Dynamic and Static Postural Control in Volleyball Players with Transfemoral Amputation Helmorany Nunes de Araújo Felipe Augusto dos Santos Mendes Caroline Echavarria Fortes Gabriela Borin Patrícia Azevedo Garcia Osmair Gomes Macedo Vera Regina Fernandes da Silva Marães Joao Luiz Quagliotti Durigan 10.6084/m9.figshare.7677863.v1 https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Dynamic_and_Static_Postural_Control_in_Volleyball_Players_with_Transfemoral_Amputation/7677863 <div><p>ABSTRACT Introduction: A decrease in postural control and proprioception is a common result of lower limb amputation. However, postural control adaptation in Paralympic sitting volleyball players with lower limb amputation is not yet understood. Objective: The purpose of this cross-sectional controlled study was to investigate static and dynamic postural control in sitting volleyball players with unilateral transfemoral amputation. Methods: Sixteen subjects participated in the study, eight of whom were amputees with unilateral transfemoral amputation (amputee group: age: 33.5 ± 5.6 years, weight: 77.7 ± 5.3 kg, height: 179.4 ± 5.3 cm) and eight physically active non-amputees (control group age: 27.2 ± 8.4 years, weight: 82.7 ± 6.6 kg, height: 178.7 ± 6.1 cm). Static and dynamic postural control was evaluated using the Neurocom® Balance Master System platform (Modified Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction on Balance, Limits of Stability, Rhythmic Weight Shift, Sit-to-Stand, Walk Across, and Step and Quick Turn). Statistical analyses were performed with the Shapiro-Wilk test, Levene's test, and Student's t-test for paired samples (p <0.05). Results: The amputee group demonstrated impaired postural control in all tests when compared to the control group (p <.05) for all postural tests except for the rhythmic change and sit-to-stand tests (p >.05). Conclusion: Despite training in sitting volleyball, our results demonstrated that amputees have poorer postural control in both static and dynamic tasks when compared to physically active non-amputees. Level of Evidence II; Prognostic Studies—Investigating the Effect of a Patient Characteristic on Disease Outcome / Retrospectivef Study.</p></div> 2019-02-06 03:04:54 Amputees Postural balance Sports