RT Journal Article
T1 Influence of Dynamic Balance on Jumping-Based Asymmetries in Team Sport: A Between-sports Comparison in Basketball and Handball Athletes
A1 Barrera Domínguez, Francisco José
A1 Carmona Gómez, Antonio
A1 Tornero-Quiñones, Inmaculada
A1 Sáez Padilla, Jesús
A1 Sierra Robles, Ángela
A1 Molina López, Jorge
AB The aims of the present study were to analyze mobility, dynamic balance and lower-limbstrength and the prevalence of asymmetry according to the type of sport and assess the associationbetween inter-limb asymmetry and sports performance. A total of 23 basketball and 25 handballplayers performed a test battery consisting of functional movements and a jump test. Inter-limbasymmetry was calculated using a standard percentage difference equation. A between-groupscomparison analysis was carried out, and Pearson’s correlation coefficients (r) were calculated toestablish a relationship between asymmetries and physical performance. The results found athletesin different sports to exhibit different performance in functional movements and the jump test, but nobilateral asymmetries. The reactive strength index (RSI) and stiffness asymmetries were significantlyassociated with the anterior reach Y-balance test (YBT) (r = −0.412; p < 0.01 and r = −0.359; p < 0.05,respectively), and the unilateral triple hop test (THTU) was negatively correlated to anterior reach,posterior lateral reach YBT and YBT composite YBT (r = −0.341 to −0.377; p < 0.05). These findingssuggest that the asymmetries exhibited important dispersion not dependent upon the type of sportbut on each individual and the applied test. In addition, asymmetry in anterior direction YBT showedthe strongest association to the rest of the sports performance variables.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601
YR 2021
FD 2021-02
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/19399
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/19399
LA eng
NO Barrera Domínguez, F. J., Carmona Gómez, A., Tornero Quiñones, I., Sáez Padilla, J., Sierra Robles, Á., & Molina López, J. (2021). Influence of Dynamic Balance on Jumping-Based Asymmetries in Team Sport: A between-Sports Comparison in Basketball and Handball Athletes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), 1866. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041866
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026