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Vliv SM-systému cvičení na úroveň posturální stability
Impact of SM-system excercise in level of postural stability

Author(s): Lenka Dovrtělová, Ivan Struhár
Subject(s): Health and medicine and law, Sports Studies
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: balance board; balance; corrective exercise;

Summary/Abstract: The main aim of this study was to find out if exercise with elastic cord improved postural stability in a experimental group. Postural stability was measured by electronic balancing board with variable radius and integrated feedback. The exercise regimen was undertaken twice a week for 3 months. All participants were measured at the beginning of the study and then after 3 months. Participants had to stand on the electronic balance board during 30 seconds with open eyes and kept the board balanced using feedback from the screen. The results were expressed by number from 0 to 100. Twenty-nine elite gymnasts volunteered for this study. Participants did not report any neuromusculoskeletal injuries or other diseases that may affect balance performance. Before participating in the study, all parents of gymnasts read and signed the informed consent form. The participants were assigned to a control group (15 girls; mean age = 13.78±1.62 years; mean height = 1.57±0.09 m; mean mass = 46.16±8.71 kg) and experimental group (14 girls; mean age =14.1±2.0 years; mean height =1.56±0.08 m; mean mass = 45.6±10.55 kg).

  • Issue Year: 8/2014
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 67-76
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Czech