Alterations in postural control during the world's most challenging mountain ultra-marathon.

We investigated postural control (PC) effects of a mountain ultra-marathon (MUM): a 330-km trail run with 24000 m of positive and negative change in elevation. PC was assessed prior to (PRE), during (MID) and after (POST) the MUM in experienced ultra-marathon runners (n = 18; finish time = 126 ± 16...

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Main Authors: Francis Degache, Jérôme Van Zaen, Lukas Oehen, Kenny Guex, Pietro Trabucchi, Grégoire Millet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3897373?pdf=render