Postural Control and Functional Ankle Stability in Professional and Amateur Skateboarders

Abstract

Basic maneuvers in skateboarding, such as the ollie, put the player at high risk for ankle injuries because of the position of the feet required to perform the maneuvers. This study investigated ankle stability and reaction time for the tibialis anterior, fibularis longus, and fibularis brevis in professional and amateur skateboarders. In total, 16 professional and 16 amateur skateboarders were recruited as participants and underwent range of motion assessments, balance testing, and muscle reaction time measurements. The results revealed that professional skateboarders had a significantly smaller inversion angle compared to amateur players, which suggested better joint control and hence greater safety in the former. Balance testing results indicated better balance in professional skateboarders, and healthy skateboarders had better balance than did injured professional and amateur skateboarders. No significant difference in muscle reaction time was observed between amateur and professional skateboarders.

Pendampingan Mahasiswa Dalam Promosi Kesehatan dan Keselamatan Olahraga Kepada Peserta Lomba Skateboard Festival Olahraga Rekreasi Nasional

“…Selanjutnya, pada tahapan evaluasi kegiatan pendampingan ini, dosen pendamping melakukan diskusi bersama kelompok mahasiswa. Diskusi yang dilakukan pada sesi ini juga membahas jurnal tentang faktor risiko, tindakan preventif dan penanganan cedera pada penggiat cabang olahraga skateboard, baik amatir maupun profesional (Ou, Chen, & Yeh, 2021).…”

Skating into the Unknown: Scoping the Physical, Technical, and Tactical Demands of Competitive Skateboarding

“…Articles obtained were published from 2006 to 2023. Most research was published after 2016 (n = 11) [29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39], including nine studies published between 2020 and 2023 [39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47]. Journal articles were predominant [30-35, 38, 39, 41-43, 45, 47], with a single conference proceeding (n = 1) [29], letter to the editor (n = 1) [36], pilot study (n = 1) [37], research note (n = 1) [44], technical note (n = 1) [46], and thesis (n = 1) [40].…”

“…Where included, the average body mass of adult participants was 65.5 kgs (n = 15) and average height ranged from 1.7 to 1.8 m [29-33, 35, 36, 39-41, 43, 44]. Approximately a third of the studies included female participants [30,32,35,39,40,44], but only two studies had more than two female participants [32,39] and only one analysed females separately or reported sex-related differences [39]. "Non-competitive" skateboarders [31][32][33]35] and "competitive" skateboarders [30,43,47] were used as participants; however, it was not specified in 12 studies whether participants were competitors [29,34,[36][37][38][39][40][41][42][44][45][46].…”

“…Approximately a third of the studies included female participants [30,32,35,39,40,44], but only two studies had more than two female participants [32,39] and only one analysed females separately or reported sex-related differences [39]. "Non-competitive" skateboarders [31][32][33]35] and "competitive" skateboarders [30,43,47] were used as participants; however, it was not specified in 12 studies whether participants were competitors [29,34,[36][37][38][39][40][41][42][44][45][46]. Preferred skateboarding discipline (street or park) was only reported in three studies (i.e.…”

“…"street") [29,36,43], with preferred competitive discipline only identified in one of the three studies using competing participants [43]. Ten studies adopted experience-based inclusion criteria [29,30,32,34,35,[39][40][41][42][43][44].…”