International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences Vol. 9(6), pp. 1284 - 1290
DOI: 10.13189/saj.2021.090623
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Stabilometric Characteristics of the Skateboarding Athlete from the Romberg Test

Carlos A Castillo-Daza ^1,*, Jhonatan C Peña-Ibagon ¹, Luis Eduardo Rodríguez Cheu ^2
1 IMED Research Group, Biomechanics Laboratory, Sports Training Program, School of Health and Sport Sciences, Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina, Bogotá, Colombia
² GIBIOME Research Group, Biomedical Engineering Program, Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería Julio Garabito, Bogotá, Colombia

ABSTRACT

This research aims to find the characteristics of motor control at the level of body stability in skateboarding athletes from the city of Bogotá through a Romberg test with eyes open and eyes closed. The present study is of a descriptive cross-sectional type and the sample selection for the development of this research was for convenience, for which a direct invitation was performed at different skateboarding clubs in the city and the league skating Bogotá who supports the sport. The sample population corresponds to 30 people with an age between 22.86 +/- 7.88 years. Participants developed Romberg test with a duration of 30 s and under the modalities eyes open and closed on a platform of plantar pressure and stabilometry BTS P-Walk. Significant changes were found in comparison of the open and closed eyes tests in the lateral flexion of the spine (LSF) with p=0.018, body center of gravity with p=0.043, left center of gravity with p=0.018, showing improvements in body stability evaluation with eyes closed. It is evident that skateboarding athletes due to the dynamics and sports development on an unstable base present a high level of stability represented in mediolateral and anteroposterior stability and variability radii close to zero, additionally it is observed that work at eye level closed generates a better sports adaptation from the vestibular and peripheral system for motor control and balance.

KEYWORDS
Skateboarding, Body Stability, Balance, Romberg Test

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Carlos A Castillo-Daza , Jhonatan C Peña-Ibagon , Luis Eduardo Rodríguez Cheu , "Stabilometric Characteristics of the Skateboarding Athlete from the Romberg Test," International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, Vol. 9, No. 6, pp. 1284 - 1290, 2021. DOI: 10.13189/saj.2021.090623.

(b). APA Format:
Carlos A Castillo-Daza , Jhonatan C Peña-Ibagon , Luis Eduardo Rodríguez Cheu (2021). Stabilometric Characteristics of the Skateboarding Athlete from the Romberg Test. International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, 9(6), 1284 - 1290. DOI: 10.13189/saj.2021.090623.