investigating the range of motion and balancesymmetry between the dominant and non-dominant arms in the classic female wrestlers

Introduction: the purpose of this study was to investigate the range of motion (rom) andbalance symmetry between dominant and non-dominant arms in classic female wrestlers.materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study, 13 members of the iranian women’snational classic wrestling team participated voluntarily. the shoulder rom was measuredby a goniometer and dynamic balance was assessed by the y-balance test. data analysis wasdone by running a paired t-test, with a 0.95 confidence level (α<0.05).results: there was no significant difference between dominant and non-dominant upperextremities in flexion (p=0.162), extension (p=0.264), abduction (p=0.077), internal rotation(p=0.972), and external rotation (0.945). a significant difference was found in the y-balancetest in medial (p=0.026) and inferior-lateral directions (p=0.047), but no significant differencein superior-lateral direction (p=0.715) and composite score (p=0.071).conclusion: based on the results, it seems that the balance in the dominant arm is better thanthat in non-dominant arm in the athletes so the non-dominant arm may be at more risk forinjury development. we, therefore, recommend that the coaches and trainers pay particularattention to these findings in designing the injury prevention programs.