The effect of sex and localised fatigue on triceps surae musculoarticular stiffness
| Autor: | Ronaldo Gabriel, Helena Moreira, Massimiliano Ditroilo, Aurélio Faria, Rui Brás, Tanya Camacho |
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| Přispěvatelé: | uBibliorum |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Adult
Male musculoskeletal diseases medicine.medical_specialty Heel Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Stiffness 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Physical medicine and rehabilitation medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Muscle Skeletal Fatigue Sex Characteristics Muscle fatigue business.industry fungi Gender 030229 sport sciences General Medicine Biomechanical Phenomena body regions medicine.anatomical_structure Muscle Fatigue lipids (amino acids peptides and proteins) Female medicine.symptom Ankle business Muscle-tendon unit hormones hormone substitutes and hormone antagonists 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Ankle Joint Sex characteristics |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC)-FCT-Sociedade da Informação instacron:RCAAP |
| Popis: | Purpose: The main purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of fatigue on musculoarticular stiffness (MAS) of the ankle joint across sexes. Methods: Twenty-seven males and 26 females participated in the study. After baseline assessment of MAS and related variables, localised fatigue was induced in triceps surae using the standing heel-rise test during which the subjects were instructed to lift and drop the heel at a frequency of 0.5 Hz. When subjects were unable to continue due to exhaustion the test was terminated and another MAS test was performed soon after. Results: Significant higher triceps surae MAS was found in men compared to women (p .01) between sexes, with MAS less than 5%. Conclusion: Despite the sex-related differences at baseline, fatigue seems to affect biomechanical properties of the ankle joint similarly in men and women. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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