Analysis of Islamic Prayer Postures on Static and Dynamic Balance among Healthy People

Introduction: Balance is defined as the condition in which all forces acting on body are balanced such that   the centre of mass (COM) lies within the boundaries of base of support (BOS).The balance is commonly differentiated into two categories as Static Balance and Dynamic Balance. Static balance is the ability of body to keeping the COM within BOS when the body is at rest and Dynamic balance is the ability of body to maintain COM within BOS during motion which occurs when the external forces are neutralized by the soft tissues around the muscles and joints in body.

Methodology: Ninety subjects were recruited for this study as per the inclusion criteria. Subjects were selected between 20-40 years of age (males & females). Each subject was given through explanation of the procedure which was to be performed. There after informed consent and voluntary participation were obtained from each subject and proper assessment were done. Thereby, all the subjects were assigned into three groups i.e. Group–A, Group-B, Group-C and each group have 30 subjects (n=30). The Islamic prayer regime consists of nine postures.

Results: The result of study had concluded that there is statically significant better static and dynamic balance of the people who regularly practise Islamic prayer postures. Hence the study concluded that there is significant association found between Islamic prayer postures, Static balance and Dynamic balance among healthy people. So, regular practise of Islamic prayer postures may help to improve static and dynamic balance among healthy people.

Discussion: The present study was done to find out the effect of Islamic Prayer Postures on Static and Dynamic Balance among healthy people. It is seen that there is significant relationship present between Islamic prayer postures, static balance and dynamic balance.

 Conclusion: The study concluded that there is significant effect of Islamic Prayer postures on static and dynamic balance among healthy people. There is statically significant better static and dynamic balance of the people who regularly practise Islamic prayer postures.  So, regular practise of Islamic prayer postures may help to improve static and dynamic balance among healthy people.

Author(s): Saba S and Jyoti Kataria*

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