ArticleFrontiers in human neuroscience2016
Bilateral Knee Extensor Fatigue Modulates Force and Responsiveness of the Corticospinal Pathway in the Non-fatigued, Dominant Elbow Flexors.
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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
- Reduced isometric knee extensor force following anodal transcranial direct current stimulation of the ipsilateral motor cortex.PloS one · 2023Trial
- Unilateral Quadriceps Fatigue Induces Greater Impairments of Ipsilateral versus Contralateral Elbow Flexors and Plantar Flexors Performance in Physically Active Young Adults.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2021Trial
- Dominant Leg Continuous Unilateral Hopping Impairs Contralateral Leg But Not Upper Body Explosive Performance.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2026Article
- Muscular Performance and Blood Pressure After Different Pre-Strength Training Strategies in Recreationally Strength-Trained Women: Cross-Over Trial.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2024Article
- 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
- Non-local muscle fatigue is mediated at spinal and supraspinal levels.Experimental brain research · 2022Article
- Lack of Evidence for Crossover Fatigue with Plantar Flexor Muscles.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2022Article
- The impact of submaximal fatiguing exercises on the ability to generate and sustain the maximal voluntary contraction.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Effects of sustained unilateral handgrip on corticomotor excitability in both knee extensor muscles.European journal of applied physiology · 2020Article
- Sustained Isometric Wrist Flexion and Extension Maximal Voluntary Contractions on Corticospinal Excitability to Forearm Muscles during Low-Intensity Hand-Gripping.Brain sciences · 2020Article
- Is there an intermuscular relationship in voluntary activation capacities and contractile kinetics?European journal of applied physiology · 2020Article
- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation improves fatigue performance of the treated and contralateral knee extensors.European journal of applied physiology · 2019Article
- 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
- The effect of prior knowledge of test endpoint on non-local muscle fatigue.European journal of applied physiology · 2017Article
- Slower but not faster unilateral fatiguing knee extensions alter contralateral limb performance without impairment of maximal torque output.European journal of applied physiology · 2017Article
- The Interaction of Fatigue and Potentiation Following an Acute Bout of Unilateral Squats.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2016Article
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Abstract
Exercise-induced fatigue affects muscle performance and modulates corticospinal excitability in non-exercised muscles. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of bilateral knee extensor fatigue on dominant elbow flexor (EF) maximal voluntary force production and corticospinal excitability. Transcranial magnetic, transmastoid electrical and brachial plexus electrical stimulation (BPES) were used to investigate corticospinal, spinal, and muscle excitability of the dominant EF before and after a bilateral knee extensor fatiguing protocol or time matched rest period (control). For both sessions three stimuli were delivered every 1.5 s during the three pre-test time points and during the 1st, 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th post-test 5 s EF isometric maximal voluntary contractions (MVC). In both conditions, overall, EF MVC force (p < 0.001) decreased progressively from repetition #1 to #12 during the post-test MVC protocol. EF MVC force (p < 0.001, ES = 0.9, Δ10.3%) decrements were more pronounced in the knee extensor fatigue intervention condition. In addition, there were no significant differences between conditions for biceps brachii electromyographic (EMG) activity (p = 0.43), motor evoked potentials (MEPs) amplitude (p = 0.908) or MEP silent period (SP; p = 0.776). However, the fatigue condition exhibited a lower MEP/cervicomedullary MEP (CMEP) ratio (p = 0.042, ES = 2.5, Δ25%) and a trend toward higher CMEP values (p = 0.08, ES = 0.5, Δ20.4%). These findings suggest that bilateral knee extensor fatigue can impair performance and modulate corticospinal excitability of the EF.
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