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Vieira MF, de Avelar IS, Silva MS, Soares V, Lobo da Costa PH. Effects of four days hiking on postural control. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0123214. [PMID: 25902060 PMCID: PMC4406731 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0123214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2014] [Accepted: 02/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Hiking is a demanding form of exercise that may cause delayed responses of the postural muscles and a loss of somatosensory information, particularly when repeatedly performed for several days. These effects may negatively influence the postural control of hikers. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a four-day hike on postural control. Twenty-six adults of both sexes travelled 262 kilometers, stopping for lunch and resting in the early evening each day. Force platforms were used to collect center of pressure (COP) data at 100 Hz for 70 seconds before hiking started and immediately after arriving at the rest station each day. The COP time course data were analyzed according to global stabilometric descriptors, spectral analysis and structural descriptors using sway density curve (SDC) and stabilometric diffusion analysis (SDA). Significant increases were found for global variables in both the anterior-posterior and medial-lateral directions (COP sway area, COP total sway path, COP mean velocity, COP root mean square value and COP range). In the spectral analysis, only the 80% power frequency (F80) in the anterior-posterior direction showed a significant increase, reflecting the increase of the sway frequencies. The SDC revealed a significant increase in the mean distance between peaks (MD) and a significant decrease in the mean peak amplitudes (MP), suggesting that a larger torque amplitude is required for stabilization and that the postural stability is reduced. The SDA revealed a decrease in the long-term slope (Hl) and increases in the short-term (Ks) and the long-term (Kl) intercepts. We considered the likelihood that the presence of local and general fatigue, pain and related neuromuscular adaptations and somatosensory deficits may have contributed to these postural responses. Together, these results demonstrated that four days of hiking increased sway frequencies and deteriorated postural control in the standing position.
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- Marcus Fraga Vieira
- Bioengineering and Biomechanics Laboratory, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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- Bioengineering and Biomechanics Laboratory, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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- Bioengineering and Biomechanics Laboratory, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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- Bioengineering and Biomechanics Laboratory, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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The effects of acute arm crank ergometry and cycle ergometry on postural sway and attentional demands during quiet bipedal standing. Exp Brain Res 2015; 233:1801-9. [PMID: 25791429 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-015-4252-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2014] [Accepted: 03/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Current evidence suggests that acute bouts of lower limb exercise elicits a number of adverse effects on both sensory and motor components of postural control. The effects of acute exercise on quiet standing balance while concurrently performing an attentional task remains equivocal. This study aimed to compare the alterations in postural control and attentional demands elicited by upper and lower limb exercise. Twelve healthy young males (mean ± SD age, 22.2 ± 3.2 years) were examined on six separate occasions. The first two visits determined maximal aerobic fitness on an arm crank ergometer (ACE) and cycle ergometer (CYC). Subsequently, participant's postural sway was assessed during single- (ST) and dual-task (DT) conditions before and immediately after moderate- and high-intensity exercise engaging the upper or lower body musculature. The order of the four exercise tests was counterbalanced. The centre of pressure displacement in the anteroposterior (COPAP) and mediolateral (COPML) directions and the COP path length (COPL) were computed using a force platform. A time × mode interaction was observed for COPAP (ST; p = 0.011, DT; p = 0.018) and COPML (ST; p = 0.001). CYC elicited large (ES; 1.6-2.0) increases in COPAP and COPML, but there were no differences between aerobic and anaerobic tests (p > 0.05). The effect of cognitive load appeared to increase sway in the frontal plane following anaerobic CYC (p = 0.001) but not ACE (p < 0.05). Exercise has different effects on frontal and sagittal plane sway following different cognitive loads. In particular, COPML was increased at the cost of maintaining attentional performance following exercise.
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Hill MW, Oxford SW, Duncan MJ, Price MJ. The effects of arm crank ergometry, cycle ergometry and treadmill walking on postural sway in healthy older females. Gait Posture 2015; 41:252-7. [PMID: 25455437 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2014.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2014] [Revised: 09/26/2014] [Accepted: 10/13/2014] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Older adults are increasingly being encouraged to exercise but this may lead to muscle fatigue, which can adversely affect postural stability. Few studies have investigated the effects of upper body exercise on postural sway in groups at risk of falling, such as the elderly. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects arm crank ergometry (ACE), cycle ergometry (CE) and treadmill walking (TM) on postural sway in healthy older females. In addition, this study sought to determine the time necessary to recover postural control after exercise. A total of nine healthy older females participated in this study. Participants stood on a force platform to assess postural sway which was measured by displacement of the centre of pressure before and after six separate exercise trials. Each participant completed three incremental exercise tests to 85% of individual's theoretical maximal heart rate (HRMAX) for ACE, CE and TM. Subsequent tests involved 20-min of ACE, CE and TM exercise at a relative workload corresponding to 50% of each individual's predetermined heart rate reserve (HRE). Post fatigue effects and postural control recovery were measured at different times after exercise (1, 3, 5, 10, 15 and 30-min). None of the participants exhibited impaired postural stability after ACE. In contrast, CE and TM elicited significant post exercise balance impairments, which lasted for ∼ 10 min post exercise. We provide evidence of an exercise mode which does not elicit post exercise balance impairments. Older adults should exercise caution immediately following exercise engaging the lower limbs to avoid fall risk.
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- M W Hill
- Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences, University of Northampton, Boughton Green Road, Northampton NN2 7AL, UK.
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- Department of Biomolecular and Sport Sciences, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK
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- Department of Biomolecular and Sport Sciences, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK
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- Department of Biomolecular and Sport Sciences, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK
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Ward J, Sorrels K, Coats J, Pourmoghaddam A, Moskop J, Ueckert K, Glass A. The ergogenic effect of elastic therapeutic tape on stride and step length in fatigued runners. J Chiropr Med 2014; 13:221-9. [PMID: 25435835 PMCID: PMC4241479 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcm.2014.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2014] [Revised: 08/21/2014] [Accepted: 08/23/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine if elastic therapeutic tape placed on anterior lower limbs would affect stride and step length in fatigued runners' gait. METHODS Forty-two healthy participants were equally divided into a kinesiology tape group (Rocktape) and a no-tape control group. Participants in both groups underwent a baseline running gait test at 6 mph without tape. After this, participants engaged in an exhaustive lower body fatigue protocol until they reached maximal volitional exhaustion. Participants were then randomized to 1 of 2 interventions: (1) Experimental group, which had kinesiology tape placed under tension on the anterior aspect of their lower limbs bilaterally from the upper thigh to just below the patella, or (2) Control group, which did not receive taping. All participants then engaged in a similar 6-mph running gait postanalysis. Participant's gait was analyzed for 90 seconds during each test iteration. Researchers used a 2-way repeated-measures analysis of variance considering fatigue (prefatigue, postfatigue) and group (tape, no-tape) as subject factors. RESULTS After the fatigue protocol, the no-tape group demonstrated a significant decrease in step length of 14.2 mm (P = .041) and stride length of 29.4 mm (P = .043). The kinesiology tape group did not demonstrate a significant decline in these gait parameters. CONCLUSIONS In this preliminary study, placing elastic therapeutic tape over the anterior lower limbs demonstrated short-term preservation of runner step length and stride length in a fatigued state.
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- John Ward
- Associate Professor/Research Fellow, Department of Physiology and Chemistry, Texas Chiropractic College, Pasadena, TX
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- Professor, Department of Clinical Specialties, Department of Technique, Texas Chiropractic College, Pasadena, TX
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- Professor, Department of Clinical Specialties, Texas Chiropractic College, Pasadena, TX
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- Graduate Student, Texas Chiropractic College, Pasadena, TX
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- Graduate Student, Texas Chiropractic College, Pasadena, TX
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- Graduate Student, Texas Chiropractic College, Pasadena, TX
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Coco M, Fiore AS, Perciavalle V, Maci T, Petralia MC, Perciavalle V. Stress exposure and postural control in young females. Mol Med Rep 2014; 11:2135-40. [PMID: 25377549 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2014.2898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2014] [Accepted: 06/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to determine if heightened stress had an adverse affect on the postural control of 14 young right‑handed females during quiet standing in either the presence or the absence of visual input. The level of stress was evaluated by measuring the free cortisol response to awakening (cortisol awakening response; CAR) and by employing the perceived stress scale (PSS). Overall mood disturbance was measured using the profile of mood states (POMS). Postural control was evaluated using a force platform by measuring the 95% confidence ellipse area described by the center of pressure during 5 balance positions maintained for at least 52 sec, each with open and closed eyes. The results of this study revealed a significant positive correlation between CAR, PSS and POMS for each of the studied subjects. Furthermore, it was observed that whilst the level of stress was capable of influencing postural stability, this influence was particularly evident when no visual information was available. Additionally, it was determined that maintenance of posture is easier when the dominant foot is ahead, regardless of visual input.
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- Marinella Coco
- Department of Biomedical Sciences - Physiology Section, University of Catania, Catania, Catania 95125, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences - Physiology Section, University of Catania, Catania, Catania 95125, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences - Physiology Section, University of Catania, Catania, Catania 95125, Italy
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- Department of 'G.F. Ingrasia', University of Catania, Catania, Catania 95125, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences - Physiology Section, University of Catania, Catania, Catania 95125, Italy
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- Department of Education Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Catania 95125, Italy
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The difficulty of postural tasks amplifies the effects of fatigue on postural stability. Eur J Appl Physiol 2014; 115:489-95. [PMID: 25366255 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-014-3038-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2014] [Accepted: 10/24/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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PURPOSE It was supposed that the difficulty of postural tasks accentuates the effects of fatigue on postural stability. The aim of this work was to compare the effects of fatiguing running on three different postural conditions presenting different levels of difficulty: a standing still position with the eyes open (EO condition), a standing still position with the eyes closed (EC condition) and a shooting position with the eyes open (SP condition). The SP condition required a rifle to be held horizontally with the arms and a standing posture with the non-dominant foot ahead of the dominant foot. METHODS Thirty-two male soldiers 32.2 ± 3.8 years old completed a maximal incremental protocol on a treadmill by running until they reached a state of fatigue. The three postural conditions were evaluated in a randomized order before and after the fatiguing exercise with the use of a force platform which recorded the displacements of the centre of foot pressure. RESULTS Following the fatiguing running exercise, postural stability was affected to a greater extent in the SP condition than in the EO condition and the EC condition. CONCLUSION The requirements of the SP condition modify the entire postural organization and this challenges balance control to a greater extent than when in EO and EC standing still positions, following fatiguing exercise. The difficulty of postural tasks thus amplifies the effects of fatigue on postural stability.
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Greig M, McNaughton L. Soccer-specific Fatigue Decreases Reactive Postural Control with Implications for Ankle Sprain Injury. Res Sports Med 2014; 22:368-79. [DOI: 10.1080/15438627.2014.944300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Matt Greig
- Department of Sport & Physical Activity, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire, UK
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- Department of Sport & Physical Activity, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire, UK
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Noé F, Crémieux J, Vuillerme N, Perrin P, Gauchard GC. Reference Selection Influences the Reliability of Conclusions. Sports Med 2014; 44:1473-4. [DOI: 10.1007/s40279-014-0235-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Lee J, Nussbaum MA, Kyung G. Effects of work experience on fatigue-induced biomechanical changes during repetitive asymmetric lifts/lowers. ERGONOMICS 2014; 57:1875-1885. [PMID: 25216272 DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2014.957733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Repetitive lifting/lowering is associated with an increased risk of work-related low back disorders (WRLBDs), and fatigue may exacerbate such risk. Work methods used by experienced workers are potential models for developing worker training to reduce WRLBDs, though whether experience modifies the effects of fatigue on WRLBD risk is largely unknown. Here, six novices and six experienced workers completed 185 cycles of repetitive, asymmetric lifts/lowers. Physical demands, whole-body balance and torso movement stability were assessed using torso kinematics/kinetics, linear/angular momenta and Lyapunov exponents, respectively. Several fatigue-induced changes in movement strategies were evident. Novices decreased and experienced workers increased peak lumbar moments post-fatigue, suggesting lower WRLBD risks among the former in terms of torso kinetics. Other than lumbar moments, though, fatigue substantially reduced group-level differences in torso twisting velocities and accelerations. Post-fatigue movement strategies of experienced workers thus did not appear to be advantageous in terms of WRLBD risk.
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- Jungyong Lee
- a Ergonomics Team, Hyundai Motor Company , Gyeonggi-Do , Republic of Korea
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Effects of additional external weight on posture and movement adaptations to fatigue induced by a repetitive pointing task. Hum Mov Sci 2014; 35:1-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2014.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2013] [Revised: 01/29/2014] [Accepted: 02/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Karg M, Venture G, Hoey J, Kulic D. Human Movement Analysis as a Measure for Fatigue: A Hidden Markov-Based Approach. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng 2014; 22:470-81. [DOI: 10.1109/tnsre.2013.2291327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Di Rienzo F, Hoyek N, Collet C, Guillot A. Physiological changes in response to apnea impact the timing of motor representations: a preliminary study. Behav Brain Funct 2014; 10:15. [PMID: 24773625 PMCID: PMC4017813 DOI: 10.1186/1744-9081-10-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2014] [Accepted: 04/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Background Reduced physiological arousal in response to breath-holding affects internal clock processes, leading swimmers to underestimate the time spent under apnea. We investigated whether reduced physiological arousal during static apnea was likely to affect the temporal organization of motor imagery (MI). Methods Fourteen inter-regional to national breath-holding athletes mentally and physically performed two 15 m swimming tasks of identical durations. They performed the two sequences in a counterbalanced order, the first while breathing normally using a scuba, the second under apnea. We assessed MI duration immediately after completion of the corresponding task. Athletes performed MI with and without holding breath. Results MI durations (26.1 s ± 8.22) were significantly shorter than actual durations (29.7 s ± 7.6) without holding breath. Apnea increased MI durations by 10% (± 5%). Heart rate decrease in response to breath-holding correlated with MI durations increase (p < .01). Under apnea, participants achieved temporal congruence between MI and PP only when performing MI of the apnea swimming task. Self-report data indicated greater ease when MI was performed in a physiological arousal state congruent with that of the corresponding motor task. Conclusions Physiological arousal affected the durations of MI through its effects on internal clock processes and by impacting the congruency in physiological body states between overt and covert motor performance. Present findings have potential implications with regards to the possibility of preventing underestimation of durations spent under a state of reduced physiological arousal.
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- Franck Di Rienzo
- Centre de Recherche et d'Innovation sur le Sport, EA 647, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon 1, Performance Motrice, Mentale et du Matériel (P3M), 27-29 Boulevard du 11 Novembre 1918, Villeurbanne, Cedex 69622, France.
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Impact of exercise-induced fatigue on the strength, postural control, and gait of children with a neuromuscular disease. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2014; 93:649-55. [PMID: 24743453 DOI: 10.1097/phm.0000000000000091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Children with a neuromuscular disease are prone to early muscular fatigue. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effects of fatigue induced by a walking exercise on the strength, postural control, and gait of children with a neuromuscular disease. DESIGN Maximal isometric knee strength (extension and flexion), quiet standing postural control, and gait were evaluated in 12 children (8.8 [1.4] yrs) with a neuromuscular disease before and after a walking exercise. The participants were asked to stop walking when they considered themselves "very fatigued." RESULTS After the exercise-induced fatigue, a significant increase in range of motion in pelvis obliquity, hip abduction and adduction, and ankle flexion and extension during gait was reported along with an increase in stride length variability. Fatigue also reduced the knee flexor strength and had a detrimental effect on postural control. CONCLUSIONS Fatigue affects the strength, postural control, and gait of children with a neuromuscular disease and could notably increase the risks of falling and the occurrence of serious injuries.
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Emge N, Uygur M, Radivoj M, Kaminski TW, Royer T, Jaric S. Selective effects of arm proximal and distal muscles fatigue on force coordination in manipulation tasks. J Mot Behav 2014; 46:259-65. [PMID: 24731005 DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2014.893981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Effects of muscle fatigue on force coordination and task performance of various manipulation tasks are explored. Grip force (GF; normal force component acting at the digits-object contact area) and load force (LF; tangential component that lifts and holds objects) were recorded prior to and after fatiguing the distal (DAM; i.e., GF producing) and proximal arm muscles (PAM; LF producing). Results reveal a deterioration of GF scaling (i.e., averaged GF-LF ratio), GF-LF coupling (their correlation), and task performance (ability to exert a prescribed LF pattern) associated with DAM, but not PAM fatigue. Deteriorated force coordination clearly increases the likelihood of dropping an object; however, the observed selective effects of DAM and PAM fatigue represent a novel finding deserving of further research.
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- Nicholas Emge
- a Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology , University of Delaware , Newark
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Toebes MJP, Hoozemans MJM, Dekker J, van Dieën JH. Effects of unilateral leg muscle fatigue on balance control in perturbed and unperturbed gait in healthy elderly. Gait Posture 2014; 40:215-9. [PMID: 24768117 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2014.03.194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2013] [Revised: 03/24/2014] [Accepted: 03/31/2014] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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This study assessed effects of unilateral leg muscle fatigue (ULMF) on balance control in gait during the stance and swing phases of the fatigued leg in healthy elderly, to test the assumption that leg muscle strength limits balance control during the stance-phase. Ten subjects (aged 63.4, SD 5.5 years) walked on a treadmill in 4 conditions: unperturbed unfatigued, unperturbed fatigued, perturbed unfatigued, and perturbed fatigued. The perturbations were lateral trunk pulls just before contralateral heel contact. ULMF was evoked by unilateral squat exercise until task failure. Isometric knee extension strength was measured to verify the presence of muscle fatigue. Between-stride standard deviations and Lyapunov exponents of trunk kinematics were used as indicators of balance control. Required perturbation force and the deviation of trunk kinematics from unperturbed gait were used to assess perturbation responses. Knee extension strength decreased considerably (17.3% SD 8.6%) as a result ULMF. ULMF did not affect steady-state gait balance. Less force was required to perturb subjects when the fatigued leg was in the stance-phase compared to the swing-phase. Subjects showed a faster return to the unperturbed gait pattern in the fatigued than in the unfatigued condition, after perturbations in swing and stance of the fatigued leg. The results of this study are not in line with the hypothesized effects of leg muscle fatigue on balance in gait. The healthy elderly subjects were able to cope with substantial ULMF during steady-state gait and demonstrated faster balance recovery after laterally directed mechanical perturbations in the fatigued than in the unfatigued condition.
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- Marcel J P Toebes
- MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- VU University Medical Center, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, The Netherlands.
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- MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands; King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Hill MW, Goss-Sampson M, Duncan MJ, Price MJ. The effects of maximal and submaximal arm crank ergometry and cycle ergometry on postural sway. Eur J Sport Sci 2014; 14:782-90. [DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2014.905985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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El método Kinesio taping mejora inmediatamente el equilibrio monopodal en deportistas mayores sanos. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ft.2013.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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CONTEXT Although balance is generally recognized to be an important feature in ensuring good performance in soccer, its link with functional performance remains mostly unexplored, especially in young athletes. OBJECTIVE To investigate changes in balance induced by fatigue for unipedal and bipedal static stances in young soccer players. DESIGN Crossover study. SETTING Biomechanics laboratory and outdoor soccer field. PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS Twenty-one male soccer players (age = 14.5 ± 0.2 years, height = 164.5 ± 5.6 cm, mass = 56.8 ± 6.8 kg). INTERVENTION(S) Static balance was assessed with postural-sway analysis in unipedal and bipedal upright stance before and after a fatigue protocol consisting of a repeated sprint ability (RSA) test (2 × 15-m shuttle sprint interspersed with 20 seconds of passive recovery, repeated 6 times). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) On the basis of the center-of-pressure (COP) time series acquired during the experimental tests, we measured sway area, COP path length, and COP maximum displacement and velocity in the anteroposterior and mediolateral directions. RESULTS Fatigue increased all sway values in bipedal stance and all values except COP velocity in the mediolateral direction in unipedal stance. Fatigue index (calculated on the basis of RSA performance) was positively correlated with fatigue/rest sway ratio for COP path length and COP velocity in the anteroposterior and mediolateral directions for nondominant single-legged stance. CONCLUSIONS Fatigued players exhibited reduced performance of the postural-control system. Participants with better performance in the RSA test appeared less affected by balance impairment, especially in single-legged stance.
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Janssens L, Pijnenburg M, Claeys K, McConnell AK, Troosters T, Brumagne S. Postural strategy and back muscle oxygenation during inspiratory muscle loading. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2014; 45:1355-62. [PMID: 23470314 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e3182853d27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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PURPOSE Most healthy individuals show a multisegmental control strategy during challenging standing conditions, whereas others show a rigid ankle-steered strategy, which is assumed as suboptimal. Respiratory-demanding tasks exert a perturbing effect on balance, although the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether inspiratory resistive loading (IRL) affects postural strategy, back muscle oxygenation, and blood volume during postural control. METHODS We assessed the acute effects of increased respiratory effort by measuring the center of pressure displacement in 12 healthy individuals during upright standing on an unstable support surface while breathing against an IRL. Simultaneous ankle and back muscle vibration was used to evaluate the proprioceptive strategy (multisegmental vs ankle-steered) during postural control. Back muscles oxygenation and blood volume were assessed using near-infrared spectroscopy (tissue oxygenation index, deoxyhemoglobin, oxyhemoglobin, and combined hemoglobin). RESULTS An increased proprioceptive gain at the ankles and an decreased gain at the back were observed after approximately 7 min of IRL. Retrospectively, the group was subdivided on the basis of the participants' dominant proprioceptive use during a baseline postural control. During IRL, the ankle-steered group showed an increased reliance on ankle proprioception compared with a multisegmental group (-5.9 ± 3.1 and 1.0 ± 1.9 cm, respectively, P < 0.05). Tissue oxygenation index, deoxyhemoglobin, oxyhemoglobin, and combined hemoglobin declined progressively in the ankle-steered group during the IRL (from baseline (100%) to -1%, -1%, -45%, and -18%, respectively, P < 0.05), whereas no decline was found in the multisegmental group (from baseline (100%) to 134%, 82%, 129%, and 153%, respectively, P > 0.05). CONCLUSION Individuals who adopted an ankle-steered strategy during IRL showed a progressive decline in back muscle oxygenation and blood volume. In contrast, IRL did not affect back muscle oxygenation and blood volume in individuals who showed a multisegmental strategy in upright standing.
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- Lotte Janssens
- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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Degache F, Van Zaen J, Oehen L, Guex K, Trabucchi P, Millet G. Alterations in postural control during the world's most challenging mountain ultra-marathon. PLoS One 2014; 9:e84554. [PMID: 24465417 PMCID: PMC3897373 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2013] [Accepted: 11/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We investigated postural control (PC) effects of a mountain ultra-marathon (MUM): a 330-km trail run with 24000 m of positive and negative change in elevation. PC was assessed prior to (PRE), during (MID) and after (POST) the MUM in experienced ultra-marathon runners (n = 18; finish time = 126 ± 16 h) and in a control group (n = 8) with a similar level of sleep deprivation. Subjects were instructed to stand upright on a posturographic platform over a period of 51.2 seconds using a double-leg stance under two test conditions: eyes open (EO) and eyes closed (EC). Traditional measures of postural stability (center of pressure trajectory analysis) and stabilogram-diffusion analysis (SDA) parameters were analysed. For the SDA, a significantly greater short-term effective diffusion was found at POST compared with PRE in the medio-lateral (ML; Dxs) and antero-posterior (AP) directions (Dys) in runners (p<0.05) The critical time interval (Ctx) in the ML direction was significantly higher at MID (p<0.001) and POST (p<0.05) than at PRE in runners. At MID (p<0.001) and POST (p<0.05), there was a significant difference between the two groups. The critical displacement (Cdx) in the ML was significantly higher at MID and at POST (p<0.001) compared with PRE for runners. A significant difference in Cdx was observed between groups in EO at MID (p<0.05) and POST (p<0.005) in the ML direction and in EC at POST in the ML and AP directions (p<0.05). Our findings revealed significant effects of fatigue on PC in runners, including, a significant increase in Ctx (critical time in ML plan) in EO and EC conditions. Thus, runners take longer to stabilise their body at POST than at MID. It is likely that the mountainous characteristics of MUM (unstable ground, primarily uphill/downhill running, and altitude) increase this fatigue, leading to difficulty in maintaining balance.
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- Francis Degache
- School of Health Sciences, Health Research Unit, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Applied Signal Processing Group, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Sports Sciences, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- School of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Sports Sciences, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Diot B, Halavackova P, Demongeot J, Vuillerme N. Sensory Substitution for Balance Control Using a Vestibular-to-Tactile Device. Multisens Res 2014; 27:313-36. [PMID: 25693299 DOI: 10.1163/22134808-00002458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Postural control is essential for most activities of daily living. The impairment of this function can be extremely disabling. This work was stimulated by the testimony of a bilateral partial foot amputee who describes his difficulty in maintaining balance while washing his hair in the shower. We postulated that if the postural control system could not rely on accurate and reliable somatosensory inputs from the foot and ankle, as is probably the case following bilateral foot amputation due to the loss of the foot afferents and efferents, the weight of visual and vestibular cues would increase. We therefore assessed if a vestibular-to-tactile sensory substitution device could compensate for this impairment. Two separate experiments were conducted. Experiment 1: The effect of a vestibular-to-tongue tactile biofeedback balance system on the postural stability of this amputee was tested (on a force platform) and compared with a non-amputated, matched control group. The results showed that use of the biofeedback reduced centre of foot (CoP) displacement in all subjects but more spectacularly in the amputee. Experiment 2: The effect of the biofeedback was tested in 16 young healthy adults following a protocol of ankle muscle fatigue (known to alter ankle neuromuscular function and to perturb the control of bipedal posture). The results showed a significant decrease in CoP displacement compared with the control, non-biofeedback condition and a significantly greater effect of the biofeedback in the fatigue than the non-fatigue condition. Taken together, the results of these two studies suggest that an individual with double partial foot amputation was able to improve his balance control thanks to the use of a vestibular-to-tongue tactile biofeedback balance system and that young healthy individuals were able to take advantage of it to reduce the postural destabilisation induced by plantar-flexor muscle fatigue. Further studies are however necessary to confirm this in larger numbers of impaired persons as well as to assess the effectiveness in dynamic situations.
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- Bruno Diot
- University Grenoble-Alpes, FRE 3405 AGIM Laboratory, CNRS-UJF-UPMF-EPHE, La Tronche, France
- IDS, Montceau-les-Mines, France
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- University Grenoble-Alpes, FRE 3405 AGIM Laboratory, CNRS-UJF-UPMF-EPHE, La Tronche, France
- Hôpital Couple Enfant, CHU de Grenoble, France
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- University Grenoble-Alpes, FRE 3405 AGIM Laboratory, CNRS-UJF-UPMF-EPHE, La Tronche, France
- Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France
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- University Grenoble-Alpes, FRE 3405 AGIM Laboratory, CNRS-UJF-UPMF-EPHE, La Tronche, France
- Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France
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The influence of age and surface compliance on changes in postural control and attention due to ankle neuromuscular fatigue. Exp Brain Res 2013; 232:837-45. [PMID: 24368599 PMCID: PMC3931929 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-013-3795-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2013] [Accepted: 11/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The reduction in the quality and integration of sensory information with aging could increase the alterations in postural control associated with muscle fatigue observed in younger adults. This study aimed to compare changes in postural control and attentional demands due to ankle muscle fatigue, with intact and reduced proprioceptive information at the ankle, between young and older adults. Eleven young (24 ± 4 years) and 13 older (65 ± 4 years) men stood quietly on a force platform (blindfolded) under four experimental conditions (combinations of firm (FS)/compliant (CS) surfaces and single/dual tasks), before and immediately after a fatiguing exercise. The fatiguing exercise, performed on a dynamometer, consisted of maintaining an isometric contraction of the plantarflexors at 50 % of maximum until exhaustion. Both COP sway area and COP sway velocity were greater on the CS compared to FS and increased with fatigue for both groups in all conditions. COP sway area showed a greater increase with fatigue in older adults when standing on the CS. Reaction time (secondary task) increased significantly after fatigue, but only for older adults when standing on the CS. The effects of fatigue on postural control are more important when proprioceptive information at the ankle is altered. In particular, older adults had more difficulty and may have needed more attention to stand quietly, compared with young adults.
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Paillard T, Lizin C, Rousseau M, Cebellan M. Time to task failure influences the postural alteration more than the extent of muscles fatigued. Gait Posture 2013; 39:540-6. [PMID: 24079974 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2013] [Revised: 06/20/2013] [Accepted: 09/07/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The aim of this study was to compare the effects of unilateral and bilateral muscle fatigue on monopedal postural control. Nineteen subjects completed bilateral fatiguing contractions and unilateral fatiguing contractions of the quadriceps femoris until the torque output for both exercises dropped below 30% of the measured peak torque (the time to task failure was measured) for three consecutive contractions (independently measured for each leg). Postural control was evaluated by using a force platform which recorded center of foot pressure (COP) and was measured before and after the completion of both fatiguing tasks. Spatio-temporal COP parameters were used to evaluate postural control. The unilateral contractions affected monopedal postural control more than the bilateral fatiguing contractions (p<0.05). Moreover, the time to task failure was significantly longer for the unilateral contractions than for the bilateral contractions (p<0.05). The greater alteration of postural control for the unilateral fatiguing contractions compared to the bilateral fatiguing contractions could be related to a longer time to task failure which could provoke greater disturbances of the postural system in terms of sensory input and motor output.
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- Thierry Paillard
- Laboratoire Activité Physique, Performance et Santé., Université de Pau & Pays de l'Adour, Département STAPS, ZA Bastillac Sud, 65000 Tarbes, France.
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Fatiguing exercise intensity influences the relationship between parameters reflecting neuromuscular function and postural control variables. PLoS One 2013; 8:e72482. [PMID: 23991115 PMCID: PMC3753254 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2013] [Accepted: 07/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of fatiguing exercise intensity on the nature and extent of fatigue-induced changes in neuromuscular function and postural stability in quiet standing. We also explored the contribution of selected neuromuscular mechanisms involved in force production to postural stability impairment observed following fatigue using an approach based on multivariate regressions. Eighteen young subjects performed 30-s postural trials on one leg with their eyes closed. Postural trials were performed before and after fatiguing exercises of different intensities: 25, 50 and 75% of maximal isometric plantarflexor torque. Fatiguing exercises consisted of sustaining a plantarflexor isometric contraction at the target intensity until task failure. Maximal isometric plantarflexor torque, electromyographic activity of plantarflexor and dorsiflexor muscles, activation level (twitch interpolation technique) and twitch contractile properties of plantarflexors were used to characterize neuromuscular function. The 25% exercise was associated with greater central fatigue whereas the 50 and 75% exercises involved mostly peripheral fatigue. However, all fatiguing exercises induced similar alterations in postural stability, which was unexpected considering previous literature. Stepwise multiple regression analyses showed that fatigue-related changes in selected parameters related to neuromuscular function could explain more than half (0.51≤R2≤0.82) of the changes in postural variables for the 25% exercise. On the other hand, regression models were less predictive (0.17≤R2≤0.73) for the 50 and 75% exercises. This study suggests that fatiguing exercise intensity does not influence the extent of postural stability impairment, but does influence the type of fatigue induced and the neuromuscular function predictors explaining changes in postural variables.
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Steib S, Hentschke C, Welsch G, Pfeifer K, Zech A. Effects of fatiguing treadmill running on sensorimotor control in athletes with and without functional ankle instability. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2013; 28:790-5. [PMID: 23932774 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2013.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2013] [Revised: 07/18/2013] [Accepted: 07/18/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sensorimotor control is permanently impaired following functional ankle instability and temporarily decreased following fatigue. Little is known on potential interactions between both conditions. The purpose was to investigate the effect of fatiguing exercise on sensorimotor control in athletes with and without (coper, controls) functional ankle instability. METHODS 19 individuals with functional ankle instability, 19 ankle sprain copers, and 19 non-injured controls participated in this cohort study. Maximum reach distance in the star excursion balance test, unilateral jump landing stabilization time, center of pressure sway velocity in single-leg-stance, and passive ankle joint position sense were assessed before and immediately after fatiguing treadmill running. A three factorial linear mixed model was specified for each outcome to evaluate the effects of group, exhausting exercise (fatigue) and their interactions (group by fatigue). Effect sizes were calculated as Cohen's d. FINDINGS Maximum reach distance in the star excursion balance test, jump stabilization time and sway velocity, but not joint position sense, were negatively affected by fatigue in all groups. Effect sizes were moderate, ranging from 0.27 to 0.68. No significant group by fatigue interactions were found except for one measure. Copers showed significantly larger prefatigue to postfatigue reductions in anterior reach direction (P≤0.001; d=-0.55) compared to the ankle instability (P=0.007) and control group (P=0.052). INTERPRETATION Fatiguing exercise negatively affected postural control but not proprioception. Ankle status did not appear to have an effect on fatigue-induced sensorimotor control impairments.
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- Simon Steib
- Institute of Sport Science and Sport, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.
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Greater diaphragm fatigability in individuals with recurrent low back pain. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2013; 188:119-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2013.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2013] [Revised: 05/21/2013] [Accepted: 05/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Leg muscle activity during tandem stance and the control of body balance in the frontal plane. Clin Neurophysiol 2013; 124:1175-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2012.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2012] [Revised: 11/12/2012] [Accepted: 12/03/2012] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Boyas S, McGown C, Lajoie Y, Bilodeau M. Changes in posture associated with postural control impairment induced by ankle plantarflexor fatigue during unipedal quiet standing. Neurosci Lett 2013; 547:48-52. [PMID: 23680463 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2013.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2013] [Accepted: 05/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to investigate changes in joint angles and limb positions accompanying postural control impairments induced by fatigue of the ankle plantarflexor muscles and vision removal. Thirteen subjects performed unipedal standing tasks with and without vision before and after isometric fatigue of the plantarflexor muscles. Results indicated that to compensate for the negative effects of fatigue and vision removal on postural control, participants increased flexion at the ankle, knee and back while the free lower limb and the pelvis moved backward and the upper limbs forward. These strategies could be performed to increase the role of non-fatigued muscles and optimize the use of all the joints implicated in unipedal standing.
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- Sébastien Boyas
- Bruyère Research Institute, Aging and Movement Research Laboratory, 43 Bruyère Street, Ottawa, ON K1N 5C8, Canada.
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Does skin stimulation compensate impairments in postural control after ankle plantar flexors fatigue? Gait Posture 2013; 37:611-4. [PMID: 23117097 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2012] [Revised: 09/26/2012] [Accepted: 10/03/2012] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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It has been suggested that skin stimulation using tape glued to the skin over the Achilles tendon helps to improve postural control. It was recently shown that these effects might emerge only after muscle fatigue and not during non-fatigue standing. Here we tested the influence of skin stimulation on postural control before and after fatigue of ankle plantar flexors. Eighteen subjects stood quietly on a force plate while the center of pressure was monitored before and after fatigue of ankle plantar flexors muscles, with and without medical tape glued to the skin over the Achilles tendon. Our results suggested main effects of tape stimulation before fatigue (P<.05) and significant effect of tape stimulation after fatigue only for amplitude of center of pressure in the anteroposterior direction. The novelty of our study is that most of the center of pressure variables are improved by skin stimulation when the ankle plantar flexors are not fatigued. Therefore the benefits of tape stimulation during fatigue condition are questionable.
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Paillard T, Borel L. Unilateral and bilateral fatiguing contractions similarly alter postural stability but differently modify postural position on bipedal stance. Hum Mov Sci 2013; 32:353-62. [PMID: 23628361 DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2012.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2012] [Accepted: 12/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Boyas S, Hajj M, Bilodeau M. Influence of ankle plantarflexor fatigue on postural sway, lower limb articular angles, and postural strategies during unipedal quiet standing. Gait Posture 2013; 37:547-51. [PMID: 23102672 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2012] [Revised: 09/14/2012] [Accepted: 09/18/2012] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in postural control and in posture induced by ankle plantarflexor fatigue during a unipedal stance task. We also studied the postural strategies in the antero-posterior and medio-lateral planes used by participants to maintain balance. Thirteen young adults were asked to stand barefoot on their preferred leg as still as possible for 30s with vision or without vision. Participants performed postural trials before and after a fatigue protocol that consisted of standing on toes until exhaustion. Centre of pressure (COP) displacements were measured with a force platform and electrogoniometers were placed at the ankle, knee and hip joints of the support leg to monitor articular angles. Relationships between changes in articular angles and displacements of the COP in the antero-posterior and medio-lateral planes were tested using cross-correlations. Sway area and velocity increased with fatigue, but only without vision. A posterior shift of the mean COP position was also observed after fatigue. Ankle and hip joints were more flexed after fatigue. Moderate to good relationships between COP displacements and ankle angles were observed before and after fatigue in both planes whereas these relationships were low for hip and knee joints. Ankle plantarflexors fatigue induced impairment in postural control and changes in posture. To compensate for the effects of fatigue, participants increased the flexion of the ankle and/or the hip joints but conserved the ankle strategy as the dominant postural strategy in both planes.
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- Sébastien Boyas
- Aging and Movement Laboratory, Élisabeth Bruyère Research Institute, Canada.
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Deschamps T, Magnard J, Cornu C. Postural control as a function of time-of-day: influence of a prior strenuous running exercise or demanding sustained-attention task. J Neuroeng Rehabil 2013; 10:26. [PMID: 23452958 PMCID: PMC3598559 DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-10-26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2012] [Accepted: 02/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Background The current experiment investigated the impact of two potential confounding variables on the postural balance in young participants: the induced-experimental activity prior to the static postural measurements and the well-documented time-of-day effects. We mainly hypothesized that an exhaustive exercise and a high attention-demanding task should result in alterations of postural control. Methods Ten participants performed three experimental sessions (differentiated by the activity – none, cognitive or physical – prior of the assessment of postural stability), separated by one day at least. Each session included postural balance assessments around 8 a.m., 12.00 p.m. and 5 p.m. ± 30 min. The physical and cognitive activities were performed only before the 12 o’clock assessment. The postural tests consisted of four conditions of quiet stance: stance on a firm surface with eyes open; stance on a firm surface with eyes closed; stance on a foam surface with eyes open and stance on a foam surface with eyes closed. Postural performance was assessed by various center of pressure (COP) parameters. Results Overall, the COP findings indicated activity-related postural impairment, with an increase in body sway in the most difficult conditions (with foam surface), especially when postural measurements are recorded just after the running exercise (physical session) or the psychomotor vigilance test (cognitive session). Conclusions Even if no specific influence of time-of-day on static postural control is demonstrated, our results clearly suggest that the activities prior to balance tests could be a potential confounding variable to be taken into account and controlled when assessing clinical postural balance.
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- Thibault Deschamps
- University of Nantes, Laboratory Motricité, Interactions, Performance (EA 4334), F-44000, Nantes, France.
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Di Rienzo F, Collet C, Hoyek N, Guillot A. Selective effect of physical fatigue on motor imagery accuracy. PLoS One 2012; 7:e47207. [PMID: 23082148 PMCID: PMC3474822 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2012] [Accepted: 09/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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While the use of motor imagery (the mental representation of an action without overt execution) during actual training sessions is usually recommended, experimental studies examining the effect of physical fatigue on subsequent motor imagery performance are sparse and yielded divergent findings. Here, we investigated whether physical fatigue occurring during an intense sport training session affected motor imagery ability. Twelve swimmers (nine males, mean age 15.5 years) conducted a 45 min physically-fatiguing protocol where they swam from 70% to 100% of their maximal aerobic speed. We tested motor imagery ability immediately before and after fatigue state. Participants randomly imagined performing a swim turn using internal and external visual imagery. Self-reports ratings, imagery times and electrodermal responses, an index of alertness from the autonomic nervous system, were the dependent variables. Self-reports ratings indicated that participants did not encounter difficulty when performing motor imagery after fatigue. However, motor imagery times were significantly shortened during posttest compared to both pretest and actual turn times, thus indicating reduced timing accuracy. Looking at the selective effect of physical fatigue on external visual imagery did not reveal any difference before and after fatigue, whereas significantly shorter imagined times and electrodermal responses (respectively 15% and 48% decrease, p<0.001) were observed during the posttest for internal visual imagery. A significant correlation (r = 0.64; p<0.05) was observed between motor imagery vividness (estimated through imagery questionnaire) and autonomic responses during motor imagery after fatigue. These data support that unlike local muscle fatigue, physical fatigue occurring during intense sport training sessions is likely to affect motor imagery accuracy. These results might be explained by the updating of the internal representation of the motor sequence, due to temporary feedback originating from actual motor practice under fatigue. These findings provide insights to the co-dependent relationship between mental and motor processes.
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- Franck Di Rienzo
- CRIS EA 647, Performance Mentale, Motrice et du Matériel (P3M), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, F-69000 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- CRIS EA 647, Performance Mentale, Motrice et du Matériel (P3M), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, F-69000 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- CRIS EA 647, Performance Mentale, Motrice et du Matériel (P3M), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, F-69000 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- CRIS EA 647, Performance Mentale, Motrice et du Matériel (P3M), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, F-69000 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
- Institut Universitaire de France, F-75000 Paris, France
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Chaubet V, Paillard T. Effects of unilateral knee extensor muscle fatigue induced by stimulated and voluntary contractions on postural control during bipedal stance. Neurophysiol Clin 2012. [PMID: 23181968 DOI: 10.1016/j.neucli.2012.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study aim was to compare the effects of unilateral knee extensor fatigue induced by electrically stimulated (ES) and voluntary (VOL) contractions on postural control during bipedal stance. METHODS Seventeen healthy active males (21.5±2 years) completed these two fatiguing exercises of the quadriceps femoris muscle. Both exercises were of equal duration (130 repetitions of 5 seconds, each separated by a rest period of 2 seconds) and intensity (20% isometric maximal voluntary contraction [MVC]). Both MVC and postural control were recorded using an ergometer and a force platform that registered the centre of foot pressure (COP). We analyzed the spatiotemporal COP parameters (in eyes closed condition) and the spectral power density given by the wavelet transform. Recordings were performed before (PRE condition) and after the completion of each fatiguing task (immediately: POST condition; and after a 5-minute recovery: POST 5 condition). RESULTS In the POST and POST 5 conditions, the ES exercise affected MVC more than the VOL exercise but the bipedal postural control was similarly deteriorated for both exercises. CONCLUSIONS The disturbance of the bipedal postural control after unilateral knee muscle fatigue is not only related to a reduction in muscle strength but also (especially) to an impairment of the effectiveness of sensory inputs. Unilateral knee muscle fatigue induced by ES similarly degrades the bipedal postural control as that induced by VOL, and the duration of the recovery of postural control did not differ between both fatiguing exercises.
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- V Chaubet
- Laboratoire activité physique, performance et santé (EA 4445), université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, département STAPS, ZA Bastillac Sud, 65000 Tarbes, France
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Bisson EJ, Remaud A, Boyas S, Lajoie Y, Bilodeau M. Effects of fatiguing isometric and isokinetic ankle exercises on postural control while standing on firm and compliant surfaces. J Neuroeng Rehabil 2012; 9:39. [PMID: 22698065 PMCID: PMC3502289 DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-9-39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2011] [Accepted: 05/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Fatiguing exercises used across studies to induce alterations in postural control are diverse and may explain the different findings reported. This study aimed to compare the effects of two types of fatiguing plantarflexion exercises on postural control on a firm and a compliant surface. Ten healthy young men (29 ± 4 years) were asked to stand as steadily as possible for 30 s, blindfolded with feet together, on a firm and a compliant surface before and immediately after an isometric and an isokinetic fatiguing exercise. Results Maximal force reduction due to fatigue was found significant but similar between exercises. No significant difference was found between the fatiguing exercises on all Center of Pressure (CoP) parameters. Both fatiguing exercises induced increases in CoP excursion area, CoP variability and CoP velocity in both planes (antero-posterior, mediolateral) on the compliant surface. On the firm surface, both fatiguing exercises only induced increases in CoP variability and CoP velocity in the fatigued plane (antero-posterior). Conclusions Isometric and isokinetic fatiguing exercises, when producing a similar level of force reduction, induce similar decreases in postural control. The effects of fatigue on postural control in healthy young men are more pronounced when standing on a compliant surface, i.e. when proprioceptive information at the ankle is altered.
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- Etienne J Bisson
- School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
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The Relationship between Balance, Muscles, and Anthropomorphic Features in Young Adults. ANATOMY RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2012; 2012:146063. [PMID: 22567305 PMCID: PMC3335568 DOI: 10.1155/2012/146063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2011] [Revised: 10/04/2011] [Accepted: 10/07/2011] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
Posture can be defined as the form of the body when sitting, walking, or standing. There would be no problem if muscles interact in harmony with musculoskeletal system or nervous system. Posture analysis is crucial for clinical assessments in physical medicine and rehabilitation. However, studies into this issue are limited. In this study, the relationship between static standing balance and anthropomorphic features in healthy subjects was investigated. The study was carried out with a total of 240 students at Baskent University (116 females, 124 males) aged between 18 and 25 years. Type of balance of the subjects was determined with lateral posture analysis. Additionally, muscle shortness tests, subcutaneous fat thickness, and waist and thigh circumference were measured. As the results of lateral posture analysis, 107 subjects (71 males, 36 females) were detected to have anterior balance, 89 (41 males, 48 females) posterior balance, and 44 (12 males, 32 girls) neutral balance. Values of waist circumference, thigh circumference, and waist/thigh ratio were compared with all three balance types. A statistically significant difference was detected between these values in the subjects who had anterior balance (P < 0.05). In conclusion, a significant relationship was detected between muscle shortness, waist and thigh circumferences, and postural balance type.
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