Differences in Balance Ability and Motor Control between Dancers and Non-Dancers with Varying Foot Positions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Participants
2.3. Y-balance Test (YBT)
2.4. Biosway Motor Control Test (MCT)
2.5. Data analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristic | Non-Dancer (n = 9) | Dancer (n = 11) |
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Age (yr) | 19.5 ± 0.8 | 21.2 ± 0.7 * |
Height (cm) | 163.2 ± 3.9 | 165.3 ± 3.9 |
Body mass (kg) | 64.3 ± 8.1 | 58.1 ± 6.3 * |
Lower limb length (cm) | 88.2 ± 4.54 | 85.9 ± 4.8 |
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Harmon, B.V.; Reed, A.N.; Rogers, R.R.; Marshall, M.R.; Pederson, J.A.; Williams, T.D.; Ballmann, C.G. Differences in Balance Ability and Motor Control between Dancers and Non-Dancers with Varying Foot Positions. J. Funct. Morphol. Kinesiol. 2020, 5, 54. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk5030054
Harmon BV, Reed AN, Rogers RR, Marshall MR, Pederson JA, Williams TD, Ballmann CG. Differences in Balance Ability and Motor Control between Dancers and Non-Dancers with Varying Foot Positions. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology. 2020; 5(3):54. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk5030054
Chicago/Turabian StyleHarmon, Brooke V., Andrea N. Reed, Rebecca R. Rogers, Mallory R. Marshall, Joseph A. Pederson, Tyler D. Williams, and Christopher G. Ballmann. 2020. "Differences in Balance Ability and Motor Control between Dancers and Non-Dancers with Varying Foot Positions" Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology 5, no. 3: 54. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk5030054