6533b824fe1ef96bd1280ce8

RESEARCH PRODUCT

Comparison of posturographic parameters between young taekwondo and tennis athletes

Antonio PalmaRomilda PalmaAngelo IovaneMatteo BarcellonaJessica BrusaAntonino PattiGiuseppe Messina

subject

Balancemedicine.medical_specialtyCentre of pressurePhysical activityPhysical Therapy Sports Therapy and RehabilitationPostural control03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinePhysical medicine and rehabilitationmedicineBalance (ability)Settore M-EDF/02 - Metodi E Didattiche Delle Attivita' Sportivebiologybusiness.industryAthletesPosturographyPosturographyPostural control030229 sport sciencesbiology.organism_classificationSagittal planemedicine.anatomical_structureCoronal planeOriginal Articlebusiness030217 neurology & neurosurgery

description

[Purpose] Physical activity can influence the development of postural control and balance. Therefore, the aim of study was to use posturography assessment to compare balance control on the Romberg test between athletes in two very different sports, taekwondo and tennis. [Participants and Methods] Twenty-nine young athletes participated in the study, 11 forming the taekwondo group and 18 the tennis group. Posturography was performed using the FreeMed system (Sensor Medica). Between-group differences were evaluated using unpaired Student’s t-test. [Results] There was a significance between-group difference in the centre of pressure and the ellipse surface area with no between-group difference in frontal and sagittal plane postural control. [Conclusion] The taekwondo athletes displayed greater stability than tennis athletes, with a smaller ellipse area and a decrease in the amplitude of oscillations of the centre of pressure along the frontal plane, adaptations which likely reflect the demands of the taekwondo. Further studies are needed to support these conclusions.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2018-03-05Journal of Physical Therapy Science
https://doi.org/10.1589/jpts.30.1052