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Acute effect of warm-up training on the static and dynamic balance indices in athletic and non-athletic subjects
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Amir Hoshang Bakhtiary   , Mohammad Gilani , Golamreza Jafarin , Saeid Amini , Maryam Hoseini |
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| Introduction: Lack of balance during sport activities may results in the possibility of
sports injuries. Recently, it has been shown that using of warm-up exercise may
enhance sensitivity of mechanoreceptors, namely muscle spindle, and so
preventing of injury during sport activities. This study was designed to find
out the acute effect of warm-up training on the static and dynamic balance
indices in athletic and non-athletic subjects. Materials and Methods: 64 university athletic students (16 male and 16 female) and university
non-athletic students (16 male and 16 female) participated in a cross over
study and were randomly assigned in one of the two experimental groups: warm-up
group (5 minutes running on treadmill) and control group (no intervention), so
that all participants attended in both warm-up and control groups in two
assessing sessions with 2 weeks interval. Falling risk index, dynamic
(bilateral standing) and static (single leg standing) overall,
anterior-posterior and medial-lateral indices were assessed by measuring centre
of pressure displacement during both eye-open and closed-eye condition before
and after the intervention. Results: The comparison of mean changes before and after intervention in both
groups showed no significant difference in static balance indices in eye-open
condition between groups (p>0.05), while static balance indices in
closed-eye condition and dynamic balance indices in both, eyes-open and
eyes-closed conditions were significantly improved after warm-up, compared to
the control group (p |
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| Keywords: Warm-up Exercise, Athletes, Postural Balance, Falling risk |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
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Received: 2012/08/26 | Accepted: 2013/04/8 | Published: 2013/04/8
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