摘要：ABSTRACTResearch related toarm bone density of badminton players focused mainly on humerus, how muchforearm exposed to physical load is affected by this stress has been studiesless. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate mineral density ofdominant and non-dominant forearm bone mineral density of badminton players whohave been regularly playing badminton for 10 years. 12 male badminton playerswhose dominant arms were the same voluntarily participated in this study. BoneMineral Density (BMD) of the players was evaluated with Dual X RayAbsorptiometry (DEXA). Data was evaluated with SPSS 23. Controlled researchmethod was used to estimate BMD of the players. Differences between dominantand non-dominant arms were assessed with a non-parametric test, Wilcoxon SignedRank Test. P value was set at p<0.05. Significant difference was found betweenBMD of dominant right ultra-distal part and BMD of non-dominant leftultra-distal part (z:-2,94, sig:0,00) and between BMD of dominant rightproximal part and BMD of non-dominantleft proximal part (z:-2,09, sig:0,03). There was no significant differencebetween dominant proximal 1/3 part and non-dominant proximal 1/3 part (z:1,85,sig:0,06). As a result, long-term badminton training has positive effects onBMD.
