Muscle synergies during the walk-run and run-walk transitions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Muscular synergies could represent the patterns of muscular activation used by the central nervous system (CNS) to simplify the production of movement. Studies in walking-running transitions described up to nine synergy modules, and an earlier activation of flexor and extension ankle muscular groups compared to running or walking. Our project aims to study the behaviour of muscle synergies in different stance and swing variations of walking-running (WRT) and running-walking (RWT) transitions.

Methods

Twenty-four trained men participated in this study. A variable speed protocol on a treadmill was developed to record the activity of 14 muscle during walking, running and relative transitions. The protocol was based on five ramps of 50 seconds each around ± 10 and 20%

SUBMITTER: Lagos-Hausheer L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11505887 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature