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Larson DJ, Brown SHM. Effects of trunk extensor muscle fatigue on repetitive lift (re)training using an augmented tactile feedback approach. ERGONOMICS 2023; 66:1919-1934. [PMID: 36636970 DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2023.2168769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Augmented tactile and performance feedback has been used to (re)train a modified lifting technique to reduce lumbar spine flexion, which has been associated with low back disorder development during occupational repetitive lifting tasks. However, it remains unknown if the presence of trunk extensor neuromuscular fatigue influences learning of this modified lifting technique. Therefore, we compared the effectiveness of using augmented tactile and performance feedback to reduce lumbar spine flexion during a repetitive lifting task, in both unfatigued and fatigued states. Participants completed repetitive lifting tests immediately before and after training, and 1-week later, with half of the participants completing training after fatiguing their trunk extensor muscles. Both groups demonstrated learning of the modified lifting technique as demonstrated by increased thorax-pelvis coordination variability and reduced lumbar range of motion variability; however, experiencing trunk extensor neuromuscular fatigue during lift (re)training may have slight negative influences on learning the modified lifting technique. Practitioner summary: An augmented lift (re)training paradigm using tactile cueing and performance feedback regarding key movement features (i.e. lumbar spine flexion) can effectively (re)train a modified lifting technique to reduce lumbar flexion and redistribute motion to the hips and knees. However, performing (re)training while fatigued could slightly hinder learning this lifting technique.
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- Dennis J Larson
- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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Zemková E. Physiological Mechanisms of Exercise and Its Effects on Postural Sway: Does Sport Make a Difference? Front Physiol 2022; 13:792875. [PMID: 35283801 PMCID: PMC8908905 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.792875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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While the effect of a variety of exercises on postural balance control has been extensively studied, less attention has been paid to those requiring sport-specific skills. Therefore there is a need to analyze the literature and elucidate changes in postural balance control after exercises performed in conditions close to a particular sport. This scoping review aims (i) To map the literature that addresses postural sway aspects of acute responses to general and sport-specific exercises and their underlying physiological mechanisms, and (ii) To identify gaps in the existing literature and propose future research on this topic. The main literature search conducted on MEDLINE, Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, and Cochrane Library databases was completed by SpringerLink, Elsevier, and Google Scholar. A total of 60 articles met the inclusion criteria. Findings identified that among a variety of studies evaluating the effects of exercise on postural balance control, only few of them were conducted under sport-specific conditions (i.e., while shooting in biathlon or pentathlon, and after simulated or match-induced protocols in combat and team sports). Therefore, more research is still needed to address this gap in the literature and aim research at investigation of postural sway response to sport-specific exercises. Further analysis of the literature showed that the type, intensity and duration of exercise play a key role in increased postural sway. Whole body and localized muscular fatigue of the trunk, neck and lower limbs is considered to be a main factor responsible for the magnitude of balance impairment in an initial phase of recovery and speed of its readjustment to a pre-exercise level. Other likely factors affecting postural stability are hyperventilation and deterioration of sensorimotor functions, though some contribution of muscle damage, dehydration, hyperthermia or dizziness cannot be excluded. A better understanding of the physiological mechanisms of balance impairment after exercises performed under simulated fatigue induced protocol, close to conditions specific to a particular sport, has implications for designing smart exercise programs tailored to individual needs to improve athlete performance with high demands on postural stability and/or decrease their risk of injuries.
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- Erika Zemková
- Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Sports Technology Institute, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Trnava, Slovakia
- *Correspondence: Erika Zemková, , orcid.org/0000-0003-0938-5691
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Barollo F, Hassan M, Petersen H, Rigoni I, Ramon C, Gargiulo P, Fratini A. Cortical pathways during Postural Control: new insights from functional EEG source connectivity. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng 2022; 30:72-84. [PMID: 34990367 DOI: 10.1109/tnsre.2022.3140888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
Postural control is a complex feedback system that relies on vast array of sensory inputs in order to maintain a stable upright stance. The brain cortex plays a crucial role in the processing of this information and in the elaboration of a successful adaptive strategy to external stimulation preventing loss of balance and falls. In the present work, the participants postural control system was challenged by disrupting the upright stance via a mechanical skeletal muscle vibration applied to the calves. The EEG source connectivity method was used to investigate the cortical response to the external stimulation and highlight the brain network primarily involved in high-level coordination of the postural control system. The cortical network reconfiguration was assessed during two experimental conditions of eyes open and eyes closed and the network flexibility (i.e. its dynamic reconfiguration over time) was correlated with the sample entropy of the stabilogram sway. The results highlight two different cortical strategies in the alpha band: the predominance of frontal lobe connections during open eyes and the strengthening of temporal-parietal network connections in the absence of visual cues. Furthermore, a high correlation emerges between the flexibility in the regions surrounding the right temporo-parietal junction and the sample entropy of the CoP sway, suggesting their centrality in the postural control system. These results open the possibility to employ network-based flexibility metrics as markers of a healthy postural control system, with implications in the diagnosis and treatment of postural impairing diseases.
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Effekt von Gangjustierhilfen auf die Stabilisierung und Symmetrisierung des Gehens. MANUELLE MEDIZIN 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s00337-021-00822-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
Abstract
Zusammenfassung
Hintergrund
Der Mensch hat im Laufe der Evolution den bipedalen Gang, verbunden mit entsprechenden funktionellen und morphologischen Anpassungsprozessen, entwickelt. Eine dieser Entwicklungen ist die Vergrößerung des Calcaneus, der bei korrekter Positionierung zur Verbesserung der Statik des gesamten Fußes beiträgt und in der Folge zu einer Symmetrisierung des Gangbilds führen kann.
Methodik
Um die Hypothese des Einflusses einer ausgelösten Kipprotation auf die Gangstatik zu überprüfen, wurden 29 gesunde, männliche Probanden randomisiert der Kontroll- (K) bzw. Interventionsgruppe (I) zugeordnet und während des Gehens auf einer instrumentierten Gehstrecke untersucht. Beide Gruppen wurden mit baugleichen Schuhen ausgestattet, in die bei der Interventionsgruppe eine seitengleich positionierte Gangjustierhilfe im medialen Rückfußbereich zur Auslösung einer Kipprotation des unteren Sprunggelenks eingebracht wurde. Alle Probanden wurden zu zwei Zeitpunkten im Abstand von 14 Tagen vor (U1, U3) und nach ihrer Arbeitsschicht (Spätschicht; U2, U4) untersucht. Es wurden ausgewählte, bewährte ganganalytische Parameter und die muskuläre Aktivität eines antagonistischen Muskelpaars am Unterschenkel beidseitig erfasst. Die Analyse der Muskelaktivität erfolgte im Seitenvergleich mithilfe von Kokontraktions- und Symmetrieindizes während der mittleren Standphase des Gangzyklus.
Ergebnisse
Die Ganganalyseparameter wiesen für die laterale Verlagerung tendenziell geringere Werte in der Interventionsgruppe auf (U4 K: 4,4, I: 2,3). Für die analysierte Muskelaktivität (Elektromyographie) konnte eine signifikant geringere Seitendifferenz in der Interventionsgruppe nach der Arbeitsschicht identifiziert werden (U4 K: 26,2, I: 13,7, p = 0,02).
Schlussfolgerung
Es ergeben sich deutliche Hinweise darauf, dass die durch die verwendete Gangjustierhilfe erfolgte Beeinflussung des unteren Sprunggelenks zu einer Harmonisierung des Gangbilds beiträgt. Damit können die Stand- und Gangsicherheit verbessert werden.
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The effects of mechanical noise bandwidth on balance across flat and compliant surfaces. Sci Rep 2021; 11:12276. [PMID: 34112840 PMCID: PMC8192913 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-91422-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Although the application of sub-sensory mechanical noise to the soles of the feet has been shown to enhance balance, there has been no study on how the bandwidth of the noise affects balance. Here, we report a single-blind randomized controlled study on the effects of a narrow and wide bandwidth mechanical noise on healthy young subjects’ sway during quiet standing on firm and compliant surfaces. For the firm surface, there was no improvement in balance for both bandwidths—this may be because the young subjects could already balance near-optimally or optimally on the surface by themselves. For the compliant surface, balance improved with the introduction of wide but not narrow bandwidth noise, and balance is improved for wide compared to narrow bandwidth noise. This could be explained using a simple model, which suggests that adding noise to a sub-threshold pressure stimulus results in markedly different frequency of nerve impulse transmitted to the brain for the narrow and wide bandwidth noise—the frequency is negligible for the former but significantly higher for the latter. Our results suggest that if a person’s standing balance is not optimal (for example, due to aging), it could be improved by applying a wide bandwidth noise to the feet.
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Palazzo F, Nardi A, Lamouchideli N, Caronti A, Alashram A, Padua E, Annino G. The effect of age, sex and a firm-textured surface on postural control. Exp Brain Res 2021; 239:2181-2191. [PMID: 33988736 PMCID: PMC8282579 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-021-06063-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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In previous studies, the influence of plantar sensation has been examined using various textured surfaces with different stiffness materials to assess static balance. This study investigated the effects of a Firm Textured Surface (FTS) along with age and sex-related influences on postural control under different visual conditions. Forty subjects (20 elderly, 10 males, mean age 68.30, 10 females, mean age 68.00, and 20 young people, 10 males, mean age 25.45, 10 females, mean age 27.30) participated in this study maintained a quiet standing on FTS, foam and firm surfaces with eyes open and closed. The center of pressure displacement (CoPDISP), CoP velocity (CoPVEL), and sway velocity of the CoP in anteroposterior (AP) and mediolateral (ML) direction (VA/P and VM/L) were measured. FTS was associated with lower postural sway measures in both the groups with eyes open and closed. However, the foam surface showed the worst results in all postural parameters under all experimental conditions. Separate four-way ANOVAs were applied to each dependent variable. The main effects of surface (p < 0.0001), vision (p < 0.0001) and age (p < 0.0001 for CoPDISP, CoPVEL and VA/P; p = 0.0003 for VM/L) were significant in each of the four fitted models. Sex was never significant, either as a main effect or an interaction with other experimental factors. Eyes open were able to reduce the negative effects of the foam surfaces but without vision the proprioceptive sensory system cues of the body state become more important for maintaining balance. A good stimulation with rigid texture should be considered as relief to reduce the physiological-related decline of afferent information with age.
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- Francesco Palazzo
- School of Human Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome ''Tor Vergata'', Via Giovanna Garzoni 39, 00133, Rome, CAP, Italy.
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- Department of Mathematics, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- School of Human Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome ''Tor Vergata'', Via Giovanna Garzoni 39, 00133, Rome, CAP, Italy
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- School of Human Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome ''Tor Vergata'', Via Giovanna Garzoni 39, 00133, Rome, CAP, Italy
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- PhD School of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome ''Tor Vergata'', Rome, Italy
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- School of Human Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome ''Tor Vergata'', Via Giovanna Garzoni 39, 00133, Rome, CAP, Italy.,Department of Human Sciences and Promotion of the Quality of Life, San Raffaele Roma Open University, Rome, Italy
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- School of Human Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome ''Tor Vergata'', Via Giovanna Garzoni 39, 00133, Rome, CAP, Italy.,Department of Human Sciences and Promotion of the Quality of Life, San Raffaele Roma Open University, Rome, Italy.,Department of Medicine Systems, University of Rome ''Tor Vergata'', Rome, Italy
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Hébert-Losier K, Murray L. Reliability of centre of pressure, plantar pressure, and plantar-flexion isometric strength measures: A systematic review. Gait Posture 2020; 75:46-62. [PMID: 31593873 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.09.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2019] [Revised: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Centre of pressure (COP), plantar pressure (PP), and plantar-flexion isometric strength (PFisom) are often examined in relation to postural control and gait. RESEARCH QUESTION Our aim was to systematically review and quality appraise articles addressing the reliability of COP and PP measures in static stance and PFisom measures. METHODS Three electronic databases (SCOPUS®, SportDISCUS™, and PubMed) were searched and supplemented by a manual search. Peer-reviewed original research on the reliability of COP, PP, and PFisom in healthy adults (≥18 years) was included. Quality appraisal was done according to the updated COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments reliability checklist. Data regarding study characteristics, test protocols, outcome measures, and reliability metrics were extracted. RESULTS Forty articles met inclusion and were assessed for their methodological quality. Only four articles (10%) obtained uppermost quality scores. From the reviewed studies, the most reliable measures were: COP sway area and path length; PP mean pressure, percentage body weight distribution, and contact area; and PFisom peak torque and force. Although these measures generally exhibited good-to-excellent relative reliability based on correlation coefficients, absolute reliability based on typical errors were not always optimal (variation > 10%). Literature on PP reliability was scarce (n = 2). SIGNIFICANCE Our findings highlight the need for better quality methodological reliability studies to be undertaken to make stronger inferences about the reliability of COP, PP, and PFisom measures. The most reliable measures based on the current review are: COP sway area and path length; PP mean pressure, percentage of body weight distribution, and contact area; and PFisom peak torque and peak force. These measures are the ones that should be selected preferentially in clinical settings, bearing in mind that their typical errors might be suboptimal despite exhibiting strong relative reliability.
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- Kim Hébert-Losier
- University of Waikato, Division of Health, Engineering, Computing and Science, School of Health, Adams Centre for High Performance, 52 Miro Street, Mount Maunganui, 3116, Tauranga, New Zealand.
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- University of Waikato, Division of Health, Engineering, Computing and Science, School of Health, Adams Centre for High Performance, 52 Miro Street, Mount Maunganui, 3116, Tauranga, New Zealand.
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Altered visual and somatosensory feedback affects gait stability in persons with multiple sclerosis. Hum Mov Sci 2019; 66:355-362. [PMID: 31150900 PMCID: PMC7309345 DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2019.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2018] [Revised: 05/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Persons with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) often report problems due to sensory loss and have an inability to appropriately reweight sensory information. Both of these issues can affect individual's ability to maintain stability when walking under challenging conditions. The purpose of the current study was to determine how gait stability is adapted when walking under challenging sensory conditions where vision and somatosensation at the feet is manipulated. 25 healthy adults and 40 PwMS (15 fallers, 25 non-fallers) walked on a treadmill at their preferred normal walking speed under 3 conditions: normal walking, altered vision using goggles that shifted visual field laterally, and altered somatosensation using shoes with compliant foam soles. Inertial measurement united recorded acceleration at the lumbar and right ankle, and acceleration variability measures were calculated including root mean square (RMS), range, sample entropy (SaEn), and Lyapunov exponents (LyE). A gait stability index (GSI) was calculated using each of the four variability measures as the ratio of lumbar acceleration variability divided by foot acceleration variability in the frontal and sagittal planes. The sagittal and frontal GSIRMS were larger in the somatosensory condition compared to the normal and visual conditions (p < 0.001). The frontal GSISaEn was greater in the visual condition compared to the somatosensory condition (p = 0.021). The frontal and sagittal GSILyE was greater in the somatosensory condition compared to the normal and visual conditions (p < 0.002). The current study showed that HC, MS non-fallers and MS fallers largely adapted to altered sensory feedback during walking in a similar manner. However, MS faller subjects may be more reliant on visual feedback compared to MS non-fallers and HC subjects.
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Viseux F, Lemaire A, Barbier F, Charpentier P, Leteneur S, Villeneuve P. How can the stimulation of plantar cutaneous receptors improve postural control? Review and clinical commentary. Neurophysiol Clin 2019; 49:263-268. [PMID: 30639034 DOI: 10.1016/j.neucli.2018.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Revised: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 12/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Postural control requires constant and subconscious postural sway to manage balance and achieve postural stability. These movements of regulation are based in particular on cutaneous plantar information. The foot constitutes a functional whole that participates in the mechanisms of postural control and regulation. It represents the direct interface between the body and the ground during quiet standing, and plantar cutaneous information contributes to postural control. Upright balance mechanically depends on the gravitational torque produced by the forces of gravity and reaction of the ground. In this context, the foot behaves like a sensory system for postural regulation whose objective is to maintain a state of stability within a changing and constraining environment. There is a relation between balance improvement and the facilitation of sensory feedback related to the activation of the plantar cutaneous mechanoreceptors. From a clinical point of view, the application of additional tactile cues may have therapeutic benefits in relation to fall prevention, or to improve specific types of chronic pain.
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- Frederic Viseux
- Laboratoire d'automatique, de mécanique et d'informatique industrielles et humaines (LAMIH), UMR CNRS 8201, université de Valenciennes et du Hainaut-Cambrésis (UVHC), 59313 Valenciennes, France; Centre d'évaluation et de traitement de la douleur (CETD), centre hospitalier de Valenciennes (CHV), 59322 Valenciennes, France; Posture Lab, 75012 Paris, France.
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- Centre d'évaluation et de traitement de la douleur (CETD), centre hospitalier de Valenciennes (CHV), 59322 Valenciennes, France
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- Laboratoire d'automatique, de mécanique et d'informatique industrielles et humaines (LAMIH), UMR CNRS 8201, université de Valenciennes et du Hainaut-Cambrésis (UVHC), 59313 Valenciennes, France
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- Centre d'évaluation et de traitement de la douleur (CETD), centre hospitalier de Valenciennes (CHV), 59322 Valenciennes, France
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- Laboratoire d'automatique, de mécanique et d'informatique industrielles et humaines (LAMIH), UMR CNRS 8201, université de Valenciennes et du Hainaut-Cambrésis (UVHC), 59313 Valenciennes, France
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- Laboratoire d'automatique, de mécanique et d'informatique industrielles et humaines (LAMIH), UMR CNRS 8201, université de Valenciennes et du Hainaut-Cambrésis (UVHC), 59313 Valenciennes, France; Posture Lab, 75012 Paris, France
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Sex-Specific Links in Motor and Sensory Adaptations to Repetitive Motion–Induced Fatigue. Motor Control 2018; 22:149-169. [DOI: 10.1123/mc.2017-0004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Woo MT, Davids K, Liukkonen J, Orth D, Chow JY, Jaakkola T. Effects of different lower-limb sensory stimulation strategies on postural regulation-A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0174522. [PMID: 28355265 PMCID: PMC5371369 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2016] [Accepted: 03/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Systematic reviews of balance control have tended to only focus on the effects of single lower-limb stimulation strategies, and a current limitation is the lack of comparison between different relevant stimulation strategies. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to examine evidence of effects of different lower-limb sensory stimulation strategies on postural regulation and stability. Moderate- to high- pooled effect sizes (Unbiased (Hedges’ g) standardized mean differences (SMD) = 0.31–0.66) were observed with the addition of noise in a Stochastic Resonance Stimulation Strategy (SRSS), in three populations (i.e., healthy young adults, older adults, and individuals with lower-limb injuries), and under different task constraints (i.e., unipedal, bipedal, and eyes open). A Textured Material Stimulation Strategy (TMSS) enhanced postural control in the most challenging condition—eyes-closed on a stable surface (SMD = 0.61), and in older adults (SMD = 0.30). The Wearable Garments Stimulation Strategy (WGSS) showed no or adverse effects (SMD = -0.68–0.05) under all task constraints and in all populations, except in individuals with lower-limb injuries (SMD = 0.20). Results of our systematic review and meta-analysis revealed that future research could consider combining two or more stimulation strategies in intervention treatments for postural regulation and balance problems, depending on individual needs.
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- Mei Teng Woo
- Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
- School of Sports, Health and Leisure, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore, Singapore
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- Centre for Sports Engineering Research, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Faculty of Behavioral and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherland
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- Physical Education and Sports Science, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have demonstrated that stimulating the cutaneous plantar sensory receptors of the foot through textured insoles improves human balance and walking. This study investigated the effect of medial and lateral zoned textured insoles using tibialis anterior/peroneus longus surface electromyographic activity and Centre-of-Pressure as indicators of postural stability while walking. METHODS 15 asymptomatic subjects were tested using a within-subject randomised repeated measures design. The effect of lateral and medial zoned insoles of varying heights (control, 2, 4 and 6mm) on stability while walking under normal and impaired visual conditions was assessed. RESULTS Impaired vision resulted in an increase in foot CoP variability while walking (p<0.05). The laterally zoned insole was associated with a significant (repeated measures ANOVA p<0.05) increase in the rate of medial-lateral CoP change. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that the site of stimulation of the plantar foot cutaneous receptors may increase postural instability during walking. This should be considered in the design of insoles that aim to improve balance and reduce falls risk. The importance of vision in balance control has been highlighted and using impaired vision may serve as a way of trialling clinical products in the healthy population.
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Kim MK, Choi JH, Gim MA, Kim YH, Yoo KT. Effects of different types of exercise on muscle activity and balance control. J Phys Ther Sci 2015; 27:1875-81. [PMID: 26180340 PMCID: PMC4500003 DOI: 10.1589/jpts.27.1875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2015] [Accepted: 03/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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[Purpose] This study analyzed the effects of isotonic, isokinetic, and isometric
exercises of ankle joint muscles on lower extremity muscle activity and balance control.
[Subjects and Methods] The subjects were 30 healthy adults (15 males) in their 20s who
were randomly assigned to three different exercise method groups of 10 people each. The
isokinetic exercise group performed three sets at an angular velocity of 60°/sec,
including a single rest period after every set of 10 repetitions. The isometric exercise
group performed three sets consisting of three 15 repetitions of a 15-second exercise
followed by a 5-second rest. [Results] Multivariate analysis of variance revealed that
depending on the exercise method, the non-dominant tibialis anterior, gastrocnemius
muscle, and peroneus longus showed significant differences in muscle activity for
weight-bearing non-dominant sides; when the dominant side was weight-bearing, the dominant
gastrocnemius and peroneus longus showed significant differences in muscle activity; and
the non-dominant and dominant sides showed significant differences in balance control
depending on the duration of support in the area. [Conclusion] Muscle fatigue from the
three exercise methods produced a decline in muscle activity and balance control; due to
the fatigue before exercise, the side that did not perform the exercises was affected.
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- Mi-Kyoung Kim
- Department of Physical Therapy, Namseoul University, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Namseoul University, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Namseoul University, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School Physical Education, Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Namseoul University, Republic of Korea
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Portela FM, Ferreira AS. Kinematic mapping reveals different spatial distributions of center of pressure high-speed regions under somatosensory loss. J Mot Behav 2014; 46:369-79. [PMID: 24945569 DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2014.916651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The spatial distribution of center-of-pressure speed during postural tasks and its changes due to somatosensory constraint (temporary ischemic hypoxia on ankle/feet) were investigated in young, healthy subjects (n = 13). A single high-speed region in the central region of the statokinesigram was observed during postural tasks with full sensory information. A significant increase in the quantity of high-speed regions was observed during ischemia and somatosensory constraint, whereas a significant increase in the quantity of high-speed regions localized more distant to the center of center-of-pressure area occurred under somatosensory constraints, suggesting a redirection of center-of-pressure trajectory to adjust the position of the center of mass with respect to the egocentric reference of balance.
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- Fellipe M Portela
- a Laboratory of Computational Simulation and Modeling in Rehabilitation, Centro Universitário Augusto Motta , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
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Woo M, Davids K, Liukkonen J, Jaakkola T, Chow J. Effects of Textured Compression Socks on Postural Control in Physically Active Elderly Individuals. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2014.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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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]
Abstract
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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Affiliation(s)
- 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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Sensory Re-Weighting in Human Bipedal Postural Control: The Effects of Experimentally-Induced Plantar Pain. PLoS One 2013; 8:e65510. [PMID: 23840337 PMCID: PMC3694088 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2012] [Accepted: 05/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The present study was designed to assess the effects of experimentally-induced plantar pain on the displacement of centre of foot pressure during unperturbed upright stance in different sensory conditions of availability and/or reliability of visual input and somatosensory input from the vestibular system and neck. To achieve this goal, fourteen young healthy adults were asked to stand as still as possible in three sensory conditions: (1) No-vision, (2) Vision, and (3) No-vision - Head tilted backward, during two experimental conditions: (1) a No-pain condition, and (2) a condition when a painful stimulation was applied to the plantar surfaces of both feet (Plantar-pain condition). Centre of foot pressure (CoP) displacements were recorded using a force platform. Results showed that (1) experimentally-induced plantar pain increased CoP displacements in the absence of vision (No-vision condition), (2) this deleterious effect was more accentuated when somatosensory information from the vestibular and neck was altered (No-vision - Head tilted backward condition) and (3) this deleterious effect was suppressed when visual information was available (Vision condition). From a fundamental point of view, these results lend support to the sensory re-weighting hypothesis whereby the central nervous system dynamically and selectively adjusts the relative contributions of sensory inputs (i.e. the sensory weightings) in order to maintain balance when one or more sensory channels are altered by the task (novel or challenging), environmental or individual conditions. From a clinical point of view, the present findings further suggest that prevention and treatment of plantar pain may be relevant for the preservation or improvement of balance control, particularly in situations (or individuals) in which information provided by the visual, neck proprioceptive and vestibular systems is unavailable or disrupted.
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