The Influence of Postural Stability and Yoga Experience on Perceptions of Other's Postural Stability
Class
Article
College
Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services
Department
Kinesiology & Health Sciences
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to ascertain if an extensive previous history of experience with body stability affects one's gaze and postural sway when making a judgement of another individual's stability. We assessed postural control of two groups of individuals, those with and without yoga experience. Each group underwent a postural test in the form of a vestibular balance test (COBALT). Each group was then asked to make stability judgments of another individual through a series of photographs of that individual holding different postures. While making the stability judgments, the participant's gaze was tracked and their postural sway was measured. We predicted that individuals with experience balancing (e.g., the yoga group) would exhibit gaze patterns different from those without balance experience. Similar to expert soccer players, we predicted that individuals who had better balance would focus more on another individual's center of mass rather than extremities (e.g., feet or hands). Furthermore, we predicted that individuals with less experience balancing would exhibit more sway while making decisions about another's stability, in particular for more difficult postures. Initial findings indicate that individuals who perceived themselves to be higher in fitness and individual with lower BMIs had better balance scores (COBALT). Sway data and eye gaze are currently under analysis.
Location
Room 208
Start Date
4-11-2019 12:00 PM
End Date
4-11-2019 1:15 PM
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The Influence of Postural Stability and Yoga Experience on Perceptions of Other's Postural Stability
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The purpose of this study was to ascertain if an extensive previous history of experience with body stability affects one's gaze and postural sway when making a judgement of another individual's stability. We assessed postural control of two groups of individuals, those with and without yoga experience. Each group underwent a postural test in the form of a vestibular balance test (COBALT). Each group was then asked to make stability judgments of another individual through a series of photographs of that individual holding different postures. While making the stability judgments, the participant's gaze was tracked and their postural sway was measured. We predicted that individuals with experience balancing (e.g., the yoga group) would exhibit gaze patterns different from those without balance experience. Similar to expert soccer players, we predicted that individuals who had better balance would focus more on another individual's center of mass rather than extremities (e.g., feet or hands). Furthermore, we predicted that individuals with less experience balancing would exhibit more sway while making decisions about another's stability, in particular for more difficult postures. Initial findings indicate that individuals who perceived themselves to be higher in fitness and individual with lower BMIs had better balance scores (COBALT). Sway data and eye gaze are currently under analysis.