RESULTS OF THE STUDY

We revealed signs of asymmetry and torsion of body regions of a different degree in statics in 100 % of bicyclists. Visual diagnostics of a dynamic stereotype revealed abnormalities of tone-strength balance of agonist and antagonist muscles of typical motor patterns and advancing inclusion of synergists, neutralizers and fixator muscles into motion. A chest type of breath prevailed over a belly type.

Palpatory diagnostics revealed morbidity of a shin and a hip muscles insertion sites, abdominal wall, iliac muscle, dorsal gluteal muscle and piriform muscle, scalariform, diamond-shaped, trapezius and bowing muscles.

Manual diagnostics revealed functional blocks in cervicothoracic and lumbosacral passages, torsion of a basin with relative shortening of lower extremity in 83% of sportsmen. In 3 racers true shortening of shin or hip bones from 6 to 10 mm was confirmed by X-ray.

In 20 main sportsmen cycle ergometry testing helped to study force exertion to pedals and a saddle. The difference in force was from 5% to 15%.