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Effects of specific muscle imbalance improvement training on the balance ability in elite fencers

[Purpose] The lunge Motion that occurs frequently in fencing training and matches results in imbalance of the upper and lower limbs muscles. This research focuses on the improvement of the imbalance that occurs in the national team fencers of the Republic of Korea through specific muscle imbalance i...

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Autores principales: Kim, Taewhan, Kil, Sekee, Chung, Jinwook, Moon, Jeheon, Oh, Eunyoung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4483447/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26157269
http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.27.1589
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author Kim, Taewhan
Kil, Sekee
Chung, Jinwook
Moon, Jeheon
Oh, Eunyoung
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description [Purpose] The lunge Motion that occurs frequently in fencing training and matches results in imbalance of the upper and lower limbs muscles. This research focuses on the improvement of the imbalance that occurs in the national team fencers of the Republic of Korea through specific muscle imbalance improvement training. [Subjects] The subjects of this research were limited to right-handed male fencers. Nine male, right-handed national fencing athletes were selected for this study (4 epee, 5 sabre; age 28.2 ± 2.2 years; height 182.3 ± 4.0 cm; weight 76.5 ± 8.2 kg; experience 12.4 ± 3.0 years). [Methods] The specific muscle imbalance improvement training program was performed for 12 weeks and Pre-Post tests were to evaluate its effect on the experimental group. Measurements comprised anthropometry, test of balance, and movement analysis. [Results] After the training program, mediolateral sway of the nondominant lower limb and the balance scale showed statistically significant improvement. [Conclusion] The specific muscle imbalance improvement training program used in this research was proven to be effective for improving the muscle imbalance of elite fencers.
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spelling pubmed-44834472015-07-08 Effects of specific muscle imbalance improvement training on the balance ability in elite fencers Kim, Taewhan Kil, Sekee Chung, Jinwook Moon, Jeheon Oh, Eunyoung J Phys Ther Sci Original Article [Purpose] The lunge Motion that occurs frequently in fencing training and matches results in imbalance of the upper and lower limbs muscles. This research focuses on the improvement of the imbalance that occurs in the national team fencers of the Republic of Korea through specific muscle imbalance improvement training. [Subjects] The subjects of this research were limited to right-handed male fencers. Nine male, right-handed national fencing athletes were selected for this study (4 epee, 5 sabre; age 28.2 ± 2.2 years; height 182.3 ± 4.0 cm; weight 76.5 ± 8.2 kg; experience 12.4 ± 3.0 years). [Methods] The specific muscle imbalance improvement training program was performed for 12 weeks and Pre-Post tests were to evaluate its effect on the experimental group. Measurements comprised anthropometry, test of balance, and movement analysis. [Results] After the training program, mediolateral sway of the nondominant lower limb and the balance scale showed statistically significant improvement. [Conclusion] The specific muscle imbalance improvement training program used in this research was proven to be effective for improving the muscle imbalance of elite fencers. The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2015-05-26 2015-05 /pmc/articles/PMC4483447/ /pubmed/26157269 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.27.1589 Text en 2015©by the Society of Physical Therapy Science. Published by IPEC Inc. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License.
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title_short Effects of specific muscle imbalance improvement training on the balance ability in elite fencers
title_sort effects of specific muscle imbalance improvement training on the balance ability in elite fencers
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4483447/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26157269
http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.27.1589
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