Underlying physiological and biomechanical mechanisms related to postural control of Parkour practitioners: a pilot study



Título del documento: Underlying physiological and biomechanical mechanisms related to postural control of Parkour practitioners: a pilot study
Revista: Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000443455
ISSN: 2446-4902
Autores: 1
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Instituciones: 1Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos, Departamento de Educacao Fisica, Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Año:
Volumen: 15
Número: 2
Paginación: 65-78
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés Parkour can be seen as a sport, an art, a philosophy, a state of mind, an art of living. Practitioners (known as “tracers”) have to overcome obstacles in their path by adapting their movements to the given environment to reachsomewhere or something or to escapefrom someone or something. However, the knowledge about the underlying mechanisms related to postural control in tracers is still lacking.AIM:To examine the postural control in tracers using global, structural, and spectral stabilometric descriptors.METHOD:Five tracers and five controls, all-male, stood upright for 30 seconds, under different conditions of vision (open or closed eyes), surface (soft or rigid), and base of support (bipedal, semi-tandem, or Parkour stance).RESULTS:In more challenging conditions, the tracers comparedto controls,showed a lower amount of sway, needed less postural commands,and used sensory information to control balance differently.CONCLUSION:Tracers have better postural control than controls. Moreover, althoughcurrent findings are based on data from a small number of subjects, the results suggest that these differences between groups are related to different underlying physiological and biomechanical mechanisms related to postural control
Disciplinas: Medicina
Palabras clave: Medicina del deporte,
Biomecánica,
Parkour,
Control postural,
Informacion sensorial
Keyword: Sports medicine,
Biomechanics,
Parkour,
Postural control,
Sensorial information
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