title: Posture in basketball players.
abstract: Static and dynamic posturography was recorded in eleven professional national basketball players (complete team). This sport requires balance and skill and is practiced by tall subjects (average height: 197 cm) with a history of 10 to 15 tibio-tarsal sprains. In static tests, with eyes open or closed, the way was similar between controls and players, while the area was increased for the latter. Area increment could be related to the history of ankle trauma reported by these subjects. In toes up dynamic tests, the latency of the first response (short latency response-myotatic reflex) was shorter in players. Data provided by national charts were used to compare posturography performance and player's skill. The best player who also ranks high in the national chart, has distinctive results in static posturography, with almost no difference when the test is performed with closed eyes.
authors.affiliation: Université de Nancy I, Service O.R.L., Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nancy, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Perrin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Perrin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Courant
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Béné
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Durupt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000502:physiology; D001490:Basketball / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement; D011187:Posture; D011930:Reaction Time; D013178:Sports Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000503:physiopathology