Impact of Color Therapy Glasses on Lower Extremity Strength and Balance Performance in Collegiate Club Alpine Skiers
Alpine skiing demands the complex integration and control of bottom up and top down processes to facilitate a globally adaptable system that can produce highly coordinated movements while speeding down a mountain. Ski goggle lens color might influence the integration of visual, neuromuscular, and postural-control processes. Research shows that color therapy influences behavior, mood and emotion, molecular processes, and neural sensitivity and responsiveness. To examine how lens color might impact key performance indicators in alpine skiing, this paper proposes an investigation into how different color therapy glasses influence lower extremity strength and balance. A preliminary literature review suggests that color therapy glasses have positive neurological effects that might improve athletes’ ability to self-organize movement behavior when visual constraints are present. Future research would benefit from confirming these propositions with advanced measurement tools and by advancing the understanding of how lens color might impact on mountain alpine skiing key performance indicators.