Postural control analysis of amateur athletes from different sports from Uruguaiana-RS

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18316/sdh.v10i1.7707

Keywords:

Postural Control, Balance, Sport, Injury, Athletes

Abstract

Objective: Analyze the postural control of amateur athletes from different sports.

Material and Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive study, evaluated adult male amateur athletes, volleyball, futsal and basketball practitioners. The athletes’ postural control was evaluated by dynamic computerized posturography, through the Sensory Organization Tests (SOT) and unipodal support, being also analyzed the different balance systems (visual, vestibular, and somatosensory). Descriptive analysis and Anova test were performed, considering p <0.05.

Results: 36 athletes participated of the study, with a mean age of 22.6 (± 4.88) years, 12 from volleyball, 15 from futsal and 9 from basketball. Most athletes had a deficit in the frequencies of SOT VI, being more expressive in basketball (73.3%). However, there was a difference between the sports only in SOT IV, in which basketball differed from the other sports, with more imbalances (p = 0.025).

Conclusion: Athletes have a deficit in postural control in all of three systems, more expressive in basketball athletes, showing the need for preventive work on injuries for this sport.

Author Biographies

Nathalie Yelena Plucinski Cardoso Ribas, Universidade Federal do Pampa - UNIPAMPA

Mestra em Educação em Ciências: Química da Vida e Saúde pela Universidade Federal do Pampa - UNIPAMPA, campus Uruguaiana-RS.

Rodrigo de Rosso Fernandes, Universidade Federal do Pampa - UNIPAMPA

Acadêmico do curso de Licenciatura em Educação Física da Universidade Federal do Pampa – UNIPAMPA, campus Uruguaiana-RS, Brasil.

Francisco Rigotti, Universidade Federal do Pampa - UNIPAMPA

Acadêmico do curso de Licenciatura em Educação Física da Universidade Federal do Pampa – UNIPAMPA, campus Uruguaiana-RS, Brasil.

Vitória Hamdan Padilha, Universidade Federal do Pampa - UNIPAMPA

Acadêmica do curso de Fisioterapia da Universidade Federal do Pampa – UNIPAMPA, campus Uruguaiana-RS, Brasil.

Simone Lara, Universidade Federal do Pampa - UNIPAMPA

Doutora em Educação em Ciências: Química da Vida e Saúde, professora do curso de Fisioterapia e docente permanente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação em Ciências: Química da Vida e Saúde - Fundação Universidade Federal do Pampa.

Susane Graup, Universidade Federal do Pampa - UNIPAMPA

Doutora em Engenharia de Produção, professora do curso de Licenciatura em Educação Física e docente permanente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação em Ciências: Química da Vida e Saúde - Fundação Universidade Federal do Pampa.

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Published

2022-03-08

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2022)

Section

Artigos Originais

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