ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2009
Force variability during isometric wrist flexion in highly skilled and sedentary individuals.
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- The modulation of force steadiness by electrical nerve stimulation applied to the wrist extensors differs for young and older adults.European journal of applied physiology · 2019Article
- On the skilled plantar flexor motor action and unique electromyographic activity of ballet dancers.Experimental brain research · 2018Article
- Associations of isokinetic knee steadiness with hop performance in patients with ACL deficiency.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2015Article
- Wrist flexion and extension torques measured by highly sensitive dynamometer in healthy subjects from 5 to 80 years.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2015Article
- The effects of massed versus distributed contractions on the variability of maximal isometric force.Experimental brain research · 2014Article
- Effect of knee position on quadriceps muscle force steadiness and activation strategies.Muscle & nerve · 2011Article
- Asymmetry of Force Fluctuation During Low Intensity Isometric Contraction in Leg Muscle.International journal of exercise scienceArticle
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Abstract
The association of expertness in specific motor activities with a higher ability to sustain a constant application of force, regardless of muscle length, has been hypothesized. Ten highly skilled (HS group) young tennis and handball athletes and 10 sedentary (S group) individuals performed maximal and submaximal (5, 10, 20, 50, and 75% of the MVC) isometric wrist flexions on an isokinetic dynamometer (Kin-Com, Chattanooga). The wrist joint was fixed at five different angles (230, 210, 180, 150, and 1300). For each position the percentages of the maximal isometric force were calculated and participants were asked to maintain the respective force level for 5 s. Electromyographic (EMG) activation of the Flexor Carpi Ulnaris and Extensor Digitorum muscles was recorded using bipolar surface electrodes. No significant differences were observed in maximal isometric strength between HS and S groups. Participants of HS group showed significantly (P < 0.05) smaller force coefficient of variability (CV) and SD values at all submaximal levels of MVC at all wrist angles. The CV and SD values remained unaltered regardless of wrist angle. No difference in normalized agonist and antagonist EMG activity was observed between the two groups. It is concluded that long-term practice could be associated with decreased isometric force variability independently from muscular length and coactivation of the antagonist muscles.
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