Somatic characteristic, morphological asymmetry and postural stability of youth male canoeists compared to control. A cross-sectional study.
Magdalena KrzykałaKrzysztof KarpowiczMałgorzata KarpowiczSylwia BartkowiakAnna DemuthUrszula CzerniakJarosław JanowskiPublished in: PloS one (2023)
Athletes, with larger asymmetries or poorer balance, require more attention to improve performance and reduce the risk of overload injury. Future studies needed to develop sport-specific level of morphofunctional asymmetry which would be optimal for sport results and health as well.