Relationship between Respiratory Muscle Function and Postural Stability in Male Soccer Players: A Case-Control Study

The important role of postural stability in exercise performance has been determined by several authors. Despite this, few studies have analyzed the relationship between respiratory muscles’ strength and postural stability in athletes. For this reason, the aim of this study was to investigate the re...

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Autores: LEÓN-MORILLAS, FELIPE, Lozano-Quijada, Carlos, Lérida Ortega, Miguel Ángel, León Garzón, Martha Cecilia, Ibáñez Vera, Alfonso Javier, De Oliveira Sousa, Silvana Loana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche
Repositorio:REDIUMH. Depósito Digital de la UMH
OAI Identifier:oai:dspace.umh.es:11000/34720
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11000/34720
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:inspiratory muscle strength
endurance respiratory
postural stability
center of pressure
soccer players
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Sumario:The important role of postural stability in exercise performance has been determined by several authors. Despite this, few studies have analyzed the relationship between respiratory muscles’ strength and postural stability in athletes. For this reason, the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between postural stability and respiratory muscles’ function in male soccer players. A case-control study was conducted over twenty-eight healthy men (18 soccer players; 10 non-athletes). Inspiratory muscle strength (MIP) and respiratory resistance (MVV) were obtained through a digital spirometer. Stability variables were obtained in standing position on a stabilometric platform and in open and closed eyes conditions. The area and length of the center of pressures and displacements in the X and Y range were analyzed. Pearson’s coefficient was used to measure the linear correlation between MIP, MVV and stabilometric variables. In the soccer players’ group, MIP and MIP % predictive were inversely correlated with length (r = 0.535 and r = 0.585; p < 0.05) and X range (r = 0.527 and r = 0.560; p < 0.05), whereas MVV was directly correlated with length (r = 0.606; p < 0.01) and Y range (r = 0.558; p < 0.05). Our results show that the greater the inspiratory muscle strength, the less displacement of the pressure center, while at higher respiratory rates there is greater displacement.