Sensory function and somatosensorial system changes according to visual acuity and throwing techniques in goalball players: A cross-sectional study

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dc.authoridInce, Prof. Dr. Gonca/0000-0003-3438-3241
dc.contributor.authorGoksen, Aysenur
dc.contributor.authorInce, Gonca
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-17T12:25:32Z
dc.date.available2025-03-17T12:25:32Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentTarsus Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThe somatosensory system is a complect sensory system that differentiates individual athletes. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of visual acuity level on throwing technique, proprioceptive sense of the shoulder joint, light touch and two-point discrimination sense of the upper extremity, and sensory function (postural control and reaction time) in visually impaired goalball players. Goalball players who have different visual acuities B1(unable to perceive light or recognize its shape); B2 (has a visual field of less than 5 degrees and can recognize shapes); B3 (visual field greater than 5 degrees and less than 20 degrees) participated in the study. The sensorial system was evaluated with proprioceptive sense of the shoulder joint and sensory tests (light touch and two-point discrimination sense of the dominant hand.). Sensory function (postural control and reaction time) was evaluated with the flamingo balance test, functional reach test, and pro-agility test. The goalball players' throwing technique was questioned. Seventeen male players, those aged 20-30 (20.8 +/- 3.9 years) who have been professionally engaged in goalball for at least three years (58.7-37.8 months) participated. Shoulder internal rotation joint position sense and the flamingo balance test were found to be different in the group with B1 visual acuity than in the group with B3 visual acuity (p = 0.042* and 0.028 respectively). There was no difference between groups with B1-B2 visual acuity (p = 0.394 and p = 0.065) and between groups with B2-B3 visual acuity (p = 0.792 and p = 0.931). There was no difference in the groups in terms of sensory tests and reaction time (p> 0.05). In goalball, joint position sense is related to throwing techniques. Although there is a general acceptance that other sensory systems should work harder to compensate for the sense of vision, fear of falling, athlete's branch year, sports year, muscle strength, and general physical condition of the athlete may affect the measurements made, especially in the dynamic position.
dc.description.sponsorshipScientific and Technological Research Council of Turkiye [122C262]
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkiye under Grant 122C262. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. There was no additional external funding received for this study.
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0296948
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.pmid38478545
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85187650443
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0296948
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13099/1721
dc.identifier.volume19
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001192163800033
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPublic Library Science
dc.relation.ispartofPlos One
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250316
dc.subjectPhysical-Fitness
dc.subjectMotor Control
dc.subjectProprioception
dc.subjectReliability
dc.subjectStability
dc.subjectBalance
dc.titleSensory function and somatosensorial system changes according to visual acuity and throwing techniques in goalball players: A cross-sectional study
dc.typeArticle

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