| 008 |
|
200519n^^^^^^^^xx^^^^^^o^^^^^|||^u^eng^d |
| 024 |
7 |
|a QP310.R85 W56 2009_WindhamWesley |2 BU-Local |
| 245 |
10 |
|a Running impulse, functional strength and dynamic balance asymmetry in healthy recreational runners |h [electronic resource]. |
| 260 |
|
|a Miami, Fla. : |b Barry University, |c 2009. |
| 300 |
|
|a vii, 63 leaves : |b 28 cm |
| 490 |
|
|a Barry University Theses -- School of Human Performance and Leisure Sciences. |
| 502 |
|
|a Thesis (M.S.)--Barry University, 2009. |
| 504 |
|
|a Includes bibliographical references (leaves 59-61). |
| 506 |
|
|a Copyright Wesley Windham. Permission granted to Barry University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. |
| 520 |
3 |
|a Studies on running mechanics have assumed that no1mal healthy running is a symmetrical process, yet bilateral asymmetry has been found in healthy individuals. The causes of asymmetries remain unclear, but could be the result of lateral dominance, in which the dominant limb (D) provides more propulsion and the non-dominant limb (ND) provides more support. The purpose of the study was to test the functional asymmetry hypothesis, asymmetry in functional strength and dynamic balance in healthy, recreational runners. Twenty-eight (male 14, female 14) healthy runners (mean ± sd, age 27.39 ± 6.39 years; mass 67.48 ± 9.15 kg; weekly training 37.35 ± 24.51 km; running history 8.88 ± 6.99 years) volunteered to participate in the study. Participants were asked to run across a force plate at 3.5 ± 5% m/s, in which ve1iical (VI) and propulsive impulse (PI) were measured. The Star excursion balance test (SEBT) and Triple hop distance test (THD) were used to test dynamic balance and functional strength. A two-tailed, paired samples t-test was calculated to compare the mean scores between the D and ND limbs in each of the measures. No significant differences were found between D and ND limbs in any of the tests. However, an Absolute Asymmetry Index (ASI) revealed that the participants in this study exhibited some level of asymmetry in all of the measures tested. Asymmetries exist in healthy recreational rum1ers, but they are not related to dominance. Levels of asymmetry can vary greatly between and within individuals in different tests. The asymmetries could be the result of individual compensations or individual differences in lateral dominance in varying tasks. |
| 533 |
|
|a Electronic reproduction. |c Barry University, |d 2020. |f (Barry University Digital Collections) |n Mode of access: World Wide Web. |n System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software. |
| 535 |
1 |
|a Barry University Archives and Special Collections. |
| 650 |
0 |
|a Running |x Physiological aspects. |
| 830 |
0 |
|a Barry University Digital Collections. |
| 830 |
0 |
|a Theses and Dissertations. |
| 852 |
|
|a BUDC |c Theses and Dissertations |
| 856 |
40 |
|u http://sobekcmsrv.barrynet.barry.edu/AA00001902/00001 |y Click here for full text |
| 992 |
04 |
|a https:/budc.barry.edu/content/AA/00/00/19/02/00001/QP310_R85 W56 2009_WindhamWesleythm.jpg |
| 997 |
|
|a Theses and Dissertations |
