Effect of lower extremity muscular fatigue on motor control performance
作者:
RICHARD JOHNSTON,
MARK HOWARD,
PATRICK CAWLEY,
GARY LOSSE,
期刊:
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
(OVID Available online 1998)
卷期:
Volume 30,
issue 12
页码: 1703-1707
ISSN:0195-9131
年代: 1998
出版商: OVID
关键词: FATIGUE;MOTOR CONTROL;INJURY
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Effect of lower extremity muscular fatigue on motor control performance.Med. Sci. Sports Exerc.,Vol. 30, No. 12, pp. 1703-1707, 1998.Purpose:The purpose of this study was to determine whether lower extremity fatigue affects the ability of an individual to balance on an unstable platform.Methods:Twenty healthy subjects (average age, 29 yr, range, 20 to 39 yr) were tested on an instrumented balance assessment system. Static tests were done on the limbs unilaterally and then bilaterally, and finally a dynamic test was performed in which the subject moved the platform in a circular manner to chase a moving object on a computer screen. After testing, subjects were fatigued using an isokinetic dynamometer, which imposes closed kinetic chain antagonistic exercise on the ankle, knee, and hip, similar to a stair stepper. No rest was allowed, and subjects were fatigued to less than 50% of their initial tested force. Subjects were then immediately retested on the unstable platform using the same testing protocol. All subjects completed the testing.Results:Analysis of pre- and post-fatigue balance results demonstrated significant decreases in motor control performance on the three static tests following exercise to fatigue in all subjects (P< 0.001).Conclusions:Our findings support anecdotal evidence that fatigued individuals are at increased risk of injury because of loss of balance. Avoidance of fatigue and preconditioning may prevent injury.
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