Introduction: Sensory-motor control and in general gaining balance will be impaired after an ankle injury and in fatigue situations. The aim of this research was to study the effect of exercise-based fatigue on static and dynamic balance in mountaineering athletes who were successful in returning to a suitable level of physical activity after an ankle sprain injury. Materials and methods: ...

Recently, the burden of farm work and the occurrence of negligent accident increase with aging and feminization in rural areas in South Korea. Especially, accidents like slip or falling occur as the most frequent farm work accidents, and a half of female farmers have experienced an accident by slip. The Korea’s agricultural environment is poor with bumpy ground and slippery ground with water, w...

This study demonstrates apparent deterioration in the ability to localize sound associated with acute exposure to high altitude in ten subjects on three mountaineering expeditions. Furthermore, the auditory localization errors improved to sea level values after a period of acclimatization. Occurring at altitudes where overt neurological symptoms are not usually seen, impairment of sensory perce...

ABSTRACT Introduction Mountaineering is a very healthy reasoning sport event that focuses on intelligence and physical strength, climbing rock walls with the hands. Objective Observe specific indicators of upper limb strength in mountaineering. Methods Athletes from rock-climbing training team were selected as research subjects (N=12, M=6). Before formal experimental test, performed 30-minute w...