheelchair basketball athletes with a spinal cord injury with upper crossed syndrome.
Methodology: according to the research objective, the statistical community of the present research was wheelchair basketball athletes from Qom province. athletes individuals with upper crossed syndrome were identified and eventually 24 were selected as research samples, which were placed in two control groups (12 people) and training (12 people). Training group performed exercises based on the principles of the National Academy of sports medicine NASM for 8 weeks and with a sequence of 3 sessions per week. The quality of life was measured by a valid questionnaire of 36 questions. The Independent t-test was used to compare between the two groups and the paired t-test was used to compare pre-test and post-test groups.
Results: the value of the quality of Life Index in the corrective training group from pre-test to post-test had a significant improvement (p=0.001). There was no significant change in the control group (p=0.83). The intergroup test results in the post-test showed that there was a significant difference between the two training and control groups (p=0.05). According to the results the null hypothesis is rejected that is, eight weeks of corrective training on the NASM has a significant impact on the quality of life of wheelchair spinal cord injury athletes. Conclusion: wheelchair basketball athletes can use NASM exercises during preparation exercises to improve quality of life.