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Alteration of the position sense at the ankle induced by muscular fatigue in humans.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11782656     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate how an isometric exhaustion test affects the position sense at the ankle using an active matching task. METHODS: Eight male subjects with a mean age 24.6 yr participated in the study. Subjects' ability to match the right ankle with the position of the left reference ankle position-determined using signed and absolute errors and variability-was investigated. This task was realized for four ankle angular values (in degrees), two in dorsiflexion (P(-20), P(-10)) and two in plantarflexion (P(20), P(10)) and for two experimental conditions: 1) normal and 2) fatigue. Muscular fatigue was induced in tibialis anterior (TA) of the right leg (ankle dorsiflexor) by using an isometric test. Subjects were instructed to maintain a workload of 70% of their maximal voluntary contraction in series of 40 s. RESULTS: With fatigue, subjects produced ankle movements characterized by greater absolute errors for movements of large amplitude in dorsiflexion and for movements of small amplitude in plantarflexion. In addition, using a "worst-case scenario" analysis, results showed that errors were significantly greater than the normal functioning range for 20 degrees dorsiflexion and 10 degrees plantarflexion positioning. CONCLUSIONS: The acuity of the position sense at the ankle is reduced subsequent to a fatigue protocol. The influence and the potential deleterious effects of muscular fatigue on position sense are discussed.
Authors:
Nicholas Forestier; Normand Teasdale; Vincent Nougier
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Medicine and science in sports and exercise     Volume:  34     ISSN:  0195-9131     ISO Abbreviation:  Med Sci Sports Exerc     Publication Date:  2002 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-01-09     Completed Date:  2002-02-19     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8005433     Medline TA:  Med Sci Sports Exerc     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  117-22     Citation Subset:  IM; S    
Affiliation:
Division de kinésiologie, Université Laval, Québec, Canada.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Ankle Joint / physiology*
Electromyography
Feedback / physiology
Functional Laterality
Humans
Isometric Contraction / physiology
Male
Muscle Fatigue / physiology*
Muscle, Skeletal / physiology*
Proprioception / physiology*
Psychomotor Performance / physiology*
Task Performance and Analysis

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