Stabilometric analysis of static postural balance in children and young athletes

• Autor(a) principal: Cardoso, Mateus Ibrahim
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Silva, Vinícius Camael Mapa, Silva, Laryssa Fernandes Pereira, Borba, Diego de Alcantara, Ferreira Júnior, João Batista, Rosse, Izinara Cruz, de Oliveira, Emerson Cruz, Becker, Lenice Kappes, Coelho, Daniel Barbosa
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Caderno de Educação Física e Esporte
• Texto Completo: https://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/cadernoedfisica/article/view/26661
• topic: Equilíbrio Postural; Taekwondo; Ginástica de Trampolim.; Postural Balance; Taekwondo; Trampoline Gymnastics

BACKGROUND: Static postural balance is the capacity to maintain the center of body mass within the support base. It is a complex capacity, because it involves coordinated actions of the biomechanical, sensory and neuromotor components. Stabilometry measures variables related to static postural balance, quantifying body oscillations in the axes of anteroposterior and laterolateral displacements of the pressure center. OBJECTIVE: To compare the static postural balance of taekwondo athletes (TKD), trampoline gymnastics (GTR) and a group of students, and to investigate whether sports training improves static postural balance. METHODS: Thirty-four amateur taekwondo fighters, 62 professional trampoline gymnasts and 21 students in elementary school were evaluated. The stabilometric test was performed using a force platform to collect the following variables: anteroposterior amplitude (AML-AP), mediolateral amplitude (AMP-ML), total displacement area (Area), anteroposterior speed (VEL-AP), average lateral velocity (VEL-ML), anteroposterior frequency (FREQ-AP), mediolateral frequency (FREQ-ML). RESULTS: The tests revealed significant differences only in the FREQ-AP (Hz) oscillation variable between the group of taekwondo athletes (0.30±0.16) and schoolchildren (0.22±0.07), which was neglected. CONCLUSION: It was not possible to affirm that the practices of TDK and GTR contribute positively to the capacity for static equilibrium, since no statistically significant differences were found in the oscillation variables of the groups studied.