ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2015
Effect of unilateral knee extensor fatigue on force and balance of the contralateral limb.
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- Non-local Muscle Fatigue Effects on Muscle Strength, Power, and Endurance in Healthy Individuals: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Pooled it
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- Examination of sex differences in fatigability, muscle oxygenation, and neuromuscular responses during low-intensity isometric handgrip exercise.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Non-local Muscle Fatigue in Young and Middle-Aged Women following Fast-Paced Walking.International journal of exercise science · 2026Article
- Cross-limb transfer during isometric plantar flexion familiarization.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- The Effect of a Mental Task Versus Unilateral Physical Fatigue on Non-Local Muscle Fatigue in Recreationally Active Young Adults.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2023Article
- Lack of Evidence for Crossover Fatigue with Plantar Flexor Muscles.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2022Article
- Fatigue-Induced Inter-Limb Asymmetries in Strength of the Hip Stabilizers, Postural Control and Gait Following a Unilateral Countermovement Vertical Jump Protocol.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Cross-Education Related to the Ipsilateral Limb Activity on Monopedal Postural Control of the Contralateral Limb: A Review.Frontiers in physiology · 2020Review
- Exercise-Induced Fatigue in One Leg Does Not Impair the Neuromuscular Performance in the Contralateral Leg but Improves the Excitability of the Ipsilateral Corticospinal Pathway.Brain sciences · 2019Article
- Unilateral Knee and Ankle Joint Fatigue Induce Similar Impairment to Bipedal Balance in Judo Athletes.Journal of human kinetics · 2019Article
- Is the cross-over effect of a unilateral high-intensity leg extension influenced by the sex of the participants?Biology of sex differences · 2018Article
- The Interaction of Fatigue and Potentiation Following an Acute Bout of Unilateral Squats.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2016Article
- Non-local muscle fatigue: effects and possible mechanisms.European journal of applied physiology · 2015Review
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Abstract
purposeFatigue in one limb can decrease force production in the homologous muscle as well as other muscles of the non-fatigued limb affecting balance. The objective of the study was to examine the effect of unilateral knee extensor fatigue on the non-fatigued limb's standing balance, muscle force and activation.
methodSixteen healthy male subjects performed pre-fatigue balance trials, warm-up exercises, maximum voluntary isometric contractions, a knee extensors fatigue protocol, and post-fatigue balance trials. The fatigue protocol consisted of sets of 15 consecutive isometric contractions of 16 s each with 4 s recovery between repetitions, which were performed at 30% peak force for the dominant knee extensor muscles. Additional sets of contractions continued until a 50% decrease in MVIC knee extensor force was observed. Pre- and post-fatigue balance assessment consisted of transition from double to single leg standing and also single leg standing trials, which were performed bilaterally and in randomized order.
resultThe peak force and F100 were significantly decreased by 44.8% (ES = 2.54) and 39.9% (ES = 0.59), respectively, for the fatigued limb post-fatigue. There were no significant changes in the non-fatigued limb's muscle force, activation, muscle onset timing or postural stability parameters.
conclusionWhile the lack of change in non-fatigued limb force production is in agreement with some of the previous literature in this area, the lack of effect on postural measures directly contradicts earlier work. It is hypothesized that discrepancies in the duration and the intensity of the fatigue protocol may have accounted for this discrepancy.
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