The Impact of Sports Training on the Spinal Cord Injury Individual’s Balance
Cristina Chieffo, Giorgia Chini, Tiwana Varrecchia, Irene Gennarelli, Alessio Silvetti, Vincenzo Molinaro, Ida Poni, Andrea Mariotti, Simone Tiberti, Annamaria Tamburro, Ilaria Calabrese, Sara Felici, Marco Bartoli, Loredana Gigli, Roberto Minella, Barbara Lucia, Aldo Toscano, Alberto Ranavolo · 2024
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A large team measures whether a three-month sports program improves balance in people with spinal cord injury. Balance is a daily struggle after such injury, and current checks rely on subjective scales. Twenty-two participants sat still for 30 seconds with eyes open and closed while an optical system recorded trunk movement, before and after the program. The team computed sway length, sway speed, and a sway density curve, then compared the results with clinical scale scores.
After training, static balance improved in measurable ways. Total sway length and mean sway speed both fell by clear margins. The authors argue that sports can strengthen postural control after spinal cord injury, and that measured trunk data give clinics an objective way to track progress. They suggest structured sports belong inside standard rehabilitation plans.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Cristina Chieffo, Giorgia Chini, Tiwana Varrecchia, Irene Gennarelli, Alessio Silvetti, Vincenzo Molinaro, Ida Poni, Andrea Mariotti, Simone Tiberti, Annamaria Tamburro, Ilaria Calabrese, Sara Felici, Marco Bartoli, Loredana Gigli, Roberto Minella, Barbara Lucia, Aldo Toscano, Alberto Ranavolo |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 46 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |