Superior gait performance and balance ability in Latin dancers [PDF]
Frontiers in Medicine, 2022BackgroundLatin dance consists of various fast and stability-challenging movements that require constant body adjustments to maintain proper posture and balance.
Yen-Ting Liu+8 more
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Investigating Relationships between Balance Confidence and Balance Ability in Older Adults [PDF]
Journal of Aging Research, 2021Increasing balance confidence in older individuals is important towards improving their quality of life and reducing activity avoidance. Here, we investigated if balance confidence (perceived ability) and balance performance (ability) in older adults ...
Lara A. Thompson+8 more
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Effects of Cha-Cha Dance Training on the Balance Ability of the Healthy Elderly. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022Neuro-musculo-skeletal degradations with advancing age are generally accompanied with mobility problems and poor health status, contributing to impaired physical function and increased risk of falls.
Li H+6 more
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The effect of core stability training on the balance ability of young male basketball players [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2023Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the impact of a 10-week Core Stability Training (CST) compared to Traditional Strength Training (TST) on the balance abilities of adolescent male basketball players.Methods: Subjects (age: 15.70 ± 0.75 ...
Jian Gong+3 more
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Effects of non-invasive brain stimulation on walking and balance ability in Parkinson's patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
Front Aging Neurosci, 2022Objective To investigate and contrast the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS), including repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), on walking and balance ability in patients with ...
Zhang X+9 more
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Balance Ability and Athletic Performance [PDF]
Sports Medicine, 2011The relationship between balance ability and sport injury risk has been established in many cases, but the relationship between balance ability and athletic performance is less clear. This review compares the balance ability of athletes from different sports, determines if there is a difference in balance ability of athletes at different levels of ...
Con Hrysomallis
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Effect of Core Balance Training on Muscle Tone and Balance Ability in Adult Men and Women. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022(1) Background: The amount of physical activity most adults perform is less than the recommended amount, and the resulting decrease in physical strength makes them vulnerable to various diseases.
Jo SH, Choi HJ, Cho HS, Yoon JH, Lee WY.
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Impact of Types of Breathing on Static Balance Ability in Healthy Adults. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022Recent studies have suggested that breathing type may affect balance ability. However, most of these studies were conducted on the elderly and patients with musculoskeletal or neurological disorders.
Kim SH, Shin HJ, Cho HY.
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Effects of “accurate measurement” comprehensive sports activities on balance ability, body composition and bone density of female college students [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2023Background: A sedentary lifestyle with little movement has affected modern youth, and regular exercise has real benefits for people; such studies are mostly for older adults, and more evidence is needed for adolescents.Objective: To compare differences ...
Zhilei Zhang+3 more
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Effects of rhythmic auditory stimulation on motor function and balance ability in stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical randomized controlled studies. [PDF]
Front Neurosci, 2022Objective Rhythmic auditory stimulation (RAS) belongs to neurologic music therapy, which has attracted clinical attention because of its efficacy in motor function after stroke.
Wang L+4 more
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