SynthesisBMC geriatrics2010
Consequences of lower extremity and trunk muscle fatigue on balance and functional tasks in older people: a systematic literature review.
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- The effects of hip abductor fatigue on gait instability in older adults.Journal of neurophysiology · 2025Article
- Aging-related changes in neuromuscular control strategies and their influence on postural stability.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Fatigue and recovery assessed by repetitive handgrip strength measurement as predictors of fall risk in older adults: A cross-sectional study.Clinical rehabilitation · 2025Article
- The effect of exercise-induced muscle fatigue on gait parameters among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2025Review
- Motor Assessment Timed Test (MATT): A New Timed Test to Assess Functional Mobility in Parkinson's Disease Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Gait Characteristics over the Six-minute Walk Test in Older Women of a Specific Portuguese Community: A Cross-Sectional Study.Current aging science · 2025Article
- Automatic Detection of Fatigued Gait Patterns in Older Adults: An Intelligent Portable Device Integrating Force and Inertial Measurements with Machine Learning.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2025Article
- Lower limbs kinematic analysis during a jump landing task in soccer players with unilateral anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Factors Affecting Balance Performance in Adolescents.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Recovery from Resistance Exercise in Older Adults: A Systematic Scoping Review.Sports medicine - open · 2023Article
- Effects of acute lower limb and trunk fatigue on balance, performance, and skin temperature in healthy males.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2023Article
- Effect of Gait Alteration on Fatigability during Walking in Adult Women with High Body Fat Composition.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Comparative Study of Audiovestibular Symptoms between Early and Late Variants of COVID-19.Audiology research · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundMuscle fatigue reduces muscle strength and balance control in young people. It is not clear whether fatigue resistance seen in older persons leads to different effects. In order to understand whether muscle fatigue may increase fall risk in older persons, a systematic literature review aimed to summarize knowledge on the effects of lower extremity and trunk muscle fatigue on balance and functional tasks in older people was performed.
methodsStudies were identified with searches of the PUBMED and SCOPUS data bases.Papers describing effects of lower extremity or trunk muscle fatigue protocols on balance or functional tasks in older people were included. Studies were compared with regards to study population characteristics, fatigue protocol, and balance and functional task outcomes.
resultsSeven out of 266 studies met the inclusion criteria. Primary findings were: fatigue via resistance exercises to lower limb and trunk muscles induces postural instability during quiet standing; induced hip, knee and ankle muscle fatigue impairs functional reach, reduces the speed and power of sit-to-stand repetitions, and produces less stable and more variable walking patterns; effects of age on degree of fatigue and rate of recovery from fatigue are inconsistent across studies, with these disparities likely due to differences in the fatigue protocols, study populations and outcome measures.
conclusionTaken together, the findings suggest that balance and functional task performance are impaired with fatigue. Future studies should assess whether fatigue is related to increased risk of falling and whether exercise interventions may decrease fatigue effects.
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