Training history constrains postural sway dynamics: a study of balance in collegiate ice hockey players

Identifying sport specific balance characteristics is important for understanding balance requirements of various sports and to design effective training programs. Athletes and non-athletes demonstrate different balance characteristics (1,2), and balance differs between athletes from different sports (3). Strang et al. (4) used a combination of linear and nonlinear analyses to indicate that balance exercises performed on an unstable surface may not transfer to better balance on a stable surface, and vice versa.
Source: Gait and Posture - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tags: Full length article Source Type: research