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Effect of Coronavirus 19 on Maintaining Balance in Skilled Athletes

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  • Jarosław Jaszczur-Nowicki

    (Department of Tourism, Recreation and Ecology, Faculty of Geoengineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland)

  • Tomasz Niźnikowski

    (Department of Gymnastics, Faculty of Physical Education and Health, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education, 21-500 Biala Podlaska, Poland)

  • Hubert Makaruk

    (Department of Gymnastics, Faculty of Physical Education and Health, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education, 21-500 Biala Podlaska, Poland)

  • Andrzej Mastalerz

    (Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education, 00-968 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Jared Porter

    (Department of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-2700, USA)

  • Michał Biegajło

    (Department of Gymnastics, Faculty of Physical Education and Health, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education, 21-500 Biala Podlaska, Poland)

  • Ewelina Niźnikowska

    (Department of Tourism and Recreation, Faculty of Health Sciences, John Paul II University of Applied Sciences in Biala Podlaska, 21-500 Biala Podlaska, Poland)

  • Logan Markwell

    (Department of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-2700, USA)

  • Marta Nogal

    (Department of Gymnastics, Faculty of Physical Education and Health, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education, 21-500 Biala Podlaska, Poland)

  • Weronika Łuba-Arnista

    (Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Health Sciences, Lomza State University of Applied Sciences, 18-400 Łomża, Poland)

  • Paweł Arnista

    (Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Health Sciences, Lomza State University of Applied Sciences, 18-400 Łomża, Poland)

  • Oscar Romero-Ramos

    (Department of Didactics of Languages, Arts and Sports, Institute of Sports, University of Malaga, 4, 29017 Málaga, Spain)

Abstract

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.

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  • Jarosław Jaszczur-Nowicki & Tomasz Niźnikowski & Hubert Makaruk & Andrzej Mastalerz & Jared Porter & Michał Biegajło & Ewelina Niźnikowska & Logan Markwell & Marta Nogal & Weronika Łuba-Arnista & Pawe, 2022. "Effect of Coronavirus 19 on Maintaining Balance in Skilled Athletes," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(17), pages 1-8, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:17:p:10470-:d:895105
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