Selma Sijerčić

Prof. Dr. Selma Sijerčić


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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

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15 August 2022 in Preprints.org
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MPMitija Samardžija Pavletić
Mitija Samardžija Pavletić
Almir AtikovićAlmir Atiković
Almir Atiković
Ekrem ČolakhodžićEkrem Čolakhodžić
Ekrem Čolakhodžić
SSSelma Sijerčić
Selma Sijerčić
EPEmilija Petkovic
Emilija Petkovic
AMAmra Nožinović Mujanović
Amra Nožinović Mujanović
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to determine the normative values of muscles’ contractile properties, lateral symmetry, and the impact of aging on muscle contractility in gymnastics. Materials and Methods: A survey of 81 athletes from different disciplines was undertaken: MAG (n = 26), WAG (n = 28), and RG (n = 27). The athletes’ average age was 15.41 ± 5.03 years. We try to establish the normative values for contraction time (muscle pairs) in gymnastics for Slovenian athletes for ten skeletal muscles. Results: Athletes’ age affects contractility in a negative way. Differences between the duration of contractility and age were found in all disciplines: m. BF (r = 0.48, p < 0.001), m. TB (r = 0.37, p < 0.013), m. ES (r = 0.17, p < 0.025), m. VL (r = 0.36, p < 0.00) and m. VM (r = 0.40, p < 0.000) at a statistical significance of p < 0.05. Conclusions: A comparison between the left and right sides shows little asymmetry in WAG and that the occurrence of injuries is in the middle range. In RG we see a bigger deviation, which could trigger the emergence of pain or injury in m. BF (13%) and m. GL (14.5%), but in MAG the deviation is greater in m. BB (12%), m. BF (11%) and m. GM (13%).