Assessing Static Postural Stability with Balance Error in Female Participants
Journal Title: Biology of Exercise - Year 2016, Vol 12, Issue 1
Abstract
lower limb muscle fatigue may impair the proprioceptive and kinesthetic properties of joints altering conscious joint awareness. the purpose of this study was to examine the effect of plantar flexor muscle fatigue on postural control. twenty-two female physical education students 21.00 ± 4.36 years old, with no history of injury in the last 6 months or pathology to either lower extremity volunteered to participate in this study. postural stability was measured using Bess; consisting of 6 conditions: double-leg stance, single-leg stance, and tandem stance which were performed on a firm surface and on a foam surface with the eyes closed. errors were counted during each 20-second trial. participants performed calf muscle fatiguing exercises on their dominant leg and used their other leg for control. their body sway was measured by them standing on one leg prior and following these fatiguing exercises. During the plantar flexor muscle fatigue protocol, the participants stood upright supporting on a raised surface with the front place of the sole on their dominate leg and were instructed to conduct as many concentric-eccentric ankle plantar flexor contractions as possible until exhaustion. the results showed that the fatigue protocol scored significantly more total errors on the posttest than on the pretest and significantly more errors than the control protocol at the posttest in the total of 6 conditions. In conclusion, the Bess error scores increased immediately after the fatigue protocol, demonstrating that balance ability diminished.
Authors and Affiliations
GeOrGe Dallas| Assistant Professor, University of Athens, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, email: gdallas@phed.uoa.gr, COstas Dallas| Teacher of Physical Education, email: kotsos_vidallas@hotmail.com, apOstOlOs theODOrOu| Assistant Professor, University of Athens, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, email: aptheod@phed.uoa.gr, sOtIrIs papOulIakOs| University of Athens, Hippokratio Hospital, Greece email: papsot@hotmail.com
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- DOI http: doi.org/10.4127/jbe.2016.0101
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