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Betelli MT, de Oliveira JÁ, Coelho DB, Teixeira LA. Judokas Show Increased Resilience to Unpredictable Stance Perturbations. Percept Mot Skills 2022; 129:513-527. [PMID: 35379021 DOI: 10.1177/00315125221087581] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Combat sports are characterized by frequent large-scale stance perturbations that may lead to falls. In the present investigation, we compared compensatory arm and leg movements in response to unpredictable stance perturbations between judokas and other athletes whose sports present reduced balance demand, relative to combat sports. Specifically, we tested judokas (n = 9), and a group of swimmers and runners (n = 11, controls) in sudden support base displacements in the mediolateral direction, generated by a movable electronic platform, in the following modes: (a) rotation, (b) translation, and (c) combined rotation-translation. The platform was displaced to either side, in three peak velocities (cm/second or o/second) of 20 (low), 30 (moderate), or 40 (high), resulting in 18 distinct perturbations. We evaluated postural responses with a scale for analyzing the stability of compensatory arm and leg movements (CALM). Results showed that, in the most challenging perturbations, judokas had higher stability scores (arm, leg, and global) than did the comparison group. Higher scores for judokas reflected their increased rate of motionless arm and leg responses and absence of near-falls, compared to 30% falls in the most challenging perturbations for the swimmers and runners. As a practical application, judo training may help achieve stable compensatory limb movements in a way that parallels the benefits obtained from perturbation-based balance training in laboratory settings.
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- Marina T Betelli
- Human Motor Systems Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sport, 156416University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Human Motor Systems Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sport, 156416University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Human Motor Systems Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sport, 156416University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Center for Engineering, Modeling and Applied Social Sciences (CECS), 74362Federal University of ABC, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Human Motor Systems Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sport, 156416University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Differential activation of the plantar flexor muscles in balance control across different feet orientations on the ground. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2021; 62:102625. [PMID: 34911004 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2021.102625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The ankle plantar flexor muscles act synergistically to control quiet and dynamic body balance. Previous research has shown that the medial (MG) and lateral (LG) gastrocnemii, and soleus (SOL) are differentially activated as a function of motor task requirements. In the present investigation, we evaluated modulation of the plantar flexors' activation from feet orientation on the ground in an upright stance and the ensuing reactive response to a perturbation. A single group of young participants (n = 24) was evaluated in a task requiring initial stabilization of body balance against a backward pulling load (5% or 10% of body weight) attached to their trunk, and then the balance was suddenly perturbed, releasing the load. Four feet orientations were compared: parallel (0°), outward orientation at 15° and 30°, and the preferred orientation (M = 10.5°). Results revealed a higher activation magnitude of SOL compared to MG-LG when sustaining quiet balance against the 10% load. In the generation of reactive responses, MG was characterized by earlier, steeper, and proportionally higher activation than LG-SOL. Feet orientation at 30° led to higher muscular activation than the other orientations, while the activation relationship across muscles was unaffected by feet orientation. Our results support the conclusion of task-specific differential modulation of the plantar flexor muscles for balance control.
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Paterna M, Dvir Z, De Benedictis C, Maffiodo D, Franco W, Ferraresi C, Roatta S. Center of pressure displacement due to graded controlled perturbations to the trunk in standing subjects: the force-impulse paradigm. Eur J Appl Physiol 2021; 122:425-435. [PMID: 34797437 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-021-04844-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE Many studies have investigated postural reactions (PR) to body-delivered perturbations. However, attention has been focused on the descriptive variables of the PR rather than on the characterization of the perturbation. This study aimed to test the hypothesis that the impulse rather than the force magnitude of the perturbation mostly affects the PR in terms of displacement of the center of foot pressure (ΔCoP). METHODS Fourteen healthy young adults (7 males and 7 females) received 2 series of 20 perturbations, delivered to the back in the anterior direction, at mid-scapular level, while standing on a force platform. In one series, the perturbations had the same force magnitude (40 N) but different impulse (range: 2-10 Ns). In the other series, the perturbations had the same impulse (5 Ns) but different force magnitude (20-100 N). A simple model of postural control restricted to the sagittal plane was also developed. RESULTS The results showed that ΔCoP and impulse were highly correlated (on average: r = 0.96), while the correlation ΔCoP-force magnitude was poor (r = 0.48) and not statistically significant in most subjects. The normalized response, ΔCoPn = ΔCoP/I, was independent of the perturbation magnitude in a wide range of force amplitude and impulse and exhibited good repeatability across different sets of stimuli (on average: ICC = 0.88). These results were confirmed by simulations. CONCLUSION The present findings support the concept that the magnitude of the applied force alone is a poor descriptor of trunk-delivered perturbations and suggest that the impulse should be considered instead.
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- Maria Paterna
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Torino, c.so Raffaello 30, 10125, Turin, Italy.
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Rinaldin CDP, Avila de Oliveira J, Ribeiro de Souza C, Scheeren EM, Coelho DB, Teixeira LA. Compensatory control between the legs in automatic postural responses to stance perturbations under single-leg fatigue. Exp Brain Res 2021; 239:639-653. [PMID: 33388814 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-020-06003-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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In response to sudden perturbations of stance stability, muscles of both legs are activated for balance recovery. In conditions that one of the legs has a reduced capacity to respond, the opposite leg is predicted to compensate by responding more powerfully to restore stable upright stance. In this investigation, we aimed to evaluate between-leg compensatory control in automatic postural responses to sudden perturbations in a situation in which plantar flexor muscles of a single leg were fatigued. Young participants were evaluated in response to a series of perturbations inducing forward body sway, with a focus on activation of plantar flexor muscles: lateral and medial gastrocnemii and soleus. Muscular responses were analyzed through activation magnitude and latency of muscular activation onset. For evaluation of balance and postural stability, we also analyzed the center of pressure and upper trunk displacement and weight-bearing asymmetry between the legs. Responses were assessed in three conditions: pre-fatigue, under single-leg fatigue, and following the recovery of muscular function. Results showed (a) compensation of the non-fatigued leg through the increased magnitude of muscular activation in the first perturbation under fatigue; (b) adaptation in the non-fatigued leg over repetitive perturbations, with a progressive decrement of muscular activation over trials; and (c) maintenance of increased muscular activation of the non-fatigued leg following fatigue dissipation. These findings suggest that the central nervous system is able to modulate the descending motor drive individually for each leg's muscles apparently based on their potential contribution for the achievement of the behavioral aim of recovering stable body balance following stance perturbations.
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- Carla Daniele Pacheco Rinaldin
- Graduate Program on Health Technology, Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, St. Imaculada Conceição, 1155, Prado Velho, Curitiba, Paraná, 80215-901, Brazil.
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- Human Motor Systems Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, Av. Professor Mello Moraes, 65, Butantã, São Paulo, 05508-030, Brazil
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- Human Motor Systems Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, Av. Professor Mello Moraes, 65, Butantã, São Paulo, 05508-030, Brazil
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- Graduate Program on Health Technology, Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, St. Imaculada Conceição, 1155, Prado Velho, Curitiba, Paraná, 80215-901, Brazil
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- Human Motor Systems Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, Av. Professor Mello Moraes, 65, Butantã, São Paulo, 05508-030, Brazil.,Biomedical Engineering, Federal University of ABC, Av. da Universidade, Anchieta, São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, 09606-045, Brazil
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- Human Motor Systems Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, Av. Professor Mello Moraes, 65, Butantã, São Paulo, 05508-030, Brazil
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Changes in the range of angular variation of the ankle, knee, hip and neck joints related to the awareness of an impending perturbation. J Bodyw Mov Ther 2020; 24:24-28. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2020.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Stroppa-Marques AEZ, Neto JSM, Pedroni CR, Tozim BM, Chagas EFB, Navega FRF, Navega MT. Plantar Myofascial Mobilization: Plantar Area, Functional Mobility, and Balance in Elderly Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2020; 43:539-550. [PMID: 32829942 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2019.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2019] [Revised: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of plantar myofascial mobilization (PMM) on the plantar area, balance, and functional mobility of elderly women. METHODS In this randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, elderly women with maintained independent orthostatism were recruited from the community and randomly separated into a PMM group (MG = 15), a placebo group (PG = 13), or a control group (control group = 14). Vigorous PMM and soft PMM were performed in the MG and PG, respectively, for 5 days with a rest day between each. The measures of plantar area, single leg stance test with open eye and closed eye, and timed up-and-go test were performed pre-PMM, immediately post-PMM, and on the last day of the protocol. The control group only underwent evaluation before and on the last day of the protocol. The sample size was calculated, and, for quantitative variables, a mixed analysis of variance was used for repeated measurements (split plot), followed by the Bonferroni post hoc test. The results were analyzed in 2 ways: 3 groups at 2 moments (pre, last day), and 2 groups at 3 moments (pre, post, last day). RESULTS Forty-two elderly women with mean age of 69.03 ± 3.32 years were included in the study. The vigorous MMP showed a statistically significant increase in the plantar area of the right foot (3 groups: P = .49) and single leg stance test with open eye time (2 groups: P = .002; 3 groups: P = .001), and a decrease in the timed up-and-go time (2 groups: P = .04; 3 groups: P = .0001). CONCLUSION The vigorous PMM showed increases of the plantar area and promoted beneficial effects on functional mobility and body balance.
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- Ana E Z Stroppa-Marques
- Department of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, São Paulo State University, Marília, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Faculty of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, Health Science Institute, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, São Paulo State University, Marília, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, São Paulo State University, Marília, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physical Education, University of Marilia, Marília, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, São Paulo State University, Marília, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, São Paulo State University, Marília, São Paulo, Brazil
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High contextual interference in perturbation-based balance training leads to persistent and generalizable stability gains of compensatory limb movements. Exp Brain Res 2020; 238:1249-1263. [PMID: 32303810 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-020-05806-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Reactive responses to balance perturbations have been shown to be improved by training. This investigation aimed to compare the effects of block and random training perturbation schedules on stability gains of compensatory arm and leg movements in response to unpredictable large-magnitude balance perturbations. Perturbations were produced by means of sudden displacements of the support base, associating mode (rotation, translation, combined), direction, and velocity of platform motion. Healthy young participants were assigned to one of three groups: random, block, and control. For the random group, perturbation sequence was unpredictable. For the block group, each balance perturbation was repeated over blocks of four trials. Controls were tested only, serving as reference of first trial responses in the post-test. Evaluation was made through a scale rating stability of compensatory arm and leg movements (CALM). We probed immediate and persistence gains (1-week retention), in addition to generalizability to perturbations of higher velocity and to dual-tasking (mental subtraction). In the post-test both the block and random groups achieved higher leg and global scores in comparison with controls in the most challenging perturbations. In retention and transfer tests, results for the global score indicated higher values for the random than for the block and control groups. These results support the conclusion that high but not low contextual interference in perturbation-based balance training leads to enduring and generalizable increased stability gains of compensatory limb movements in response to unpredictable balance perturbations.
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Teixeira LA, Maia Azzi N, de Oliveira JÁ, Ribeiro de Souza C, da Silva Rezende L, Boari Coelho D. Automatic postural responses are scaled from the association between online feedback and feedforward control. Eur J Neurosci 2019; 51:2023-2032. [PMID: 31773782 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.14625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2019] [Revised: 11/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Generation of automatic postural responses (APRs) scaled to magnitude of unanticipated postural perturbations is required to recover upright body stability. In the current experiment, we aimed to evaluate the effect of previous postural perturbations on APR scaling under conditions in which the current perturbation is equal to or different from the previous perturbation load inducing unanticipated forward body sway. We hypothesized that the APR is scaled from the association of the current perturbation magnitude and postural responses to preceding perturbations. Evaluation was made by comparing postural responses in the contexts of progressive increasing versus decreasing magnitudes of perturbation loads. Perturbation was applied by unanticipatedly releasing a cable pulling the body backwards, with loads corresponding to 6%, 8% and 10% of body mass. We found that the increasing as compared to the decreasing load sequence led to lower values of (a) displacement and (b) velocity of center of pressure, and of activation rate of the muscle gastrocnemius medialis across loads. Muscular activation onset latency decreased as a function increasing loads, but no significant effects of load sequence were found. These results lead to the conclusion that APRs to unanticipated perturbations are scaled from the association of somatosensory feedback signaling balance instability with feedforward control from postural responses to previous perturbations.
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- Luis Augusto Teixeira
- Human Motor Systems Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Human Motor Systems Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Human Motor Systems Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Human Motor Systems Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Human Motor Systems Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Human Motor Systems Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Biomedical Engineering, Federal University of ABC, São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
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Rinaldin CDP, Ávila de Oliveira J, Coelho DB, Scheeren EM, Teixeira LA. Instantaneous interjoint rescaling and adaptation to balance perturbation under muscular fatigue. Eur J Neurosci 2019; 51:1478-1490. [PMID: 31654428 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.14606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Adaptation of automatic postural responses (APR) to balance perturbations might be thought to be impaired by muscle fatigue, given the associated proprioceptive and effector deficits. In this investigation, we aimed to evaluate the effect of muscular fatigue on APR adaptation over repetitive balance perturbations through support base backward translations. APR adaptation was evaluated in three epochs: (a) pre-fatigue; (b) post-fatigue, immediately following fatigue of the plantiflexor muscles through isometric contractions and (c) post-recovery, 30 min after the end of fatiguing activity. Results showed the following: (a) Decreasing amplitudes of joints' maximum excursion over repetitive perturbations in the three fatigue-related epochs. (b) Modulation of joints' excursion was observed in the first trial in the post-fatigue epoch. (c) In the post-fatigue epoch, we found interjoint rescaling, with greater amplitude of hip rotation associated with reduced amplitude of ankles' rotation. (d) Amplitudes of ankles' rotation were similar between the post-fatigue and post-recovery epochs. These findings lead to the conclusions that adaptation of automatic postural responses over repetitive trials was effective under focal muscular fatigue; modulation of the postural response took place in the first perturbation under fatigue, and generalization of response characteristics from post-fatigue to post-recovery suggests that feedforward processes in APRs generation are affected by the recent history of postural responses to stance perturbations.
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- Human Motor Systems Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Human Motor Systems Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Biomedical Engineering, Federal University of ABC, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Human Motor Systems Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Beretta VS, Santos PCR, Jaimes DAR, Pestana MB, Jimenez AMF, Scarabottolo CC, Gobbi LTB. POSTURAL ADJUSTMENTS OF ACTIVE YOUTHS IN PERTURBATION AND DUAL-TASK CONDITIONS. REV BRAS MED ESPORTE 2019. [DOI: 10.1590/1517-869220192505189240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT Introduction Cognitive components are necessary to maintain posture during external perturbations. However, few studies have investigated postural control when external perturbations are associated with a concomitant cognitive task (DT). Objectives To analyze the behavior of reactive adjustments after perturbation with different intensities and displacements in active young adults; and to analyze the influence of DT on predictive and reactive adjustments in different perturbation conditions. Methods Twenty-eight physically active young adults stood on an item of equipment that produced displacements of the base. Four experimental conditions were introduced in a single task (ST) and DT (cognitive-report how many times a pre-established number appeared in the audio): 1 (5 cm and 10 cm/s); 2 (5 cm and 25 cm/s); 3 (12 cm and 10 cm/s) and 4 (12 cm and 25 cm/s). Three attempts were carried out for each condition (total=24). Center of pressure (CoP) parameters were analyzed considering the following windows: predictive (-250 to +50 ms), reactive 1 (+50 to +200 ms) and reactive 2 (+200 to +700 ms), in comparison to the start of the CoP activity. One-way ANOVAs were performed to analyze predictive adjustments, while two-way ANOVAs with factor for task (STxDT) and condition (1x2x3x4), with repeated measurements, were performed for the reactive adjustments. Results One-way ANOVA (predictive) indicated that the subjects had higher CoP parameters in ST vs DT. In reactive adjustments 1 and 2, ANOVA indicated greater CoP parameters in condition 2 and 4 when compared to 1 and 3, and in the ST vs DT. The subjects took longer to recover stable position in conditions 1 and 3 than in conditions 2 and 4. Conclusion Perturbation intensity has a greater influence on postural adjustments to maintain balance than on magnitude. Moreover, the association of cognitive tasks with external perturbation decreases CoP oscillation. Therefore, cognitive resources play an important role in postural control after perturbation. Level of evidence III; Study of nonconsecutive patients, with no “gold” standard applied uniformly.
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista, Brazil; University Medical Center Groningen, Netherlands; University of Groningen, Netherlands
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Ribeiro de Souza C, Betelli MT, Takazono PS, de Oliveira JÁ, Coelho DB, Duysens J, Teixeira LA. Evaluation of balance recovery stability from unpredictable perturbations through the compensatory arm and leg movements (CALM) scale. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0221398. [PMID: 31461500 PMCID: PMC6713348 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Following unpredictable large-magnitude stance perturbations diverse patterns of arm and leg movements are performed to recover balance stability. Stability of these compensatory movements could be properly estimated through qualitative evaluation. In the present study, we present a scale for evaluation of compensatory arm and leg movements (CALM) in response to unpredictable displacements of the support base in the mediolateral direction. We tested the CALM scale for intra- and inter-rater reliability, correlation with kinematics of arm and leg movement amplitudes, and sensitivity to mode (rotation, translation and combined) and magnitude (velocity) of support base displacements, and also to perturbation-based balance training. Results showed significant intra- and inter-rater coefficients of agreement, ranging from moderate (0.46–0.53) for inter-rater reliability in the arm and global scores, to very high (0.87–0.99) for inter-rater leg scores and all intra-rater scores. Analysis showed significant correlation values between scale scores and the respective movement amplitudes both for arm and leg movements. Assessment of sensitivity revealed that the scale discriminated the responses between perturbation modes, platform velocities, in addition to higher balance recovery stability as a result of perturbation-based balance training. As a conclusion, the CALM scale was shown to provide adequate integrative evaluation of compensatory arm and leg movements for balance recovery stability after challenging stance perturbations, with potential application in fall risk prediction.
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- Caroline Ribeiro de Souza
- Human Motor Systems Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Centre for Engineering, Modeling and Applied Social Sciences (CECS), Federal University of ABC, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Human Motor Systems Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Centre for Engineering, Modeling and Applied Social Sciences (CECS), Federal University of ABC, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Human Motor Systems Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Centre for Engineering, Modeling and Applied Social Sciences (CECS), Federal University of ABC, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Human Motor Systems Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Centre for Engineering, Modeling and Applied Social Sciences (CECS), Federal University of ABC, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Centre for Engineering, Modeling and Applied Social Sciences (CECS), Federal University of ABC, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Movement Sciences, Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Human Motor Systems Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Centre for Engineering, Modeling and Applied Social Sciences (CECS), Federal University of ABC, São Paulo, Brazil
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Santana-Ribeiro AA, Moreira-Brasileiro GA, Aguiar-Oliveira MH, Salvatori R, Carvalho VO, Alvim-Pereira CK, Araújo-Daniel CR, Reis-Costa JG, Andrade-Guimarães AL, Oliveira-Santos AA, Vieira ER, Gois-Junior MB. Walking and postural balance in adults with severe short stature due to isolated GH deficiency. Endocr Connect 2019; 8:416-424. [PMID: 30865930 PMCID: PMC6454299 DOI: 10.1530/ec-19-0103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Walking and postural balance are extremely important to obtain food and to work. Both are critical for quality of life and ability to survive. While walking reflects musculoskeletal and cardiopulmonary systems, postural balance depends on body size, muscle tone, visual, vestibular and nervous systems. Since GH and IGF-I act on all these systems, we decided to study those parameters in a cohort of individuals with severe short stature due to untreated isolated GH deficiency (IGHD) caused by a mutation in the GHRH receptor gene. These IGHD subjects, despite reduction in muscle mass, are very active and have normal longevity. METHODS In a cross-sectional study, we assessed walking (by a 6-min walk test), postural balance (by force platform) and fall risk (by the 'Timed Up and Go' test) in 31 IGHD and 40 matched health controls. RESULTS The percentage of the walked distance measured in relation to the predicted one was similar in groups, but higher in IGHD, when corrected by the leg length. Absolute postural balance data showed similar velocity of unipodal support in the two groups, and better values, with open and closed eyes and unipodal support, in IGHD, but these differences became non-significant when corrected for height and lower-limb length. The time in 'Timed Up and Go' test was higher in IGHD cohort, but still below the cut-off value for fall risk. CONCLUSION IGHD subjects exhibit satisfactory walking and postural balance, without increase in fall risk.
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- Ananda A Santana-Ribeiro
- Laboratory of Motor Control and Body Balance, Center for Health Science Research, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Motor Control and Body Balance, Center for Health Science Research, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil
- Department of Physical Therapy and Post-Graduate Program in Health Science, Federal University of Sergipe, The GREAT Group (GRupo de Estudos em ATividade física), Sergipe, Brazil
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- Division of Endocrinology, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil
- Correspondence should be addressed to M H Aguiar-Oliveira:
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Post-Graduate Program in Health Science, Federal University of Sergipe, The GREAT Group (GRupo de Estudos em ATividade física), Sergipe, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Motor Control and Body Balance, Center for Health Science Research, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil
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- Department of Statistic and Actuarial Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Motor Control and Body Balance, Center for Health Science Research, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Motor Control and Body Balance, Center for Health Science Research, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil
- Department of Physical Therapy and Post-Graduate Program in Health Science, Federal University of Sergipe, The GREAT Group (GRupo de Estudos em ATividade física), Sergipe, Brazil
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Neuroscience, Wertheims’ College of Nursing and Health Science, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Laboratory of Motor Control and Body Balance, Center for Health Science Research, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil
- Department of Physical Therapy and Post-Graduate Program in Health Science, Federal University of Sergipe, The GREAT Group (GRupo de Estudos em ATividade física), Sergipe, Brazil
- Department of Physical Therapy and Neuroscience, Wertheims’ College of Nursing and Health Science, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA
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Coelho DB, Silva MB, de Lima-Pardini AC, Martinelli AR, da Silva Baptista T, Ramos RT, Teixeira LA. Young and older adults adapt automatic postural responses equivalently to repetitive perturbations but are unable to use predictive cueing to optimize recovery of balance stability. Neurosci Lett 2018; 685:167-172. [PMID: 30171912 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2018.08.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Revised: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
Abstract
Processing of contextual cues has been proposed to modulate the generation of automatic postural responses to unanticipated balance perturbations. In this investigation, we compared young and older individuals in responses to sudden rotations of the support base inducing either planti- or dorsiflexion of the ankles. Assessment was made in conditions resulting from the combination of visual directional cueing of the forthcoming platform rotation, and block versus random sequences of platform rotation directions. Results showed that, for both rotation directions, the block sequence led to reduced magnitude of activation of distal agonist muscles and direction-specific modulation of ground reaction forces to recover body balance. Visual directional cueing, conversely, failed to modulate either muscular responses or forces applied to the support base through the feet for balance recovery. Effects were similar between ages, suggesting that aging does not increase the influence of cognition on the generation of automatic postural responses, and that adaptation to repeated postural perturbations over trials is preserved in healthy older individuals.
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- Daniel Boari Coelho
- Biomedical Engineering, Federal University of ABC, Brazil; Human Motor Systems Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Human Motor Systems Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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- Human Motor Systems Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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- Human Motor Systems Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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Coelho DB, Teixeira LA. Disambiguating the cognitive and adaptive effects of contextual cues of an impending balance perturbation. Hum Mov Sci 2018; 61:90-98. [PMID: 30053649 DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2018.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2018] [Revised: 07/18/2018] [Accepted: 07/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
Contextual cueing advancing the characteristics of an impending balance perturbation has been thought to induce optimized automatic postural responses. In this investigation, we aimed to disambiguate the cognitive and adaptive components of cueing a balance perturbation through the direction sequence of a series of base of support translations. We compared three experimental conditions: (a) block, with one perturbation cueing that the following one would be in the same direction; (b) serial, with one perturbation cueing that the following one would be in the opposite direction; and (c) random, representing a control uncued condition. Participants were instructed about the perturbation sequences. With this arrangement, at the cognitive level there was no directional uncertainty both in the block and serial sequences, while at the non-cognitive level only the block sequence was expected to lead to optimized responses in comparison to the random sequence. Results showed that the block sequence led to the generation of more stable automatic postural responses in comparison to the serial and random sequences, as indicated by lower amplitudes of body sway and lower velocity of center of pressure displacement. Increased balance stability in the block sequence was associated with longer delays of activation onset of leg distal muscles. Comparisons between the serial and random perturbation sequences failed to show any significant differences. These results indicate that optimized postural responses in the block sequence are due to adaptive processes underlying repetitive perturbations over trials rather than to processing of contextual cues at the cognitive level reducing uncertainty about characteristics of an impending perturbation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Daniel Boari Coelho
- Human Motor Systems Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, Brazil; Biomedical Engineering, Federal University of ABC, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil.
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- Human Motor Systems Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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Right cerebral hemisphere specialization for quiet and perturbed body balance control: Evidence from unilateral stroke. Hum Mov Sci 2018; 57:374-387. [DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2017.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Revised: 09/27/2017] [Accepted: 09/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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