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Balance control during stance - A comparison between horseback riding athletes and non-athletes

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Horseback riding requires the ability to adapt to changes in balance conditions, to maintain equilibrium on the horse and to prevent falls. Postural adaptation involves specific sensorimotor processes integrating visual information and somesthesic information. The objective of this study was to examine this multisensorial integration on postural control, especially the use of visual and plantar information in static (stable) and dynamic (unstable) postures, among a group of expert horse rider women (n = 10) and a group of non-athlete women (n = 12). Postural control was evaluated through the center of pressure measured with a force platform on stable and unstable supports, with the eyes open and the eyes closed, and with the presence of foam on the support or not. Results showed that expert horse rider women had a better postural stability with unstable support in the mediolateral axis compared to non-athletes. Moreover, on the anteroposterior axis, expert horse riders were less visual dependent and more stable in the presence of foam. Results suggested that horseback riding could help developing particular proprioceptive abilities on standing posture as well as better postural muscle tone during particular bipodal dynamic perturbations. These outcomes provide new insights into horseback riding assets and methodological clues to assess the impact of sport practice.
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hal-04282941 , version 1 (02-02-2024)

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Agnès Olivier, Jean-Philippe Viseu, Nicolas Vignais, Nicolas Vuillerme. Balance control during stance - A comparison between horseback riding athletes and non-athletes. PLoS ONE, 2019, 14 (2), pp.e0211834. ⟨10.1371/journal.pone.0211834⟩. ⟨hal-04282941⟩
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