PURPOSE: To determine whether older golfers have better static and dynamic balance control than older but nongolfing healthy adults. METHODS:Eleven golfers and 12 control participants (all male; 66.2 +/- 6.8 and 71.3 +/- 6.6 yr old, respectively) were recruited. Duration of static single-leg stance was timed. Control of body sway was assessed in single-leg stance during forward and backward platform perturbations. The lunge distance normalized with respect to each participant's height was used to compare the 2 groups in a forward-lunge test. RESULTS: Golfers maintained significantly longer duration in static single-leg stance. They achieved less anteroposterior body sway in perturbed single-leg stance and lunged significantly farther than did control participants. CONCLUSIONS: The better static and dynamic balance control exhibited by older golfers possibly reflects the effects of weight transfers from repeated golf swings during weight shift from 2-leg to predominantly 1-leg stance and from walking on uneven fairways.
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PURPOSE: To determine whether older golfers have better static and dynamic balance control than older but nongolfing healthy adults. METHODS: Eleven golfers and 12 control participants (all male; 66.2 +/- 6.8 and 71.3 +/- 6.6 yr old, respectively) were recruited. Duration of static single-leg stance was timed. Control of body sway was assessed in single-leg stance during forward and backward platform perturbations. The lunge distance normalized with respect to each participant's height was used to compare the 2 groups in a forward-lunge test. RESULTS: Golfers maintained significantly longer duration in static single-leg stance. They achieved less anteroposterior body sway in perturbed single-leg stance and lunged significantly farther than did control participants. CONCLUSIONS: The better static and dynamic balance control exhibited by older golfers possibly reflects the effects of weight transfers from repeated golf swings during weight shift from 2-leg to predominantly 1-leg stance and from walking on uneven fairways.
Authors: A D Murray; L Daines; D Archibald; R A Hawkes; C Schiphorst; P Kelly; L Grant; N Mutrie Journal: Br J Sports Med Date: 2016-10-03 Impact factor: 13.800
Authors: Ilona I McMullan; Suzanne M McDonough; Mark A Tully; Margaret Cupples; Karen Casson; Brendan P Bunting Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2018-04-02 Impact factor: 3.295
Authors: Andrew D Murray; Daryll Archibald; Iain Robert Murray; Roger A Hawkes; Charlie Foster; Kevin Barker; Paul Kelly; Liz Grant; Nanette Mutrie Journal: Br J Sports Med Date: 2018-09-23 Impact factor: 13.800