Plantar flexor strength and size decrease following single-leg disuse in uninjured adults: A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Plantar flexors play a pivotal role in human locomotion and balance. Several original research studies and systematic reviews have characterised the impact of single-leg disuse on plantar flexor strength and size. However, no meta-analysis has quantified the effects of single-leg disuse on changes in plantar flexor strength and size in uninjured adults.

Aim

To quantify changes in plantar flexor strength and size in response to single-leg disuse.

Methods

Data were extracted from 19 studies captured in our previous systematic review on studies that employed a unilateral lower limb immobilisation model (cast or brace) and were published up to January 30, 2022. Random-effects meta-analyses were performed on original research studies reporting measures of plan

SUBMITTER: Preobrazenski N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11650561 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature