Equilibrium and Sports Medicine

Abstract

Equilibrium functions are very important for standing, walking and running. Maintaining balance is a very basic and important in sports. The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not examinations for equilibrium functions can be used as one method of trainning in sports. Twenty-six normal subjects and 9 athletes were examined.
Equilibrium function tests for body balance are very useful for qymnastics, skating, etc. E-quilibrium function tests using eye movements are useful for trainning in which use balls. Key words : Equilibrium, sports, body balance, eye movements.