Examining Sex Differences in Visual Reliance During Postural Control in Intercollegiate Athletes

Sex differences in postural control under unstable conditions in schoolchildren with accelerometric assessment

Gait & Posture ◽

10.1016/j.gaitpost.2021.04.027 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jesús García-Liñeira ◽

Raquel Leirós-Rodríguez ◽

Vicente Romo-Pérez ◽

Jose L. García-Soidán

Keyword(s):

Sex Differences ◽

Postural Control

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Age-related Changes and Sex Differences in Postural Control Adaptability in Children during Periodic Floor Oscillation with Eyes Closed

Journal of PHYSIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY ◽

10.2114/jpa2.30.187 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 30 (5) ◽

pp. 187-194 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Katsuo Fujiwara ◽

Takeo Kiyota ◽

Aida Mammadova ◽

Chie Yaguchi

Keyword(s):

Sex Differences ◽

Postural Control ◽

Eyes Closed ◽

Age Related ◽

Age Related Changes

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The Influence of Wobble Board on Spatial Learning and Navigation: Sex Differences in Learning Performance

10.31234/osf.io/3cpzb ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Merve Bulut ◽

Burak Erdeniz

Keyword(s):

Sex Differences ◽

Postural Control ◽

Dual Task ◽

Postural Sway ◽

Memory Performance ◽

Learning Performance ◽

Task Condition ◽

Dual Task Condition ◽

Single Task ◽

And Performance

In order to determine how postural control affects spatial memory performance, the present study looked at the interaction between postural control on a wobble board and performance in a concurrent spatial navigation task (virtual Morris water maze) in 68 participants. Participants in dual task condition navigated the virtual maze on a wobble board, while participants in single task condition navigated in the normal standing way. Postural sway errors on wobble board, path length and duration to find platform were measured during the experiment. The main effect of the condition showed that participants in the dual task condition took longer paths to find the hidden platform, and were slower compared to participants in the single task condition. In terms of sex differences, the results showed that male participants found the hidden platform faster and used shorter paths than females in both conditions.

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No Differences in Tandem Gait Performance Between Males and Females Acutely Post-Concussion

Neurology ◽

10.1212/01.wnl.0000580928.07036.79 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 93 (14 Supplement 1) ◽

pp. S10.3-S11

Author(s):

Jessie Oldham ◽

David Howell ◽

Kelsey Bryk ◽

Corey Lanois ◽

Inga Koerte ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sex Differences ◽

Postural Control ◽

Student Athletes ◽

Control Group ◽

Post Injury ◽

Males And Females ◽

Group Sex ◽

Main Effects ◽

Balance Error ◽

Tandem Gait

ObjectiveTo examine sex differences in TG performance among collegiate student-athletes acutely post-concussion relative to pre-injury performance.BackgroundPostural control impairments are common following concussion and traditionally assessed using the Balance Error Scoring System (BESS). Tandem gait (TG) has successfully identified impairments in postural control acutely post-concussion that were undetected by the BESS; thus, TG may be a more robust postural control assessment following concussion. While sex differences in BESS performance after concussion have been explored, there is no literature regarding sex differences in post-concussion TG.Design/MethodsForty-eight concussed collegiate student-athletes (30 females) and twenty-five healthy controls (13 females) completed TG tests during pre-season and again acutely post-concussion. Participants walked heel-to-toe down a 3-meter line, turned, and returned as quickly as possible, completing four single-task (ST) and dual-task (DT) TG trials. During DT trials, they simultaneously answered mini-mental style questions. The best ST and DT times were recorded. A 2 × 2 (group*sex) ANOVA was used to examine TG change between pre-injury and post-injury tests (positive value = slower/worsening; negative value = faster/improving).ResultsThe change in TG time from pre-injury to post-injury was significantly higher for the concussion group relative to the control group during both ST (Concussion: 1.6 ± 2.6 seconds, Controls: −1.1 ± 0.8 seconds, p < 0.001) and DT (Concussion: 2.0 ± 3.8 seconds, Controls: −0.9 ± 1.7 seconds, p < 0.001) TG. There were no significant interactions (ST: p = 0.17, DT: p = 0.23) or main effects for sex (ST: p = 0.63, DT: p = 0.91).ConclusionsThere were no sex-specific differences in TG performance acutely post-concussion. However, all concussed participants, regardless of sex, performed significantly worse on TG than male and female controls after injury relative to baseline, while controls did not demonstrate such a change. These results suggest that TG can appropriately identify postural control impairments following concussion; however, there do not appear to be differences in performance between males and females.

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