@article{MuehlbauerMettlerRothetal.2014,
  author    = {M{\"u}hlbauer, Thomas and Mettler, Claude and Roth, Ralf and Granacher, Urs},
  title     = {One-leg standing performance and muscle activity: Are there limb differences?},
  series = {Journal of applied biomechanics},
  volume    = {30},
  journal   = {Journal of applied biomechanics},
  number    = {3},
  publisher = {Human Kinetics Publ.},
  address   = {Champaign},
  issn      = {1065-8483},
  doi       = {10.1123/jab.2013-0230},
  pages     = {407 -- 414},
  year      = {2014},
  abstract  = {The purpose of this study was to compare static balance performance and muscle activity during one-leg standing on the dominant and nondominant leg under various sensory conditions with increased levels of task difficulty. Thirty healthy young adults (age: 23 +/- 2 years) performed one-leg standing tests for 30 s under three sensory conditions (ie, eyes open/firm ground; eyes open/foam ground [elastic pad on top of the balance plate]; eyes closed/firm ground). Center of pressure displacements and activity of four lower leg muscles (ie, m. tibialis anterior [TA], m. soleus [SOL], m. gastrocnemius medialis [GAS], m. peroneus longus [PER]) were analyzed. An increase in sensory task difficulty resulted in deteriorated balance performance (P < .001, effect size [ES] = .57-2.54) and increased muscle activity (P < .001, ES = .50-1.11) for all but two muscles (ie, GAS, PER). However, regardless of the sensory condition, one-leg standing on the dominant as compared with the nondominant limb did not produce statistically significant differences in various balance (P > .05, ES = .06-.22) and electromyographic (P > .05, ES = .03-.13) measures. This indicates that the dominant and the nondominant leg can be used interchangeably during static one-leg balance testing in healthy young adults.},
  language  = {en}
}