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Analysis of postural balance between two aquatic sports using vertical vs. horizontal body position.
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European review for medical and pharmacological sciences [Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci] 2023 Feb; Vol. 27 (3), pp. 836-844. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Objective: This study aims to analyze and compare the postural balance between two aquatic sports where vertical vs. horizontal body positions (i.e., windsurfing vs. swimming) are key techniques for both sports.<br />Subjects and Methods: Eight volunteer windsurfers and eight swimmers agreed to participate in this study. Each of the assessments was a 2D kinematic analysis of frontal and/or sagittal balance (i.e., in bipedal and/or unipedal stance) of the center of mass velocity on wobble board (Single Plane Balance Board) on hard and/or soft surface. Kinematic analysis was performed in 2D using two action-cams. Data were digitized using the video-based data analysis system SkillSpector.<br />Results: The results showed that the ANOVA, with repeated measures on 1 factor, showed a significant difference (p<0.001) between groups (i.e., swimmers and windsurfers) in all variables and in the interaction between ground (i.e., hard and foam) and group (p<0.01) in all tests in sagittal plane. Furthermore, for the ground*group interaction, a study (i.e., paired t-test) of the difference between balance (i.e., in frontal and/or sagittal plane) on hard and soft ground for each group showed that windsurfers had no difference in body sway in frontal and/or sagittal plane between hard and soft surface in bipedal stance.<br />Conclusions: We concluded that the windsurfers showed better postural balance performances compared to swimmers in the bipedal posture on hard and soft ground. Also, the windsurfers presented a better stability level compared with the swimmers.
- Subjects :
- Humans
Postural Balance
Biomechanical Phenomena
Posture
Sports
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2284-0729
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- European review for medical and pharmacological sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36808328
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.26355/eurrev_202302_31175