Adaptations in trunk-pelvis coordination variability in response to fatiguing exercise.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During walking, variability in how movement is coordinated between body segments from stride to stride facilitates adaptation to changing environmental or task constraints. Magnitude of this inter-segmental coordination variability is reduced in patient populations and may also decrease in response to muscle fatigue. Previously, stride-to-stride variability has been quantified with the Vector Coding (VC) method, however recent research introduced a new Ellipse Area Method (EAM) to avoid statistical artifacts associated with VC.

Research question

Determine changes in trunk-pelvis coordination variability during walking turns in response to fatiguing exercise and to compare coordination variability quantified with VC to the EAM method.

Methods

15 young adults

SUBMITTER: Smith JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7902355 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature