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What is balance? |
When the body is in equilibrium and stationary, meaning no linear or angular movement.
*Maintaining a handstand is balance |
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Define dynamic balance |
- The ability to move and change directions under various conditions without falling. - dynamic balance is strongly influenced neuromuscular skills such as speed, endurance, flexibility, and strength. - Optimal levels of dynamic stability and neuromuscular efficiency are required for the ability to reduce force at the right joint, at the right time, and in the right plane of motion. - Poor balanced is associated with injury risk |
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Balance is both a static and dynamic process |
- involves multiple neurological pathways - maintenance of postural equilibrium (or balance) is an integrated process requiring optimal muscular balance (or length-tension relationships and force couple relationships), joint dynamics (or arthokinamatics) and neuromuscular efficiency using visual, vestibular (inner ear) and proprioceptive inputs. |
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What are the effects/impacts of poor or altered balance? |
- kinetic chain imbalances (such as altered length-tension relationships, force couple relationships, and arthokinematics) can lead to altered balance and neuromuscular efficiency - alterations in the kinetic chain can affect movement quality and bring about flawed movement patterns - flawed movement patterns alter the firing order of the muscles activated which disturbs specific functional movement patterns and decreases neuromuscular efficiency.
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