The Effect of Balance Mental Practice on Dynamic Postural Control in Male Students of Police University

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of balance mental practice on dynamic postural control in male students. 30 non-athletic able bodied students with mean and standard deviation of age 20.64±1.58 yr, height 176.13±5.41 cm and weight 68.28±2.74 kg participated in this study. Subjects divided in two groups (control, practice) accidentally. Star excursion balance test (SEBT) used to examine dynamic postural control after 5-10 min warming up. The period of mental training program prolonged for 10 days that practice group, during this period, the control group continue their daily activities. SEBT applied as post test at the end of executing mental training program. The results of the study showed that there was a significant difference in the distance between the two groups in directions of posterior, postolateral, postomedial, medial and antriomedial, indicating the increased effects of exercises on students dynamic Postural control. However, no significant difference was found between the two groups in directions of anterior, anteriolateral, and lateral. Due to results, using balance mental practice in training programs is recommended to improve the students of Police University’s dynamic postural control.