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01-08-2013 | Original Article

Effect of trunk extensor fatigue on the postural balance of elderly and young adults during unipodal task

Authors: Rodolfo B. Parreira, César F. Amorim, André W. Gil, Denilson C. Teixeira, Martin Bilodeau, Rubens A. da Silva

Published in: European Journal of Applied Physiology | Issue 8/2013

Abstract

Muscle fatigue can influence the various mechanisms that regulate balance. Few studies have investigated the effects of trunk extensor muscle fatigue on postural control. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of trunk extensor fatigue during a one-leg balance test in young and elderly adults, as well as to determine the time necessary to recover posture control after fatigue. A total of 36 subjects (18 elderly and 18 young adults) participated in the study. Subjects were tested on a force platform to assess the postural control parameters associated with center of pressure (COP) movements, before and after a fatiguing trunk extension-flexion exercise on a roman chair carried out to exhaustion. Post-fatigue effects and postural control recovery were investigated at different times in minutes (MIN): immediately post-fatigue (postIME), after 5 (rec5MIN), 10 (rec10MIN), and 20 min (rec20MIN). Elderly subjects had greater sway (P < 0.05) than young adults in all COP parameters. In both groups, there was an increase in postIME sway compared with pre-fatigue values for all COP parameters. However, the differences were significant only for the COP velocity parameter, with more pronounced effects in young adults that did not return to pre-fatigue values at the end of rec20MIN. The present study demonstrated a significant effect of trunk extensor muscle fatigue on postural control, which was more evident in young adults than in the elderly.

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Title: Effect of trunk extensor fatigue on the postural balance of elderly and young adults during unipodal task
Authors: Rodolfo B. Parreira
César F. Amorim
André W. Gil
Denilson C. Teixeira
Martin Bilodeau
Rubens A. da Silva
Publication date: 01-08-2013
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Journal of Applied Physiology / Issue 8/2013
Print ISSN: 1439-6319
Electronic ISSN: 1439-6327
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-013-2627-6

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