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One‐leg standing balance and sports activity
Author(s) -
Hahn T.,
Foldspang A.,
Vestergaard E.,
IngemannHansen T.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of medicine and science in sports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.575
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1600-0838
pISSN - 0905-7188
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1999.tb00201.x
Subject(s) - basketball , balance (ability) , athletes , physical therapy , interquartile range , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , geography , archaeology
The objective of the present cross‐sectional study was to estimate one‐leg standing balance in athletes and to investigate the relationship with type and amount of sports activity. The study comprised 339 active, competitive, non‐pregnant athletes, aged 14–24 years from two sports clubs in the county of Aarhus, Denmark. The athletes answered a questionnaire about occupation and sports activity. One‐leg standing balance was measured as the maximum time of one‐legged balancing. The mean of the maximum time of one‐legged balancing was 29 s (interquartile range 11.25–33.5 s). One‐leg standing balance was positively associated with years of participation in basketball and was not associated with sex and age. We conclude that participation in basketball may induce significantly adaptive effects on standing balance.