Thomas, Cherian (2012) An Experimental study to assess the efficacy of a planned physical training programme in managing knee pain, following high intensity military training in Indian Army Recruits. Masters thesis, K.G. College of Physiotherapy, Coimbatore.
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION : Athletes and soldiers must develop and maintain high levels of physical fitness for the task they perform. But the routine physical activity during the training they undergo is not enough to achieve and sustain physical fitness, which results in training related injuries, and also it will leads to highest number of working days lost. Knapik, Reynolds et al., demonstrated that the training related injuries are the main causes for man power loss in the army. The main causes for their injuries are over-strain and lack of fitness education, during the training session in the Army recruits. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY : 1. To find out the effect of the Planned Physical Training Programme in prevention of knee injury and reduction of knee pain in Indian Army Recruits. 2. To find out the effect of the Normal High Intensity Training Programme in prevention of knee injury and in Indian Army Recruits. 3. To compare the effect of Planned Physical Training Programme and Normal High Intensity Training Programme in prevention of knee injury and reduction of knee pain in Indian Army Recruits. METHODS : Two group pre test and post test Experimental study design. CRPF training camp, Thoppampatti, Coimbatore. Study was done for a period of six months. 50 army recruits who fulfilled the selection criteria were selected for the study and were divided into 2 groups by simple random sampling method as 25 subjects in Group A and 25 subjects in group B. Inclusion Criteria : Males, Age group from 18 to 30 years, Knee pain ≤ 4 in VAS, Complains of knee pain during training programme. Exclusion Criteria : Soft tissue injuries surrounding knee joint, Metal implants in lower extremity, Recent fracture and stiffness in lower extremity, Neurological deficit, LBA. All the 50 recruits daily underwent their normal regime of high intensity military training programme, which helped to improve their cardiovascular and musculoskeletal strength and endurance. RESULTS : 50 Army recruits are selected and divided into two groups. Group A received planned physical training programme combined with normal regime of high intensity military training programme and Group B received only normal regime of high intensity military training programme. This study was carried out for 12 weeks. Pain intensity was assessed by using visual analogue scale (VAS) and functional outcome was assessed by using sports activity scale (SAS). In this study, Statistical analysis was done by Student‘t’ test. Paired‘t’ test was used to find out the improvement within the group. Unpaired‘t’ test was used to find out the difference between two groups. CONCLUSION : 1. There was a significant improvement of physical condition in both groups. 2. There was a decrease occurrence of knee pain in Group A when compared with Group B. 3. When compared with the normal high intensity training programme, the planned physical training programme reduced the occurrence of knee pain in the army recruits. 4. When compared with the high intensity training programme the planned physical training programme will have a significant difference on the training related injuries. So this study concluded that a chance of knee injury was significantly reduced through the planned physical training programme.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | knee pain ; Planned physical training programme ; Stretching ; Strengthening ; Fitness education • Plyometrics ; High intensity military training programme. |
| Subjects: | PHYSIOTHERAPY > Sports Physiotherapy |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Aug 2017 02:53 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Aug 2017 02:53 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/2807 |
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