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  • Biomechanics
  • Human Motor Control

Background:

  • Dance training is known to impact postural control, especially in challenging situations.
  • The specific effects of dance on the utilization of vestibular, somatosensory, and visual sensory systems for balance remain unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how dance training influences sensory weighting during static postural control.
  • To compare sensory reliance between dancers and non-dancers.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a force platform to record center of pressure data from 12 dancers and 12 non-dancers.
  • Employed the modified Clinical Test of Sensory Organization in Balance (mCTISB) to assess sensory integration.

Main Results:

  • Dancers demonstrated superior performance in conditions with disturbed somatosensory information compared to controls.
  • A negative correlation was found between vestibular frequency band and dance training intensity.
  • A positive correlation was observed between visual frequency band and dance training intensity.

Conclusions:

  • Dance training enhances the ability to modulate sensory weighting for postural control.
  • Dancers exhibit distinct sensory utilization strategies compared to non-dancers, particularly when relying less on somatosensory input.