简介:1.IntroductionThearticlebyFinkandHouston1inthisspecialissueofJournalofSportandHealthScienceprovidesanexcellentexampleofimplementinganevidence-basedfallpreventionprograminrealcommunitieswithdiverseculturesofelderlypopulations.Althoughpreliminary,theprojectrevealedanumberofinterconnectedbarriersandfacilitatorsthatshedlightonpracticalimplications("lessonslearned")forpolicymakersandprogramprovidersregardingimplementationofanyevidence-basedintervention.WhileapplaudingFinkandHouston'seffort,inthiscommentaryweshareourexperienceswithTaiJiQuan:MovingforBetterBalance(TJQMBB)2inthestateofMaryland,withadiscussionofourownsetoflessonslearnedintermsofsuccessesandchallenges.
简介:Purpose:Thisstudyaimedtoinvestigatewhetherworkloadintensitymodulatesexercise-inducedeffectonreactiontime(RT)performances,andmorespecificallytoclarifywhethercognitivecontrolthatplaysacrucialroleinrapiddecisionmakingisaltered.Methods:FourteenparticipantsperformedaSimonTaskwhilecycling20minatalight(firstventilatorythreshold,VT1e20%),moderate(VT1),orveryhard(VT1t20%)levelofexercise.Results:After15minofcycling,RTsarefasterthanduringthefirst5minofexercise.ThisbenefitdoesnotfluctuatewiththeintensityofexerciseandenlargesasRTlengthens.Despiteanumericaldifferencesuggestingagreaterfacilitationduringmoderateexercise(16ms)thanduringalightexercise(10ms),thebenefitisnotstatisticallydifferent.Interestingly,wedidnotobserveanysignsofworseningonRToronaccuracyduringveryhardexercise.Conclusion:Cognitivecontrolisextremelyrobustandappearsnottobeaffectedbytheintensityofexercise.Theselectiveinhibitionandthebetween-trialsadjustmentsareeffectivefromthebeginningtotheendofexercise,regardlessoftheworkloadoutput.
简介:Clinicaldisordersoftenarecharacterizedbyabreakdownindynamicalprocessesthatcontributetothecontrolofuprightstanding.Disruptiontoalargenumberofphysiologicalprocessesoperatingatdifferenttimescalescanleadtoalterationsinposturalcenterofpressure(CoP)fluctuations.Multiscaleentropy(MSE)hasbeenusedtoidentifydifferencesinfluctuationsofposturalCoPtimeseriesbetweengroupswithandwithoutknownphysiologicalimpairmentsatmultipletimescales.Thepurposeofthispaperisto:1)reviewbasicelementsandcurrentdevelopmentsinentropytechniquesusedtoassessphysiologicalcomplexity;and2)identifyhowMSEcanprovideinsightsintothecomplexityofphysiologicalsystemsoperatingatmultipletimescalesthatunderliethecontrolofposture.WereviewandsynthesizeevidencefromtheliteratureprovidingsupportforMSEasavaluabletooltoevaluatethebreakdowninthephysiologicalprocessesthataccompanychangesduetoaginganddiseaseinposturalcontrol.ThisevidenceemergesfromobservedlowerMSEvaluesinindividualswithmultiplesclerosis,idiopathicscoliosis,andinolderindividualswithsensoryimpairments.Finally,wesuggestsomefutureapplicationsofMSEthatwillallowforfurtherinsightintohowphysiologicaldeficitsimpactthecomplexityofposturalfluctuations;thisinformationmayimprovethedevelopmentandevaluationofnewtherapeuticinterventions.
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简介:<正>Lookingthroughanyexercisesciencejournalstoday,infactanysciencejournalsincludingmanytopScienceCitationIndex(SCI)journals,onecaneasilyfindexamplesofthewide-spread"p<0.05/significance"abusephenomenon,i.e.,ifthepvaluefromastatistical/hypothesistestislessthan0.05(or0.01sometimes),aconclusionthat"theresults/findingsaresignificant"isthendrawn.Theabuseissoseverethatitisalreadyseriouslythreateningtheintegrityofscientificinquiry.
简介:Concussion,ormildtraumaticbraininjury,incidencerateshavereachedepidemiclevelsandimpairedposturalcontrolisacardinalsymptom.Thepurposeofthisreviewistoprovideanoverviewofthelinearandnon-linearassessmentsofpost-concussionposturalcontrol.Thecurrentacuteevaluationforconcussionutilizesthesubjectivebalanceerrorscoringsystem(BESS)toassessposturalcontrol.Whilethesensitivityoftheoveralltestbatteryishigh,thesensitivityoftheBESSisunacceptablylowand,withrepeatadministration,isunabletoaccuratelyidentifyrecovery.Sophisticatedmeasuresofposturalcontrol,utilizingtraditionallinearassessments,haveidentifiedimpairmentsinposturalcontrolwellbeyondBESSrecovery.Bothassessmentsofquietstanceandgaithaveidentifiedlingeringimpairmentsforatleast1monthpost-concussion.Recently,theapplicationofnon-linearmetricstoconcussionrecoveryhavebeguntoreceivelimitedattentionwiththemostcommonlyutilizedmetricbeingapproximateentropy(ApEn).ApEn,mostcommonlyinthemedial-lateralplane,hassuccessfullyidentifiedimpairedposturalcontrolintheacutepost-concussiontimeframeevenwhenlinearassessmentsofinstrumentedmeasuresareequivalenttohealthypre-injuryvalues;unfortunatelythesestudieshavenotgonebeyondtheacutephaseofrecovery.Onestudyhasidentifiedlingeringdeficitsinposturalcontrol,utilizingShannonandRenyientropymetrics,whichpersistatleastthroughclinicalrecoveryandreturntoparticipation.Finally,limitedevidencefromtwostudiessuggestthatindividualswithaprevioushistoryofasingleconcussion,evenmonthsoryearsprior,maydisplayalteredApEnmetrics.Overall,non-linearmetricsprovideafertileareaforfuturestudytofurthertheunderstandingofposturalcontrolimpairmentsacutelypost-concussionandaddressthecurrentchallengeofsensitiveidentificationofrecovery.
简介:ThesedayswhenIlookatscientificresearchpapersorreviewmanuscripts,thereseemstobealmostacompetitiontohaveasmallerpvalueasameanstopresentmoresignificantfindings.Forexample,aquickInternetsearchusing'p<0.0000001'turnedupmanypapersevenreportingtheirpvaluesatthislevel.Canandshouldasmallerpvalueplaysucharole?Inmyopinion,itcannot.Thecurrentstatisticalsoftware
简介:Neuromuscularactivityissuppressedduringmaximaleccentric(ECC)musclecontractioninuntrainedsubjectsowingtoattenuatedlevelsofcentralactivationandreducedspinalmotorneuron(MN)excitabilityindicatedbyreducedelectromyographysignalamplitude,diminishedevokedH-reflexresponses,increasedautogenicMNinhibition,anddecreasedexcitabilityindescendingcorticospinalmotorpathways.MaximumECCmuscleforcerecordedduringmaximalvoluntarycontractioncanbeincreasedbysuperimposedelectricalmusclestimulationonlyinuntrainedindividualsandnotintrainedstrengthathletes,indicatingthatthesuppressioninMNactivationismodifiablebyresistancetraining.Insupportofthisnotion,maximumECCmusclestrengthcanbeincreasedbyuseofheavy-loadresistancetrainingowingtoaremovedordiminishedsuppressioninneuromuscularactivity.Prolonged(weekstomonths)ofheavy-loadresistancetrainingresultsinincreasedH-reflexandV-waveresponsesduringmaximalECCmuscleactionsalongwithmarkedgainsinmaximalECCmusclestrength,indicatingincreasedexcitabilityofspinalMNs,decreasedpresynapticand/orpostsynapticMNinhibition,andelevateddescendingmotordrive.Notably,theuseofsupramaximalECCresistancetrainingcanleadtoselectivelyelevatedV-waveresponsesduringmaximalECCcontraction,demonstratingthatadaptivechangesinspinalcircuitryfunctionand/orgainsindescendingmotordrivecanbeachievedduringmaximalECCcontractioninresponsetoheavy-loadresistancetraining.
简介:Sincethe1960's,hundredsofarticleshavebeenpublishedontheeffectsofexerciseoncognitionandmorerecentlyonexecutivefunctions.Alargevarietyofeffectshavebeenobserved:acuteorlong-lasting,facilitatingordebilitating.Severaltheoreticalframeworkshavebeenproposedtoexplaintheseeffectswithplausiblemechanisms.However,asyetnoneofthesemodelshassucceededinunifyingalltheobservationsinasingleframeworkthatsubsumesalleffects.Theaimofthepresentreviewistorevisitthestrengthmodelofself-controlinitiatedbyBaumeisterandhiscolleaguesinthe1990'sinordertoextenditsassumptionstoexercisepsychology.Thismodelprovidesaheuristicframeworkthatcanexplainandpredicttheeffectsofacuteandchronicexerciseoneffortfultaskstappingself-regulationorexecutivefunctions.Areconsiderationofexerciseasaself-controltaskresultsfromthisperspective.Anewavenueforfutureresearchisdelineatedbesidesmoretraditionalapproaches.
简介:WiththeRioOlympicsjustafewmonthspast,weremembertheexcitement,theincredibleperformances,andthecontroversies.Ashappenssooften,theOlympicGamesfocusattentionnotonlyonathleticachievementsbutalsoonhowathletesmayreachever-increasinglevelsofperformance.Doping,medicaldoping
简介:Background:Activevideogames(AVGs)encouragewholebodymovementstointeractorcontrolthegamingsystem,allowingtheopportunityforskilldevelopment.Childrenwithautismspectrumdisorder(ASD)showdecreasedfundamentalmovementskillsincomparisonwiththeirtypicallydeveloping(TD)peersandmightbenefitfromthisapproach.ThispilotstudyinvestigateswhetherplayingsportsAVGscanincreasetheactualandperceivedobjectcontrol(OC)skillsof11childrenwithASDaged6–10yearsincomparisonto19TDchildrenofasimilarage.Feasibilitywasasecondaryaim.Methods:Actual(TestofGrossMotorDevelopment)andperceivedOCskills(PictorialScaleofPerceivedMovementSkillCompetenceforYoungChildren)wereassessedbeforeandaftertheintervention(6×45min).Results:Actualskillscoreswerenotimprovedineithergroup.TheASDgroupimprovedinperceivedskill.Allchildrencompletedtherequireddoseandparentsreportedtheinterventionwasfeasible.Conclusion:TheuseofAVGsasaplay-basedinterventionmaynotprovideenoughopportunityforchildrentoperformthecorrectmovementpatternstoinfluenceskill.However,playofsuchgamesmayinfluenceperceptionsofskillabilityinchildrenwithASD,whichcouldimprovemotivationtoparticipateinphysicalactivities.
简介:Background:Athleteshavebeenshowntoexhibitbetterbalancecomparedtonon-athletes(NON).However,fewstudieshaveinvestigatedhowthesurfaceonwhichathletestrainaffectsthestrategiesadoptedtomaintainbalance.Twodistinctathletegroupswhoexperiencedifferenttypesofsport-specificbalancetrainingarestablesurfaceathletes(SSA)suchasbasketballplayersandthosewhotrainonunstablesurfaces(USA)suchassurfers.ThepurposeofthisstudywastoinvestigatetheeffectsoftrainingsurfaceondynamicbalanceinathletescomparedtoNON.Methods:EightNON,eightSSA,andeightUSAperformedfive20-strialsineachoffiveexperimentalconditionsincludingastaticconditionandfourdynamicconditionsinwhichthesupportsurfacetranslatedintheanteroposterior(AP)ormediolateral(ML)planesusingpositiveornegativefeedbackparadigms.Approximateentropy(ApEn)androotmeansquaredistance(RMS)ofthecenterofpressure(CoP)werecalculatedfortheAPandMLdirections.Four3×5(group×condition)repeatedmeasuresANOVAswereusedtodeterminesignificanteffectsofgroupandconditiononvariablesofinterest.Results:USAexhibitedsmallerApEnvaluesthanSSAintheAPsignalswhilenosignificantdifferenceswereobservedintheMLCoPsignals.Generally,thenegativefeedbackconditionswereassociatedwithsignificantlygreaterRMSvaluesthanthepositivefeedbackconditions.Conclusion:USAexhibituniqueposturalstrategiescomparedtoSSA.Theseuniquestrategiesseeminglyexhibitadirection-specificattributeandmaybeassociatedwithdivergentmotorcontrolstrategies.
简介:Background:Animpactofregularphysicalactivity(RPA)ontheabdominalmusclesmaybesignificantwhencomparingvarioussymptomaticgroups.However,thereislackcomprehensiveinformationinthisfield.Theobjectiveofthisstudywastoassessthelateralabdominalwallatrestandduringabdominaldrawing-inmanoeuvreinadolescentphysicallyactivegirlsindifferentbodypositions.Methods:Onehundredandforty-fourfemalestudents,13–17yearsofage,participatedinthestudy.Participantsweredividedinto2groupsbasedonaphysicalactivity(PA)statement.Measurementsofthethicknessoftheabdominalmusclesatrestandduringabdominaldrawing-inmanoeuvreweremadeinthesupineandstandingpositionsbyultrasoundimaging.Results:Comparedtothecontrolgroup,activitiesoftheobliquusinternusandtransversusabdominismuscleswerehigherintheregularPAgroupby8.9%(95%CI:3.1–14.7)and36%(95%CI:19.1–47.5),respectively.IntheRPAgroup,thetransversusabdominispreferentialactivationratiowasgreaterby0.03(95%CI:0.01–0.04),andthecontractionratiowasgreaterbyameanvalueof0.35(95%CI:0.18–0.46).Conclusion:RPAdoesnothaveanyeffectontherestingthicknessoftheabdominalmusclesinthesupineandstandingpositions.GirlsperformingRPAhaveagreaterabilitytoperformanindependentactivationandgreatercontractionsofthetransversusabdominis.