You could see this tension in the performers' faces, their lips parted and eyes flaring as they executed spiraling, synchronized phrases, the curvilinear lines of their limbs balanced by the bright, short silk charmeuse dresses that bloomed around their torsos (the dresses are by H. Fredriksson, the costume direction by Parker Lutz).
Conclusions: This study shows that when postural stability was challenged, boys displayed greater postural sway than girls and, although proficiency in performing dual limb balance tasks appeared achievable by the time children are 9-years of age; the more difficult single limb balance task required a further 12 months to develop.
Furthermore, it was found that single limb balance was significantly worse with closed eyes compared to open eyes.
Unperturbed single limb balance during quiet standing balance tests generally result in relatively small joint excursions and are considered measures of static balance.
Clinical outcome measures such as single limb balance (SLB), Y-balance (YBT), and the single limb hop and balance (SLHB) tests are commonly used to quantify balance ability following injury.
Lower limb balance and strengthening exercises will utilise the Weight Bearing Exercise for Better Balance (WEBB) programme, available at http://www.webb.org.au.au
Furthermore, no significant differences in EMG activation time were found in single limb balance between open and closed eyes for the peroneus longus, gastrocnemius and rectus femoris muscles.
Similarly, Papadopoulos et al. [ 2], found that the application of a laced-up ankle brace deteriorated significantly single and double limb balance in young healthy volunteers.
Another finding of this study was that single limb balance was significantly worse with closed eyes as compared to open eyes.
The findings of this study showed that regardless of application pressure, ankle bracing had no adverse effect in single limb balance or EMG activation sequence.
