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ASSESSMENT OF LEVEL OF DISCOMFORT AND PAIN IN QUADRICEPS DURING SQUATS FOR CORE STABILITY AMONG HEALTHY ADULTS

Zufa Shafiq, Zohrain Tabassum, Asma Saman, Syeda Amna Iqbal, Ayesha Bashir, Shamsa Kanwal, Qasim Raza

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Abstract

Background The squat is among the most repeatedly used training in the domain of core strengthening. Squats are a well-known exercise for strengthening the lower extremity muscles. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the discomfort and pain that appears during squatting among healthy adults. Material and Methodology: An Observational study was conducted at allied health sciences school of shalamar institute (SSAHS) with sample size of 75 students. Subjects were recruited on the basis of exclusion and inclusion criteria by convenient sampling. Then the subjects were asked to be positioned in squatting, most specifically wall squat position with back straight and 90º knee flexion as quadriceps muscle activity is maximum in this position. The subjects were asked to report immediately if they feel any discomfort and then the time was noted on a stop watch and the subject was asked to answer the questions from the Performa. The whole procedure will take approximately 3-5 minutes. Results: Holding time for squat was recorded in both male and female students. The mean holding time of squat in male students was 17.09±3.109 and for female students was 15.75±3.0441. Among females, 35% female students experienced low pain, 10% experienced high and 40% experienced moderate pain. Among males 51.5% students experienced low, 11.4% experienced high while 31.4% experienced moderate level of pain. Among all students 47 students out of all males and females felt slight discomfort within %age gender of 62.7% while 28 out of all felt moderate discomfort within %age gender of 37.3%. Among total of all male and female students 57 students experienced no inference at all while 18 students experienced slightly inference of pain and discomfort with activities. Conclusion: Limit of pain and discomfort for holding time for squats were recorded as, most of the female subjects experienced moderate level of pain and males experienced low level of pain. While 62.7% subjects felt slight discomfort and 24% subjects experienced slight interference of this discomfort with daily life activity.

 Key words:  Discomfort, Pain, Core stability, Squatting