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ArticleAsian journal of sports medicine2016

The Impact of Kitesurfing on the Dynamic Equilibrium.

Rafael Leonardo Ferreira da Luz, Fernando Alves da Silva, Marcelo Coertjens

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Article in Asian journal of sports medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Rafael Leonardo Ferreira da LuzHealth Sciences Center, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba, Brazil.
Fernando Alves da SilvaHealth Sciences Center, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba, Brazil.
Marcelo CoertjensHealth Sciences Center, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba, Brazil.

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Abstract

backgroundThe kitesurfing athletes endure unexpected conditions in terms of the function of irregularities in the surface of the water that requires a correct proprioceptive response in order to maintain equilibrium and execute the required movements while maintaining contact with the board and the water.

objectivesThe objective of this work was to use the star excursion balance test to compare the dynamic equilibrium of athletes who engage in kitesurfing activities with non-athletic subjects.

methodsFourteen kitesurfing athletes and fifteen sedentary male subjects completed three rounds of the star excursion balance test: familiarity, test one and test two. During each phase the eight directions of the test were performed three times on each leg and the maximum distance reached by the leg (cm) was measured before being divided by the length of the lower limb (%). To compare the intergroup averages, a student test t to independent samples was performed. To compare the averages across the eight directions in the same group, the repeated-measures ANOVA test was employed and to compare the averages of the right leg and the left leg, a student test t to dependent samples was used (α = 0.05).

resultsFor both groups and in both legs, the distance reached in the medial, posteromedial, posterior and posterolateral directions was similar and further than the other directions. It was observed that the athletes in the comparison intergroup achieved superior results than those in the control group in the medial, posteromedial, posterior and posterolateral directions in both right and left legs and the lateral direction in the right leg (P < 0.05).

conclusionsKitesurfing activities result in proportionate adaptations in the dynamic equilibrium of athletes, maybe in function of adaptations in the neuromuscular structure, resulting in a better performance in situations that cause disequilibrium.

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Adaptation, PhysiologicalAthletic PerformancePostural Balance

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PMID28144405
PMCPMC5256168

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