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- Title
Comparing the Postural Stability of Athletes and Non-Athletes Using Computerised Posturography.
- Authors
Gonçalves, Patrick; Araújo, Maria Inês
- Abstract
Introduction: Postural balance is strongly related to sport skill, since an athlete with below-average stability cannot perform sporting manoeuvres as well. Objective: This work assessed correlations between type of sport and stability of posture by comparing test results from postural experiments. Methods: Findings from the following experiments were compared: Modified Clinical Test for the Sensory Interaction on Balance (mCTSIB), unipedal stance test, limits of stability between athletes of different sports (swimming, volleyball, football, rowing, and roller hockey) and individuals who did not engage in any type of sport. Results were also assessed in terms of each sports individual players in order to gauge which sport is most demanding of postural stability. Some 10 to 15 athletes from each sport were tested, along with 68 physically inactive adults. Results: Sportsmen showed higher posture stability under conditions 3 and 4 of the mCTSIB test and conditions 3 and 4 of the unipedal stance test. Concerning limits of stability, sportsmen had quicker reaction times than sedentary individuals, and had swifter movement. Lastly, when comparing tests from each type of sport, similar results were found, except for rowing, which showed statistically significant differences under conditions 1, 2, and 3 of the mCTSIB test and conditions 3 and 4 of the unipedal stance test. Conclusions: The tests showed that sportsmen generally have better postural stability than non-sportsmen.
- Subjects
PORTUGAL; AUDIOLOGY associations; CONFERENCES &; conventions; ATHLETES; DIAGNOSIS; POSTURAL balance; HEARING disorders; POSTURE
- Publication
Journal of Hearing Science, 2015, Vol 5, Issue 4, p51
- ISSN
2083-389X
- Publication type
Article