Postural Disorders in Young Athletes

• DOI: 10.33607/bjshs.v1i92.111
• Publication Date: 2019-05-16T11:05:41Z
• Authors: Jelena Solovjova; Imants Upitis; Juris Grants; Joy Jarvie Kalmikovs
• Keywords: Basketball

Research background and hypothesis. Athletes across all sports face injuries stemming from the overuse of specific muscle groups for that particular sport. It was hypothesised athletes each sport would show similar muscular-skeletal changes allowing a postural stereotype to be allocated. The aim this study determine peculiarities young in accordance with tone phasic contraction muscles.Research methods. participants were 92 Latvian aged 14–17 having different preparation level, i. e. 20 swimmers, ice-hockey players 19 basketball players, 17 handball 16 cyclists. Tests completed using methods visual diagnostics (Васильева, 1996) muscular functional testing (Kendall, M. O., Kendall, F. P., 1982).Research results. lower cross syndrome is common feature requiring complicated coordination at high rates workloads on extremities. Individual decline neutral posture sagittal plane characteristic individuals various kinds due overload some groups.Discussion conclusions. presence indicates these are beneficial athletes. How much benefit gain before injury occurs, open debate. purposeful distinguish muscles according their contracting muscles. form have rather tone, but if overloaded, pathologically increases cannot contract nor relax effectively enough allow antagonist work.Keywords: event specifics, stereotypes, changes.