ArticleSports medicine and health science2022
Regional neuromuscular regulation within rectus femoris muscle following three-month limb-loaded walking in older adults.
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- Neuromechanical basis of region-specific differences and their implications for sport performance and injury prevention: a narrative review.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Review
- Effect of Ankle Weights as a Frailty Prevention Strategy in the Community-Dwelling Elderly: A Preliminary Report.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Limb-loaded walking using ankle weights has been widely applied to increase exercise intensity in older adults. Examining changes in the activation pattern between proximal (RFP) and distal (RFD) regions of the rectus femoris (RF) muscle is key to clarifying gait deficits in older adults. The aim of this study was to determine regional neuromuscular regulation within the RF muscle following three-month limb-loaded walking in older adults. The study participants were 22 healthy older adults (69 ± 6.3 years) who walked at least 160 min per month. Surface electromyography (EMG) and motion capture were used to measure the neuromuscular activities of RFP and RFD and generate kinematic data on the left lower extremity on walking for 240 s at the preferred gait speed on a treadmill at pre- and post-intervention, respectively. Averaged rectified values (ARV) of RFP and RFD were normalized by maximum values of ARV during a gait cycle within ten consecutive gait cycles. Normalized ARV of RFP was greater than RFD at 30%-40% and 70%-90% of the gait cycle and hip joint flexion at 0%-100%, and the walking speed and swing timing at post-were greater than at pre-intervention (
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