@Article{duepublico_mods_00077588, author = {Muehlbauer, Thomas and Abel, Leander and Schedler, Simon and Panzer, Stefan}, title = {Acute effects of a single unilateral balance training session on ipsi- and contralateral balance performance in healthy young adults}, year = {2021}, month = {Sep}, day = {10}, keywords = {Postural control; Inter-limb transfer; Side-to-side difference; Leg asymmetry}, abstract = {Objective: While there is evidence on the short-term effects of unilateral balance training (BT) on bipedal balance performance, less is known on the acute effects of unilateral BT on unilateral (i.e., ipsi- and contralateral) balance performance. Thus, the present study examined the acute effects of a single unilateral BT session conducted with the non-dominant, left leg or the dominant, right leg on ipsilateral (i.e. retention) and contralateral (i.e., inter-limb transfer) balance performance in healthy young adults ( N {\thinspace}={\thinspace}28). Results: Irrespective of practice condition, significant improvements ( p {\thinspace}<{\thinspace}0.001, d {\thinspace}={\thinspace}1.27) in balance performance following a single session of unilateral BT were observed for both legs. Further, significant performance differences at the pretest ( p {\thinspace}={\thinspace}0.002, d {\thinspace}={\thinspace}0.44) to the detriment of the non-dominant, left leg diminished immediately and 30 min after the single unilateral BT session but occurred again 24 h following training ( p {\thinspace}={\thinspace}0.030, d {\thinspace}={\thinspace}0.36). These findings indicate that a single session of unilateral BT is effective to reduced side-to-side differences in balance performance, but this impact is only temporary.}, note = {<p>The publication of this article was supported by the Publication Fund of the University of Duisburg-Essen.</p> <p>Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL.</p>}, note = {<p>Muehlbauer, T., Abel, L., Schedler, S. <em>et al.</em> Acute effects of a single unilateral balance training session on ipsi- and contralateral balance performance in healthy young adults. <em>BMC Res Notes</em> <strong> 14</strong>, 356 (2021). <a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-021-05774-7">https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-021-05774-7</a></p> <p>Published 10 September 2021</p>}, note = {Version of Record / Verlagsversion}, doi = {10.1186/s13104-021-05774-7}, url = {https://duepublico2.uni-due.de/receive/duepublico_mods_00077588}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-021-05774-7}, file = {:https://duepublico2.uni-due.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/duepublico_derivate_00077239/BMC_Res_Notes_2021_14_356.pdf:PDF}, language = {en} }