Swimming, better than tennis, develops sensorimotor adaptabilities involved in postural balance in 5-6-year-old children.

IF 1.3 4区医学 Q4 NEUROSCIENCES

Somatosensory and Motor Research Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI:10.1080/08990220.2022.2157386

Rym Baccouch, Fatma Ben Waer, Rabeb Laatar, Rihab Borji, Haithem Rebai, Sonia Sahli

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Abstract

Purpose: The present study aimed to evaluate the postural balance of young tennis players and young swimming practitioners in static and dynamic conditions.

Methods: Thirty-six children (5-6 years old) participated in 3 groups: 12 tennis players, 12 swimming practitioners and 12 controls. Static and dynamic [in medial lateral (ML) and anterior posterior (AP) planes] postural balance were assessed by the centre of pressure sways using a stabilometric force platform in the eyes opened (EO) and eyes closed (EC) conditions.

Results: In the EO condition, swimming practitioners and tennis players had a significantly lower (p < 0.05) centre of pressure mean velocity (CoP_Vm) compared to controls in both static and dynamic medial-lateral (D-ML) postures. In the D-ML posture, swimming practitioners showed lower CoP_Vm compared to tennis players. However, in the EC condition, only the swimming practitioners showed better static and D-ML postural balance (p < 0.05) compared to their counterparts. In the static posture, the Romberg index value was significantly higher (p < 0.05) in tennis players compared to the two other groups.

Conclusion: Tennis players developed a higher reliance on vision to maintain balance, whereas swimming practitioners were more stable in challenging postural conditions. Clinicians should consider incorporating swimming training rather than tennis as an appropriate balance training in fall-prevention programs.

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游泳比网球更能培养5-6岁儿童在姿势平衡方面的感觉运动适应性。

目的:研究青少年网球运动员和青少年游泳运动员在静态和动态条件下的姿势平衡。方法:36名5 ~ 6岁儿童分为3组:网球运动员12名，游泳运动员12名，对照组12名。在眼睛睁开(EO)和眼睛闭上(EC)的情况下，通过使用稳定力平台的压力中心来评估静态和动态[在内侧外侧(ML)和前后(AP)平面]的姿势平衡。结果:在EO条件下，游泳练习者和网球运动员在静态和动态中外侧(D-ML)姿势上的p Vm均显著低于对照组。在D-ML姿势下，游泳运动员的CoPVm比网球运动员低。然而，在EC条件下，只有游泳练习者表现出更好的静态和D-ML姿势平衡(p)。结论:网球运动员更依赖视觉来保持平衡，而游泳练习者在具有挑战性的姿势条件下更稳定。临床医生应考虑将游泳训练而不是网球作为预防跌倒项目中适当的平衡训练。

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Somatosensory and Motor Research 医学-神经科学

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期刊介绍： Somatosensory & Motor Research publishes original, high-quality papers that encompass the entire range of investigations related to the neural bases for somatic sensation, somatic motor function, somatic motor integration, and modeling thereof. Comprising anatomical, physiological, biochemical, pharmacological, behavioural, and psychophysical studies, Somatosensory & Motor Research covers all facets of the peripheral and central processes underlying cutaneous sensation, and includes studies relating to afferent and efferent mechanisms of deep structures (e.g., viscera, muscle). Studies of motor systems at all levels of the neuraxis are covered, but reports restricted to non-neural aspects of muscle generally would belong in other journals.