THE EFFECT OF HYDROTHERAPY ON RECOVERY OF SOCCER PLAYERS

This study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of hydrotherapic implementation on lactate levels of active soccer players after exercise; and determining the most effective method in recovery by using 3 different methods in order to remove the fatigue created by shuttle run test and to provide recovery in a shorter time. 10 Amateur soccer players voluntarily participated in the study. During the study, the shuttle run test was applied to the subjects on 3 alternate days to create fatigue on the subjects. The subjects made active recovery (jogging), hydrotherapic passive recovery, and hydrotherapic active recovery in the 1., 2., and 3. day, respectively. The lactate levels were determined using the blood samples obtained shortly after the exercise and in the 5., 10., 15. and 30. minute of the implementation. In the pool where hydrotherapy was applied, the water temperature was between 28-32°C and the pool was grouped into 3 different implementation areas; namely, A (Hall Active), B (Pool Passive), and C (Pool Active). ANOVA test was applied to determine the significant difference between the groups and Tukey test was used to determine if there was a significant difference in any of these groups.