Biomechanical analysis of single-leg stance using a textured balance board compared to a smooth balance board and the floor: A cross-sectional study
| Autor: | Martin Alfuth, Maximilian Ebert, Jonas Klemp, Axel J. Knicker |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Biophysics Single leg stance Postural control Leg muscle 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Physical medicine and rehabilitation Center of pressure (terrestrial locomotion) Afferent medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Muscle activity Muscle Skeletal Postural Balance Mathematics Leg Rehabilitation Muscle activation 030229 sport sciences Balance board Biomechanical Phenomena Cross-Sectional Studies Female 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Gait & Posture. 84:215-220 |
| ISSN: | 0966-6362 |
| Popis: | Background Previous research showed that standing on textured surfaces can improve postural control by adapting somatosensory inputs from the plantar foot. The additional stimulation of plantar cutaneous mechanoreceptors by a textured surface during single-leg stance on a balance board may increase afferent information to the central nervous system to accelerate muscular responses and to enhance their accuracy. The additional impact of textured surface during single-leg stance on a balance board on postural control and muscle activity is unknown. Research question To investigate the differences of a) postural control during single-leg stance on a textured balance board compared to a smooth balance board and b) activity of lower extremity muscles during single-leg stance on a textured balance board compared to a smooth balance board and the floor. Methods Twenty-six healthy adults (12 females, 14 males; mean age = 25.4 years) were asked to balance on their randomly assigned left or right leg on a force plate (floor; stable condition), a textured balance board and a smooth balance board (unstable conditions). Center of pressure (CoP) displacements (force plate, Bertec, 1000 Hz) and electromyographic activity (EMG) of eight leg muscles were measured and compared between conditions, respectively. Results Neither CoP-displacements, nor EMG activities differed significantly between the textured and the smooth balance board (p > 0.05). Significantly higher muscle activities (p Significance Single-leg stance using a textured balance board seems not to lead to reduced CoP-displacements compared to a smooth balance board. Muscle activation is significantly increased in both balance board conditions compared to the floor, however, it is not different when both balance board surfaces are compared. It could not be recommended to use a textured balance board for altering muscle activity and improving postural control during single-leg stance in favor of a smooth textured balance board. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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