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Evaluation of the dynamic postural stability of competitive epee fencers
Durych, Martin ; Pavlů, Dagmar (advisor) ; Opatrná Novotná, Irena (referee)
Title: Evaluation of the dynamic postural stability of competitive epee fencers. Objectives: The aim of this work is to objectively evaluate and compare postural stability of fencers by Neurocom EquiTest computerized dynamic posturography. Methods: The work has the character of a quantitative observational study, the aim of which was to assess and compare postural stability in sport fencers. A total of 63 probands took part in the research. The experimental group consisted of 9 fencers and 7 fencers in the age range of 20-29 years (average age = 24.19, SD = 2.70). The remaining 47 individuals formed a control group (23 men, 24 women, mean age = 25.22, SD = 2.20). Postural stability was assessed using a Neurocom SMART EquiTest. A complete range of 7 tests was used - Sensory organization test (SOT), Adaptation test (ADT), Motor control test (MCT), Unilateral stance (US), Limits of stability (LOS), Rythmic weight shift (RWS) and Weight bearing squat (WBS). In the experimental group, then additional balance tests - Single leg standing test and Stork test. The measured data were statistically processed and compared in the program R. Descriptive elements were determined for the data used for this work - mean, median, standard deviation. Data normality was assessed by the Shapiro-Wilk test. The...
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Postural stability in adults with Down syndrome
Ležíková, Marie ; Daďová, Klára (advisor) ; Hráský, Pavel (referee)
Title: Postural Stability in Adults with Down Syndrome Objectives: The goal of the thesis was to compare postural stability in individuals with Down syndrome and the control group comprising of healthy individuals, and to compare postural stability in adult men with Down syndrome and adult women with Down syndrome. Methods: The empirical part of the thesis was based on data collected from a pressure sensing platform MobileMat 3140 by Tekscan. The study was made up of 52 probands (30 men and 22 women). The probands were separated into the experimental and the control group based on their Down syndrome diagnosis. The experimental group consisted of 11 men and 15 women, with the average age being 38,4 ± 8,7 years, the average height 156 ± 7,2 cm, and the average weight 75,1 ± 16,2 kg. Similarly, the control group consisted of 11 men and 15 women, with the average age being 38,8 ± 9,2 years, the average height 175 ± 10,1 cm, and the average weight 78,9 ± 14,5 kg. The participants were measured in four modifications of the bipedal stance: wide base of support with the eyes open; wide base of support with the eyes closed; narrow base of support with the eyes open; narrow base of support with the eyes closed. Each measuring session took 30 seconds. Results: Six parameters of postural stability were...
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The assessment of the compensation of stabilometric parameters in patients after vestibular schwannoma surgery
Kozlová, Eva ; Čakrt, Ondřej (advisor) ; Hrubá, Silvie (referee)
In this thesis, we have been dealing with the evaluation of progressing of the postural stability in the patients after the operation of the vestibular schwannoma (VS). The stability was evaluated by means of stabilometric parameters (COP trajectory length, COP confidence ellipse area). We measured the development of the parameters before operation, immediately after resection and before the discharge. The set contained 17 patients (n = 17). The level of static importance we determined p ≤ 0,05. We found a statistically significant difference between the measurement before the operation and the measurement immediately after the operation (COP confidence ellipse area: p = 0,0183, COP trajectory length: p = 0,0355). On the other hand, the change in both parameters in the measurement before the discharge and the testing after the resection wasn't statistically significant (COP confidence ellipse area: p = 0,4081, COP trajectory length: p = 0,9991). Our next goal was to find out if the stability fault correlates with the disorder of function VOR. We testing the function of t-VOR by the subjective visual vertical (SVV) (n = 24), the function of the r-VOR by the dynamic visual acuity (DVA) (n = 28) and the caloric test (n = 21). We found a statistically significant correlation of both stabilometric...
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Balance and ways of affecting it by motor learning
Janíčková, Michaela ; Kotková, Karla (advisor) ; Janatová, Markéta (referee)
OF BACHELOR THESIS Author: Michaela Janíčková Supervisor: MUDr. Karla Kotková Opponent: Title of the bachelor thesis: Balance and ways of affecting it by motor learning Abstract: This bachelor thesis is a theoretical-practical thesis. In the theoretical part, the problems of balance and motor learning, are discussed. This part includes explanation of basic terms and presentation of basic standard balance tests and physiotherapeutic methods improving balance. The practical part is of a research type and focuses on data collection and their partial analysis. The study was performed on 16 respondents - healthy young females without balance dysfunction. The aim of the bachelor thesis was to evaluate an effect of motor learning on the balance of these volunteers. Motor learning took place on stabilometric platform Nintendo Wii Balance Board with the use of interactive Homebalance system. All respondents underwent the program of motor learning once a week for the duration of 10 weeks. Both before and after the learning, the volunteers were examined through static posturography. They performed a series of 12 different standing balance tasks. In all tasks, apart from task 3, SKG area, SKG lenght, Maximum amplitud ML and Maximum amplitud AP parameters were monitored. In balance task 3, Maximum amplitud ML,...
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Postural physiotherapy concentrated at axial stabilization of actively sporting children on a competitive level
MAŠEK, Dominik
This work is focused on the topic of stability of the axial system at actively sporting children on the competition level. In the theoretical part I write about basic knowledge about the postural system and deep stabilization system. The practical part of my thesis is processed as a qualitative research comprising input and output kinesiology analysis and input and output posturographic examination. The research took place at the Uran office at the University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice. The research sample was consisted of five actively sporting pediatric patients (two boys and three girls) aged 6 to 11 years. Three patients (two girls and a boy) do gymnastics and two patients (a girl and a boy) do the Korean martial art called Taekwondo. Therapy contained eight treatments lasting 15-20 minutes. Rehabilitation therapy included posturograph with NeuroCom Balance Manager system. Another three exercises were practiced individually at home. The aim of this work was to improve the axial stabilization using therapeutic programs and additional exercises and then subsequent evaluation of the results of these eight treatments. Here I follow the idea, that even short exercising of deep stabilizing deep system during training can lead to an overall improvement in the stabilization of the body, reducing the level of hazing superficial muscles and preventing the occurrence of clinical symptoms and complications, that are common in modern society, such as back pain, prolapsed intervertebral discs, etc. Results obtained by therapy proved that patients' axial stability and overall posture im-proved after eight therapies. This thesis may serve as a resource not only for health care workers, but also for the general public and sports coaches.
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Comparison of selected functional and computer methods for testing the stability in female floorball players
Kramperová, Adéla ; Urbářová, Eliška (advisor) ; Čakrt, Ondřej (referee)
The bachelor thesis evaluates comparison of selected functional and computer methods for testing stability. It is focused on finding a correlation between tests and comparisons in terms of time and space demands, equipment requirements, difficulty of performance and overall usability in practice for female floorball players. The theoretical part describes the problematics of postural stability in floorball. In the first part there is a summary of professional terms related to the term of stability in physiotherapy. Furthermore, the specifics of floorball are described with a focus on the relation of injury and stability in this sport and there is also a summary of possibilities of testing static and dynamic stability, without the use of computer methods as well as with their use. Methodology: A total of 40 players of the highest floorball (women's or junior's) competition took part in the research. For comparison, results from 31 probands were used. The average age of the involved players was 22 years (± 2.4). The participants underwent a total of three tests of stability, two of them were measured on a force plate (mCTSIB - Modified clinical test of sensory interaction on balance, US - Unilateral stance test) and one was a functional test (SEBT - Star excursion balance test). Results: The work did...
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Effect of various types of sensory and cognitive dual-tasking in high performance athlete's stance stability
Levínská, Kateřina ; Čakrt, Ondřej (advisor) ; Slabý, Kryštof (referee)
Bibliographic identification Author's first name and surname: Bc. et Bc. Kateřina Levínská Title of the master thesis: Effect of various types of sensory and cognitive dual-tasking in high performance athlete's stance stability Department: Department of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, 2nd faculty of medicine, Charles University and FN Motol Supervisor: PhDr. Ondřej Čakrt, Ph.D. The year of presentation: 2017 Abstract: This study focused on the influence of various types of cognitive and sensory dual- tasking to the stability of stance of the elite floorball players, elite floorbal players with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and healthy controls. A total of forty probands were divided into 3 groups according to the sports activity and the history of ACL injuries. Volunteers underwent examination of bipedal and monopedal standing on a stabilometric platform using a foam pad. We chose three types of secondary task, which we tested first at probands in a sitting position. Subsequently, we combined them with a bipedal and monopedal stance on a foam mat. In secondary tests, latency of response and error rate were measured. Our results show that the combination of a postural challenging situation with a secondary task significantly more affects performance in the sensory-cognitive task than the...
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Data classification from posturographic measurements
Tesař, Zdeněk ; Bílý, Tomáš (advisor) ; Neruda, Roman (referee)
This bachelor's thesis describes the design and implementation of a C# application for classifying disorders of patients' balance systems using data acquired from posturographic measurements. The application was created by the paper's author on the basis of a collaborative effort with experts from the 2nd Faculty of Medicine at Charles University in Prague, which was also the site of its first experimental use for testing and research purposes.
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Differences during quiet standing when breathing abdominally
Gantar, Sebastjan ; Pavlů, Dagmar (advisor) ; Vláčilová, Ivana (referee)
Title: Differences in postural activity during quiet standing when breathing abdominally. Aim and purpose: Aim of this study was to examine the effects of abdominal breathing on selected muscles and stability during quiet standing to find empirical evidence if it can reduce the strain and change the activity pattern, which erect standing demands from the muscles. Methods and materials: This thesis begins with an introduction to theoretical part in which we gathered all the already existing and written information needed to form the knowledge base for our experiment. Continuing in 9th chapter, methodology and experiment procedure are described where we measured muscle activity using surface EMG and to monitor changes in stability we used force- plate for posturography where only linear parameters were acquired. Both devices were used simultaneously while the subject was in quiet stance for a period of 90 seconds. Results: Results shown decrease in most of the muscles, with a higher increase in body sway in medio- lateral than in antero-posterior direction. Signal didn't change to a more distinct wave-like pattern of rhythmic oscillations, as we had thought it would. Keywords: Posture, quiet standing, abdominal breathing, diaphragm, system interrelation, EMG, posturography
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Rating postural stability in synchronized swimming
Koubková, Natálie ; Satrapová, Lenka (advisor) ; Stupková, Michaela (referee)
Title: Rating postural stability in synchronized swimming Objectives: The aim of the diploma thesis is to detect, with a use of the system Gaitview ® AFA - 50 systém (Foot Scanner), if synchronized swimming has effect on postural stability of synchronized swimmers. Methods: Therotical part of diploma thesis is about synchronized swimming, influence of the aquatic environment, postural stability, stabilization and balance. A sample of 113 female athletes aged 6-35, who were long term synchronized swimmers at competition level, was chosen for this survey. Postural stability of athletes was tested while standing still with open and closed eyes by Gaitview ® AFA-50 system (Foot Scanner). Measured data were processed through Gaitview software, Microsoft Excel 2010 and anaylzed by statistical methods (average percentage, ratio, linear trend). Results: Results confirmed the effect of synchronized swimming on athletes postural stability. The longer are athletes dedicated to synchronized swimming the better is postural stability. From the age of 15 years and after 9 years of experience in synchronized swimming postural stability was shown to be better without access to visual information than with it. In the youngest category there is the biggest difference in postural stability while standing still with...
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