Women in motorsport: A case report of driving posture and performance after double mastectomy
| Autor: | James M Malone, Simon M. Rosalie |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Automobile Driving
medicine.medical_specialty Mammaplasty medicine.medical_treatment Posture Breast Neoplasms Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Electromyography 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Physical medicine and rehabilitation medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Muscle Skeletal Mastectomy 030222 orthopedics Muscle fatigue medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry 030229 sport sciences General Medicine Middle Aged Sagittal plane Movement pattern medicine.anatomical_structure Muscle Fatigue Shoulder girdle Female Lumbar spine Breast reconstruction business human activities |
| Zdroj: | Physical Therapy in Sport. 36:1-4 |
| ISSN: | 1466-853X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ptsp.2018.12.005 |
| Popis: | Introduction Here we report a case study of an experienced amateur female racing driver (age = 59) with self-reported fatigue of the muscles of the shoulder girdle post bilateral mastectomy and breast reconstruction. This case study describes how adjustment of her driving posture affected measures of muscle fatigue (sEMG) and driving performance (lap-time). Methods Bilateral surface electromyographic activity of sternocleidomastoid, cervical erector spinae, anterior deltoid and pectoralis major, angles of inclination of the cervical and lumbar spine in the sagittal plane and lap-times were measured at: 1) baseline, 2) after an initial adjustment of driving posture, and 3) after a readjustment of driving posture. Mean lap-times improved from 136.81 s (SD = 2.12) at baseline to 134.63 s (SD = 1.8) after readjustment. Results Both sternocleidomastoid and left cervical erector spinae fatigued more slowly after readjustment but right cervical erector spinae fatigued more quickly. There was no change in the rates of fatigue of either pectoralis major or anterior deltoid. Conclusion The improvement in her performance was associated with a change in the posture and movement pattern of her head rather than her shoulder girdle. It is likely that this improved her ability to visually perceive and steer the racing line. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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