title: Effect of trunk extensor fatigue on the postural balance of elderly and young adults during unipodal task.
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.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Health Science Research, Laboratory of Functional Evaluation and Human Motor Performance, Universidade Norte do Paraná (UNOPAR), 675 Paris Av, Londrina, PR, CEP 86041-120, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rodolfo B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Parreira
authors.forename: César F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Amorim
authors.forename: André W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Gil
authors.forename: Denilson C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bilodeau
authors.forename: Rubens A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: da Silva
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D018763:Muscle Fatigue; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D004856:Postural Balance
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