ArticleInternational journal of sports physical therapy2021
Direction-Specific Signatures of Sport Participation in Center of Pressure Profiles of Division I Athletes.
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- Improvements in Static Balance Following an Oculomotor Exercise Program in Athletes.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2026Trial
- Sport- and Side-Specific Postural-Control Profiles in Elite Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Centre of Pressure Path Length, ML/AP Directionality, and Frequency-Domain Descriptors.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Spatial variability and directional shifts in postural control in Parkinson's disease.Clinical parkinsonism & related disorders · 2024Article
- Postural control in gymnasts: anisotropic fractal scaling reveals proprioceptive reintegration in vestibular perturbation.Frontiers in network physiology · 2024Article
- Sport dependent effects on the sensory control of balance during upright posture: a comparison between professional horseback riders, judokas and non-athletes.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2023Article
- Sport-specific training induced adaptations in postural control and their relationship with athletic performance.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundDescriptive and comparative studies of human postural control generally report effects for component or resultant dimensions of a measured signal, which may obscure potentially important information related to off-cardinal directionality. Recent work has demonstrated highly specific balance behavior that is often not easily reconciled with conventional theories of postural control. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to quantify the effects of sport-specific training history on directional profiles of center of pressure (COP) displacement and velocity among collegiate athletes. STUDY
designCross-Sectional Study.
methodsOne-hundred sixty-seven NCAA Division-I varsity athletes (80 female: 19.12±1.08 years, 169.79±7.03 cm, 65.69±10.43 kg; 87 male: 19.59±1.33 years, 181.25±9.06 cm, 76.40±12.73 kg) representing four sports (basketball, soccer, tennis, and cross county) participated in this study. Participants balanced barefoot with eyes closed on a force plate for 10-s. in double leg and single leg stance. Effects of sport on mean COP velocity and total displacement were assessed within eight non-overlapping directions (i.e. heading bins).
resultsGreater double leg COP displacement and velocity were observed within specific heading bins in cross country athletes when compared to soccer athletes. Greater double leg COP velocity was also observed in multiple heading bins in basketball athletes when compared to soccer athletes. Greater single leg (non-dominant limb) COP displacement was observed in the 135° heading bin in basketball athletes when compared to soccer athletes.
conclusionsThe observed effects are likely attributable to sport-specific sensorimotor adaptations, including lower extremity strength/power, proprioceptive acuity, and efficiency of integrating vestibular information. Other potential mechanism-namely the involvement of cutaneous feedback and/or muscle synergies-deserve consideration. Directional profiling of spontaneous COP motion may improve understanding of sport-related balance behavior, enhancing its application in therapeutic and performance monitoring contexts. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 3b.
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