Balance board vs balance ball: which one is superior in enhancing static and dynamic balance abilities on healthy university students

Aim: The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of two different unstable surfaces balance training on static and dynamic balance abilities.Methods: The 52 healthy active university students were randomly divided into three groups: the training groups exercised on the firm (balance board)...

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Main Authors: Gülbin Rudarlı Nalçakan, Yeliz Yol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Balikesir University 2020-06-01
Series:Uluslararası Spor, Egzersiz ve Antrenman Bilimi Dergisi
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/useeabd/issue/53835/715111?publisher=useeabd
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spelling doaj-763ef1e8e5684e0e91082c8b4484b8f52021-01-02T19:23:13ZengBalikesir UniversityUluslararası Spor, Egzersiz ve Antrenman Bilimi Dergisi2149-82292149-82292020-06-0162576410.18826/useeabd.715111817Balance board vs balance ball: which one is superior in enhancing static and dynamic balance abilities on healthy university studentsGülbin Rudarlı NalçakanYeliz Yol0EGE UNIVERSITYAim: The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of two different unstable surfaces balance training on static and dynamic balance abilities.Methods: The 52 healthy active university students were randomly divided into three groups: the training groups exercised on the firm (balance board) or soft ground (balance ball, BOSU®) for 16 min for 3 days per week for eight weeks, involving structured balance exercises. The control group did not perform the balance exercises in this process. All of the groups were tested static and dynamic balance tests by a computerized balance system before and after the training period. Tests were carried out using a single and double-leg stance either with the eyes open or closed.Results: One-way and mixed-design analyses of variance tests indicated that significantly similar improvements were observed in the exercise groups’ static (ellipse area and perimeter length) and dynamic (stability index and average track error) balance (p <0.05). No significant changes were observed in the control group in any of the variables tested at any point (p >0.05).Conclusion: Finding shows that using balance board and balance ball as balance training intervention tools have similar effectiveness for static and dynamic balance enhancement in healthy active university students.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/useeabd/issue/53835/715111?publisher=useeabdbalance trainingbosuperimeter lengthunstable surface
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author Gülbin Rudarlı Nalçakan
Yeliz Yol
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Yeliz Yol
Balance board vs balance ball: which one is superior in enhancing static and dynamic balance abilities on healthy university students
Uluslararası Spor, Egzersiz ve Antrenman Bilimi Dergisi
balance training
bosu
perimeter length
unstable surface
author_facet Gülbin Rudarlı Nalçakan
Yeliz Yol
author_sort Gülbin Rudarlı Nalçakan
title Balance board vs balance ball: which one is superior in enhancing static and dynamic balance abilities on healthy university students
title_short Balance board vs balance ball: which one is superior in enhancing static and dynamic balance abilities on healthy university students
title_full Balance board vs balance ball: which one is superior in enhancing static and dynamic balance abilities on healthy university students
title_fullStr Balance board vs balance ball: which one is superior in enhancing static and dynamic balance abilities on healthy university students
title_full_unstemmed Balance board vs balance ball: which one is superior in enhancing static and dynamic balance abilities on healthy university students
title_sort balance board vs balance ball: which one is superior in enhancing static and dynamic balance abilities on healthy university students
publisher Balikesir University
series Uluslararası Spor, Egzersiz ve Antrenman Bilimi Dergisi
issn 2149-8229
2149-8229
publishDate 2020-06-01
description Aim: The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of two different unstable surfaces balance training on static and dynamic balance abilities.Methods: The 52 healthy active university students were randomly divided into three groups: the training groups exercised on the firm (balance board) or soft ground (balance ball, BOSU®) for 16 min for 3 days per week for eight weeks, involving structured balance exercises. The control group did not perform the balance exercises in this process. All of the groups were tested static and dynamic balance tests by a computerized balance system before and after the training period. Tests were carried out using a single and double-leg stance either with the eyes open or closed.Results: One-way and mixed-design analyses of variance tests indicated that significantly similar improvements were observed in the exercise groups’ static (ellipse area and perimeter length) and dynamic (stability index and average track error) balance (p <0.05). No significant changes were observed in the control group in any of the variables tested at any point (p >0.05).Conclusion: Finding shows that using balance board and balance ball as balance training intervention tools have similar effectiveness for static and dynamic balance enhancement in healthy active university students.
topic balance training
bosu
perimeter length
unstable surface
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