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ArticleBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Alterations in the Neuromuscular Control Mechanism of the Legs During a Post-Fatigue Landing Make the Lower Limbs More Susceptible to Injury.

Penglei Fan, Youngsuk Kim, Dong-Wook Han, Sukwon Kim, Ting Wang

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Article in Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Penglei FanCollege of Education and Sports Sciences, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434020, China.ORCID 0009-0004-5350-3848
Youngsuk KimDepartment of Physical Education, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-9468-2687
Dong-Wook HanDepartment of Sport Science, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea.
Sukwon KimDepartment of Physical Education, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-1393-100X
Ting WangCollege of Education and Sports Sciences, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434020, China.

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Abstract

Fatigue causes the lower limb to land in an injury-prone state, but the underlying neuromuscular control changes remain unclear. This study aims to investigate lower limb muscle synergies during landing in basketball players, both before and after fatigue, to examine alterations in neuromuscular control strategies induced by fatigue. Eighteen male recreational basketball players performed landing tasks pre- and post-fatigue induced by 10 × 10 countermovement jumps. Electromyographic (EMG) data from eight muscles, including the erector spinae (ES), rectus abdominus (RA), gluteus maximus (GM), rectus femoris (RF), biceps femoris (BF), lateral gastrocnemius (LG), soleus (SM), and tibialis anterior (TA) muscles, were analyzed using non-negative matrix factorization to extract muscle synergies. Post-fatigue results revealed significant changes: synergy primitive 1 decreased before landing (18-30% phase) and synergy primitive 2 decreased after landing (60-100% phase). Muscle weights of the LG and SM in synergy module 2 increased. Fatigue reduced synergistic muscle activation levels, compromising joint stability and increasing knee joint loading due to greater reliance on calf muscles. These changes heighten the risk of lower limb injuries. To mitigate fatigue-induced injury risks, athletes should improve thigh muscle endurance and enhance neuromuscular control, fostering better synergy between thigh and calf muscles during fatigued conditions.

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basketball playerEMGmuscle synergynon-negative matrix factorization

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