Left/right discrimination is not impaired in people with unilateral chronic Achilles tendinopathy
| Autor: | Michel W. Coppieters, Melanie L Plinsinga, Jaap H. van Dieën, Nefeli Tompra |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Neuromechanics, AMS - Ageing & Vitality, AMS - Musculoskeletal Health, AMS - Rehabilitation & Development |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
SDG 16 - Peace Central sensitisation Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Achilles Tendon 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Motor imagery Physical medicine and rehabilitation Left/right recognition Healthy volunteers medicine Humans Musculoskeletal Diseases 030212 general & internal medicine Sports activity Group level Achilles tendinopathy Laterality judgement business.industry Cortical reorganisation SDG 16 - Peace Justice and Strong Institutions Chronic pain medicine.disease Justice and Strong Institutions Cross-Sectional Studies Tendinopathy Analysis of variance Chronic Pain business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Tompra, N, van Dieën, J H, Plinsinga, M L & Coppieters, M W 2021, ' Left/right discrimination is not impaired in people with unilateral chronic Achilles tendinopathy ', Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, vol. 54, 102388, pp. 1-7 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2021.102388 Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 54:102388, 1-7. Elsevier BV |
| ISSN: | 2468-8630 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.msksp.2021.102388 |
| Popis: | Objective: Impaired left/right discrimination of an affected body part has been observed in various chronic pain states. This study aimed to examine whether people with unilateral chronic Achilles tendinopathy also present with impaired left/right discrimination. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: Nineteen runners with persistent unilateral Achilles tendinopathy and 19 matched healthy volunteers performed a left/right discrimination task in a laboratory setting. Participants were shown pictures of feet, hands and Shepard-Metzler figures and were asked to decide as accurately and as fast as possible whether the body part belonged to the left or right side of the body, or whether the Shepard-Metzler figures were rotated or mirrored. Performance was evaluated in terms of accuracy and response time. Data were analysed with mixed-design ANOVAs. Results: The decline in left/right discrimination ability at group level, if present, between affected and unaffected side, or compared to healthy participants, was negligible for both accuracy ( 0.36) or response time (p > 0.69). Conclusions: People with Achilles tendinopathy recognised the affected side as accurately and as fast as the non-affected side and their performance was comparable to healthy participants. The absence of impaired left/right discrimination despite the chronicity of the condition may be attributable to the typical intermittent nature of Achilles tendinopathy pain and/or maintained sports activity. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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