Objectives:Physique course is a required course for students of preschool education. Postural control is important for students.The study is to examine the effectiveness of core stability training on balance ability of female college students.
Methods:Fifty-five female college students in Nanjing Normal University, major of preschool education, age from 18-22, were randomly divided into two groups. One group was the control group (n=26), which receive physique training. The other group was the experimental group (n=29), which received physique training and core stabilization training. All subjects received 20 minutes training, 3 sessions per week, for 8 weeks. We measured pre- and post-training static balance ability using Footscan balance7.7 and dynamic balance ability using Star Excursion Balance Test(SEBT).
Results: At posttest, in static balance, in experimental group, ellipse area values on one leg stood with open eyes were significantly decreased (P<0.05), pressure center path length on one leg stood with close eyes were significantly decreased (P<0.05). In control group, pressure center path length on both legs with open eyes were significantly increased (P<0.05), pressure center path length on one leg stood with open eyes were significantly decreased (P<0.05).Compared with control group, the rangeability of pressure center path length on both legs with open eyes of experimental group were significantly decreased (P<0.01). In dynamic balance,in experimental group, posteromedia (P<0.05), medial (P<0.01) and anteromedial (P<0.001) of the left foot, posteromedia (P<0.05) and medial (P<0.001) of the right foot had showed significant improvement in the reach distance of SEBT. Conclusions:The study demonstrates that core stability training can improve the static and dynamic balance ability of female college students and the ability of postural control. It can be applied to physique course.
