简介:Background:Animpactofregularphysicalactivity(RPA)ontheabdominalmusclesmaybesignificantwhencomparingvarioussymptomaticgroups.However,thereislackcomprehensiveinformationinthisfield.Theobjectiveofthisstudywastoassessthelateralabdominalwallatrestandduringabdominaldrawing-inmanoeuvreinadolescentphysicallyactivegirlsindifferentbodypositions.Methods:Onehundredandforty-fourfemalestudents,13–17yearsofage,participatedinthestudy.Participantsweredividedinto2groupsbasedonaphysicalactivity(PA)statement.Measurementsofthethicknessoftheabdominalmusclesatrestandduringabdominaldrawing-inmanoeuvreweremadeinthesupineandstandingpositionsbyultrasoundimaging.Results:Comparedtothecontrolgroup,activitiesoftheobliquusinternusandtransversusabdominismuscleswerehigherintheregularPAgroupby8.9%(95%CI:3.1–14.7)and36%(95%CI:19.1–47.5),respectively.IntheRPAgroup,thetransversusabdominispreferentialactivationratiowasgreaterby0.03(95%CI:0.01–0.04),andthecontractionratiowasgreaterbyameanvalueof0.35(95%CI:0.18–0.46).Conclusion:RPAdoesnothaveanyeffectontherestingthicknessoftheabdominalmusclesinthesupineandstandingpositions.GirlsperformingRPAhaveagreaterabilitytoperformanindependentactivationandgreatercontractionsofthetransversusabdominis.
简介:Purpose:Thisstudyaimedtoinvestigatewhetherworkloadintensitymodulatesexercise-inducedeffectonreactiontime(RT)performances,andmorespecificallytoclarifywhethercognitivecontrolthatplaysacrucialroleinrapiddecisionmakingisaltered.Methods:FourteenparticipantsperformedaSimonTaskwhilecycling20minatalight(firstventilatorythreshold,VT1e20%),moderate(VT1),orveryhard(VT1t20%)levelofexercise.Results:After15minofcycling,RTsarefasterthanduringthefirst5minofexercise.ThisbenefitdoesnotfluctuatewiththeintensityofexerciseandenlargesasRTlengthens.Despiteanumericaldifferencesuggestingagreaterfacilitationduringmoderateexercise(16ms)thanduringalightexercise(10ms),thebenefitisnotstatisticallydifferent.Interestingly,wedidnotobserveanysignsofworseningonRToronaccuracyduringveryhardexercise.Conclusion:Cognitivecontrolisextremelyrobustandappearsnottobeaffectedbytheintensityofexercise.Theselectiveinhibitionandthebetween-trialsadjustmentsareeffectivefromthebeginningtotheendofexercise,regardlessoftheworkloadoutput.
简介:Clinicaldisordersoftenarecharacterizedbyabreakdownindynamicalprocessesthatcontributetothecontrolofuprightstanding.Disruptiontoalargenumberofphysiologicalprocessesoperatingatdifferenttimescalescanleadtoalterationsinposturalcenterofpressure(CoP)fluctuations.Multiscaleentropy(MSE)hasbeenusedtoidentifydifferencesinfluctuationsofposturalCoPtimeseriesbetweengroupswithandwithoutknownphysiologicalimpairmentsatmultipletimescales.Thepurposeofthispaperisto:1)reviewbasicelementsandcurrentdevelopmentsinentropytechniquesusedtoassessphysiologicalcomplexity;and2)identifyhowMSEcanprovideinsightsintothecomplexityofphysiologicalsystemsoperatingatmultipletimescalesthatunderliethecontrolofposture.WereviewandsynthesizeevidencefromtheliteratureprovidingsupportforMSEasavaluabletooltoevaluatethebreakdowninthephysiologicalprocessesthataccompanychangesduetoaginganddiseaseinposturalcontrol.ThisevidenceemergesfromobservedlowerMSEvaluesinindividualswithmultiplesclerosis,idiopathicscoliosis,andinolderindividualswithsensoryimpairments.Finally,wesuggestsomefutureapplicationsofMSEthatwillallowforfurtherinsightintohowphysiologicaldeficitsimpactthecomplexityofposturalfluctuations;thisinformationmayimprovethedevelopmentandevaluationofnewtherapeuticinterventions.
简介:Background:Infraredthermographicimaging(IRTG)isasafeandreliabletechnologyusedtomonitorskintemperature.ThemainaimofourstudywastoevaluatetherelationshipbetweenskintemperaturechangesandmusclefatigueinordertoanswerthemainresearchquestionifIRTGcanbeusedtomonitormusclefatigue.Methods:Thiswasacasestudyperformedona23-year-oldtrainedmiddledistancerunner.Afterwarm-upthesubjectwasexercisingonthedynamometerfor7.5minat120?/sperformingonlyconcentriccontractionsofquadriceps.AtthesametimeIRTGrecordingofboth(exercisingandnon-exercising)quadricepswasperformed.Results:Acorrelationalanalysisthatwasperformedinordertoquantifytherelationshipbetweenpowerandtemperaturechangeovertimehasshownthatthereisasignificantnegativecorrelationbetweenskintemperatureincreaseandpowerdecrease(r=-0.543,p=0.036)ofexercisingquadriceps.Inlinearregressionmodeltheexercisingquadricepspowercouldbepredictedfromskintemperature.Nosuchrelationshipswerenotedforthenon-exercisinglimbthatservedasacontrol.Conclusion:Webelievethatcorrelationbetweenskintemperaturechangeandmusclepoweroutputasdescribedinthiscasestudydeservesfurtheranalysisonthelargersampleincludingsubjectsofthedifferentages,healthstatus,andphysicalabilitiesinordertocreateanewtoolformonitoringthemusclefatigue.
简介:Concussion,ormildtraumaticbraininjury,incidencerateshavereachedepidemiclevelsandimpairedposturalcontrolisacardinalsymptom.Thepurposeofthisreviewistoprovideanoverviewofthelinearandnon-linearassessmentsofpost-concussionposturalcontrol.Thecurrentacuteevaluationforconcussionutilizesthesubjectivebalanceerrorscoringsystem(BESS)toassessposturalcontrol.Whilethesensitivityoftheoveralltestbatteryishigh,thesensitivityoftheBESSisunacceptablylowand,withrepeatadministration,isunabletoaccuratelyidentifyrecovery.Sophisticatedmeasuresofposturalcontrol,utilizingtraditionallinearassessments,haveidentifiedimpairmentsinposturalcontrolwellbeyondBESSrecovery.Bothassessmentsofquietstanceandgaithaveidentifiedlingeringimpairmentsforatleast1monthpost-concussion.Recently,theapplicationofnon-linearmetricstoconcussionrecoveryhavebeguntoreceivelimitedattentionwiththemostcommonlyutilizedmetricbeingapproximateentropy(ApEn).ApEn,mostcommonlyinthemedial-lateralplane,hassuccessfullyidentifiedimpairedposturalcontrolintheacutepost-concussiontimeframeevenwhenlinearassessmentsofinstrumentedmeasuresareequivalenttohealthypre-injuryvalues;unfortunatelythesestudieshavenotgonebeyondtheacutephaseofrecovery.Onestudyhasidentifiedlingeringdeficitsinposturalcontrol,utilizingShannonandRenyientropymetrics,whichpersistatleastthroughclinicalrecoveryandreturntoparticipation.Finally,limitedevidencefromtwostudiessuggestthatindividualswithaprevioushistoryofasingleconcussion,evenmonthsoryearsprior,maydisplayalteredApEnmetrics.Overall,non-linearmetricsprovideafertileareaforfuturestudytofurthertheunderstandingofposturalcontrolimpairmentsacutelypost-concussionandaddressthecurrentchallengeofsensitiveidentificationofrecovery.
简介:Background:Marginalchangesintheexecutionofcompetitivesportsmovementscanrepresentasignificantchangeforperformancesuccess.However,suchdifferencesmayemergeonlyatcertainexecutionintensitiesandarenoteasilydetectablethroughconventionalbiomechanicaltechniques.Thisstudyaimedtoinvestigateifandhowcompetitionstandardandprogressionspeedaffectracewalkingkinematicsfrombothaconventionalandacoordinationvariabilityperspective.Methods:Fifteenexperiencedathletesdividedintothreegroups(elite,international,andnational)werestudiedwhileracewalkingonatreadmillattwodifferentspeeds(12.0and15.5km/h).Basicgaitparameters,theangulardisplacementofthepelvisandlowerlimbs,andthevariabilityincontinuousrelativephasebetweensixdifferentjointcouplingswereanalyzed.Results:Mostofthespatio-temporal,kinematic,andcoordinationvariabilitymeasuresprovedsensitivetothechangeinspeed.Conversely,non-lineardynamicsmeasureshighlighteddifferencesbetweenathletesofdifferentcompetitionstandardwhenconventionalanalyticaltoolswerenotabletodiscriminatebetweendifferentskilllevels.Continuousrelativephasevariabilitywashigherfornationallevelathletesthaninternationalandeliteintwocouplings(pelvisobliquity—hipflex/extensionandpelvisrotation—ankledorsi/plantarflexion)andgaitphases(earlystanceforthefirstcoupling,propulsivephaseforthesecond)thataredeemedfundamentalforcorrecttechniqueandperformance.Conclusion:Measuresofcoordinationvariabilityshowedtobeamoresensitivetoolforthefinedetectionofskill-dependentfactorsincompetitiveracewalking,andshowedgoodpotentialforbeingintegratedintheassessmentandmonitoringofsportsmotorabilities.
简介:Neuromuscularactivityissuppressedduringmaximaleccentric(ECC)musclecontractioninuntrainedsubjectsowingtoattenuatedlevelsofcentralactivationandreducedspinalmotorneuron(MN)excitabilityindicatedbyreducedelectromyographysignalamplitude,diminishedevokedH-reflexresponses,increasedautogenicMNinhibition,anddecreasedexcitabilityindescendingcorticospinalmotorpathways.MaximumECCmuscleforcerecordedduringmaximalvoluntarycontractioncanbeincreasedbysuperimposedelectricalmusclestimulationonlyinuntrainedindividualsandnotintrainedstrengthathletes,indicatingthatthesuppressioninMNactivationismodifiablebyresistancetraining.Insupportofthisnotion,maximumECCmusclestrengthcanbeincreasedbyuseofheavy-loadresistancetrainingowingtoaremovedordiminishedsuppressioninneuromuscularactivity.Prolonged(weekstomonths)ofheavy-loadresistancetrainingresultsinincreasedH-reflexandV-waveresponsesduringmaximalECCmuscleactionsalongwithmarkedgainsinmaximalECCmusclestrength,indicatingincreasedexcitabilityofspinalMNs,decreasedpresynapticand/orpostsynapticMNinhibition,andelevateddescendingmotordrive.Notably,theuseofsupramaximalECCresistancetrainingcanleadtoselectivelyelevatedV-waveresponsesduringmaximalECCcontraction,demonstratingthatadaptivechangesinspinalcircuitryfunctionand/orgainsindescendingmotordrivecanbeachievedduringmaximalECCcontractioninresponsetoheavy-loadresistancetraining.
简介:Sincethe1960's,hundredsofarticleshavebeenpublishedontheeffectsofexerciseoncognitionandmorerecentlyonexecutivefunctions.Alargevarietyofeffectshavebeenobserved:acuteorlong-lasting,facilitatingordebilitating.Severaltheoreticalframeworkshavebeenproposedtoexplaintheseeffectswithplausiblemechanisms.However,asyetnoneofthesemodelshassucceededinunifyingalltheobservationsinasingleframeworkthatsubsumesalleffects.Theaimofthepresentreviewistorevisitthestrengthmodelofself-controlinitiatedbyBaumeisterandhiscolleaguesinthe1990'sinordertoextenditsassumptionstoexercisepsychology.Thismodelprovidesaheuristicframeworkthatcanexplainandpredicttheeffectsofacuteandchronicexerciseoneffortfultaskstappingself-regulationorexecutivefunctions.Areconsiderationofexerciseasaself-controltaskresultsfromthisperspective.Anewavenueforfutureresearchisdelineatedbesidesmoretraditionalapproaches.
简介:WiththeRioOlympicsjustafewmonthspast,weremembertheexcitement,theincredibleperformances,andthecontroversies.Ashappenssooften,theOlympicGamesfocusattentionnotonlyonathleticachievementsbutalsoonhowathletesmayreachever-increasinglevelsofperformance.Doping,medicaldoping
简介:Background:Activevideogames(AVGs)encouragewholebodymovementstointeractorcontrolthegamingsystem,allowingtheopportunityforskilldevelopment.Childrenwithautismspectrumdisorder(ASD)showdecreasedfundamentalmovementskillsincomparisonwiththeirtypicallydeveloping(TD)peersandmightbenefitfromthisapproach.ThispilotstudyinvestigateswhetherplayingsportsAVGscanincreasetheactualandperceivedobjectcontrol(OC)skillsof11childrenwithASDaged6–10yearsincomparisonto19TDchildrenofasimilarage.Feasibilitywasasecondaryaim.Methods:Actual(TestofGrossMotorDevelopment)andperceivedOCskills(PictorialScaleofPerceivedMovementSkillCompetenceforYoungChildren)wereassessedbeforeandaftertheintervention(6×45min).Results:Actualskillscoreswerenotimprovedineithergroup.TheASDgroupimprovedinperceivedskill.Allchildrencompletedtherequireddoseandparentsreportedtheinterventionwasfeasible.Conclusion:TheuseofAVGsasaplay-basedinterventionmaynotprovideenoughopportunityforchildrentoperformthecorrectmovementpatternstoinfluenceskill.However,playofsuchgamesmayinfluenceperceptionsofskillabilityinchildrenwithASD,whichcouldimprovemotivationtoparticipateinphysicalactivities.
简介:Background:Athleteshavebeenshowntoexhibitbetterbalancecomparedtonon-athletes(NON).However,fewstudieshaveinvestigatedhowthesurfaceonwhichathletestrainaffectsthestrategiesadoptedtomaintainbalance.Twodistinctathletegroupswhoexperiencedifferenttypesofsport-specificbalancetrainingarestablesurfaceathletes(SSA)suchasbasketballplayersandthosewhotrainonunstablesurfaces(USA)suchassurfers.ThepurposeofthisstudywastoinvestigatetheeffectsoftrainingsurfaceondynamicbalanceinathletescomparedtoNON.Methods:EightNON,eightSSA,andeightUSAperformedfive20-strialsineachoffiveexperimentalconditionsincludingastaticconditionandfourdynamicconditionsinwhichthesupportsurfacetranslatedintheanteroposterior(AP)ormediolateral(ML)planesusingpositiveornegativefeedbackparadigms.Approximateentropy(ApEn)androotmeansquaredistance(RMS)ofthecenterofpressure(CoP)werecalculatedfortheAPandMLdirections.Four3×5(group×condition)repeatedmeasuresANOVAswereusedtodeterminesignificanteffectsofgroupandconditiononvariablesofinterest.Results:USAexhibitedsmallerApEnvaluesthanSSAintheAPsignalswhilenosignificantdifferenceswereobservedintheMLCoPsignals.Generally,thenegativefeedbackconditionswereassociatedwithsignificantlygreaterRMSvaluesthanthepositivefeedbackconditions.Conclusion:USAexhibituniqueposturalstrategiescomparedtoSSA.Theseuniquestrategiesseeminglyexhibitadirection-specificattributeandmaybeassociatedwithdivergentmotorcontrolstrategies.