RT Journal Article
T1 Effect of Coronavirus 19 on Maintaining Balance in Skilled Athletes
A1 Jaszczur-Nowicki, Jarosław
A1 Niźnikowski, Tomasz
A1 Makaruk, Hubert
A1 Mastalerz, Andrzej
A1 Porter, Jared
A1 Biegajło, Michał
A1 Niźnikowska, Ewelina
A1 Markwell, Logan
A1 Nogal, Marta
A1 Łuba-Arnista, Weronika
A1 Arnista, Paweł
A1 Romero-Ramos, Óscar
K1 Deportes
AB Preliminary studies have reported that motor control is negatively impacted following an infection of COVID-19. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of COVID-19 on maintaining balance in highly skilled athletes. As part of a larger investigation that was initiated in 2019, twelve professional handball players were recruited to participate in a study that was designed to measure static balance performance. Following the initial pre-test, six participants (body height 184.8 ± 4.7 cm; body weight 85.5 ± 3.3 kg; age 21.3 ± 1.2 years) were infected with COVID-19. The remaining six participants (body height 188.7 ± 2.6 cm; body weight 92.3 ± 3.7 kg; age 26.3 ± 3.3 years) never tested positive for COVID-19 and were presumably not infected with the virus. The experimental design required all the participants to complete an initial balance assessment (pre-test) and a later balance assessment (post-test). To fully analyze our data, we conducted a 2 (condition: COVID, no-COVID) X 2 (test: pre-test, post-test) ANOVA with repeated measures on the second factor. Our analysis revealed that the skilled athletes who contracted COVID-19 had a significant decrease in balance performance from the pre-test that occurred prior to being infected with COVID-19 relative to the post-test that occurred following the COVID-19 infection. Additionally, the skilled athletes who were not infected with COVID-19 did not demonstrate the same deterioration in balance performance in the same period. This study highlights the impact COVID-19 has on static balance performance in a group of highly skilled handball players. Longitudinal studies are needed to fully understand the lasting impacts COVID-19 has on motor behavior.
PB IOAP-MPDI
YR 2022
FD 2022-08-23
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/24827
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/24827
LA eng
NO Jaszczur-Nowicki J, Niźnikowski T, Makaruk H, Mastalerz A, Porter J, Biegajło M, Niźnikowska E, Markwell L, Nogal M, Łuba-Arnista W, Arnista P, Romero-Ramos O. Effect of Coronavirus 19 on Maintaining Balance in Skilled Athletes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(17):10470. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191710470
NO Partial funding for open access charge: Universidad de Málaga
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 21 ene 2026