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Original Articles

Hemodynamic changes in prefrontal cortex following dynamic balance test in sporting and non-sporting population

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Abstract

Purpose

Balance is crucial for an individual's capacity to maintain an upright position during both static and dynamic conditions. Balance control is a complex sensory-motor action based on automated and spinal reflexes, under the influence of several distinct and separate supraspinal centres in the brainstem, cerebellum, and cortex. However, cortical neural activation during the functioning of sensory feedback mechanisms involved in the dynamic balance of the sporting group (SG) and non-sporting group (NSG) of young adults is yet to be evaluated. Thus, we evaluated hemodynamic changes in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) following a dynamic balance task in SG and NSG of young adults.

Materials and methods

The dynamic balance of 48 participants was evaluated using the wobble board of the Kinematics Measurement System. Hemodynamic changes were recorded using Functional Near Infra-red Spectroscopy System during the dynamic balance task.

Results

SG performed significantly better (p < .05) on the dynamic balance, as compared to the NSG. PFC hemodynamics was significantly different (p < .05) in SG and NSG.

Conclusion

We conclude that superior balance scores in SG compared to NSG are associated with different areas of activation of PFC during dynamic balance tasks.

Acknowledgements

We thank Mr. Abhishek Sathe for his help with software operations. We also thank our participants for taking part in this study.

Ethical approval

This study was approved by the Institutional Ethical Committee of Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar (numbered: 159/HG, dated: 1 October 2019).

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Additional information

Funding

The equipment and research fellow working on this project was supported by a grant from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India (Numbered: 953/17-18, Dated: 12 October 2017).

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