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Erdoğan, Ezgi Tuna, Kır, Can, Beycan, Esin, Karakaya, Esin, Alünçınar, Sanem, Bayramoğlu, Türkü, Eskikurt, Gökçer, Karamürsel, Sacit |
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Anatomy: International Journal of Experimental & Clinical Anatomy; 2019 Supplement, Vol. 13 Issue S1, pS27-S27, 1/3p |
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Objective: Postural control, motor adaptation and motor learning are being investigated in terms of rehabilitation and performance enhancement. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) studies showed positive results especially in patients and older adults. We aimed to investigate the effect of anodal stimulation of cerebellum in healthy young on dynamic-static balance tests which are not used before for evaluation. Besides, the effect of impulsivity, attention and reaction time (RT) were also investigated to consider the use of tDCS for performance enhancement in the future. Methods: This study was apporved by Istinye University Clinical Ethics Committee (#12). Eleven young healthy volunteers participated in the study. Two different cerebellar tDCS applications were performed with '-week interval (anodal tDCS-sham tDCS). The duration of tDCS was 20 minutes (anode-vermis, cathoderight shoulder). Y-balance test, flamingo balance test and continuous performance test (CPT) were applied to the volunteers before and after each tDCS. Participants and researchers who conducted balance tests were blind to tDCS applications. Balance test scores and number of errors, ommissions and RT were compared between anodal and sham tDCS applications. Results: There was no significant difference between anodal and sham tDCS in terms of Y-balance test, Flamingo balance test scores and the number of errors and ommissions in CPT (p=0.9, p=0.7, p=0.6, p=0.5 respectively). There was a significant delay in reaction time in anodal stimulation compared to sham stimulation (p=0.02). Conclusion: The positive effect of tDCS on postural control in patients and old adults in previous studies was not elicited in the tests we used in healthy young. On the other hand, although the number of errors did not increase, the delay in reaction time is not a desired effect for performance enhancement. As a result of the study, there was no evidence to support the use of cerebellar tDCS to improve balance performance in healthy young individuals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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