Trial reportPloS one2017
Post-fatigue recovery of power, postural control and physical function in older women.
Trial report in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Knee extensor muscles of active older adults with knee osteoarthritis are smaller and weaker but not more fatigable than healthy older adults: Relevance to physical function.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2026Article
- Initial contractions of a single-load fatiguing exercise provide a valid assessment of age-related differences in peak power.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2026Article
- Effects of acidosis and inorganic phosphate on CaAmerican journal of physiology. Cell physiology · 2026Article
- Skeletal muscle energetics during submaximal contractions are linked to metabolic performance during ambulatory exercise: A pilot study in male adults.Physiological reports · 2025Article
- Cumulative effects of HThe Journal of physiology · 2025Article
- Delayed neuromuscular fatigue recovery unveils reduced fatigue tolerance in elderly following maximal intermittent exercise.European journal of applied physiology · 2024Article
- The effect of prolonged walking on leg muscle activity patterns and vulnerability to perturbations.Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology · 2023Article
- Persistent cancer-related fatigue after breast cancer treatment predicts postural sway and post-exertional changes in sit-to-stand strategy.Rehabilitation oncology (American Physical Therapy Association. Oncology Section) · 2022Article
- Modeling and Validation of Fatigue and Recovery of Muscles for Manual Demolition Tasks.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Interaction between age and fatigue on antagonist muscle coactivation during an acute post-fatigue recovery phase.Frontiers in aging · 2022Article
- Qigong for Muscle Strength and Static Postural Control in Middle-Aged and Older Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Article
- Interactions Between Different Age-Related Factors Affecting Balance Control in Walking.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2020Article
- Delayed Impairment of Postural, Physical, and Muscular Functions Following Downhill Compared to Level Walking in Older People.Frontiers in physiology · 2020Article
- Bioenergetic basis for the increased fatigability with ageing.The Journal of physiology · 2019Article
- Mechanisms for the age-related increase in fatigability of the knee extensors in old and very old adults.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2018Article
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Low muscle power, particularly at high velocities, has been linked to poor physical function in older adults. Any loss in muscle power following fatiguing exercise or daily activities could impact physical function and postural control until power has fully recovered. To test the overall hypothesis that a common task such as walking can result in prolonged power loss and decreased physical function and balance, 17 healthy older (66-81 years) women completed a 32-min walking test (32MWT) designed to induce neuromuscular fatigue, followed by 60min of recovery (60R). Fatigue and recovery of knee extensor muscle power (3 velocities) were quantified by dynamometry. Function was quantified by chair rise time and postural control by measures of center of pressure (COP) range (mm) and velocity (mm·s-1) during quiet stance. Power declined at all velocities by 8-13% 2min following the 32MWT (p≤0.02) and remained depressed by 8-26% at 60R (p≤0.04). Postural control decreased following the 32MWT, indicated by increased COP range in the anterior-posterior (AP, p<0.01) direction and a trend in the medial-lateral (ML) direction (p = 0.09), and returned to baseline by 60R (p≥0.10). COP velocity was unchanged immediately following the 32MWT, but at 60R was lower in ML (p = 0.03) and tended to be reduced in AP (p = 0.07). Changes in high-velocity power (270°·s-1) were associated with altered postural control (p = 0.02) and chair rise performance (p≤0.03). These results provide evidence of long-duration neuromuscular changes following fatigue in healthy older women that may place them at increased risk for functional deficits during everyday mobility tasks.
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