Clifton J Holmes, Lee J Winchester, Hayley V MacDonald, Michael V Fedewa, Stefanie A Wind, Michael R Esco
{"title":"Changes in Heart Rate Variability and Fatigue Measures Following Moderate Load Resistance Exercise.","authors":"Clifton J Holmes, Lee J Winchester, Hayley V MacDonald, Michael V Fedewa, Stefanie A Wind, Michael R Esco","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between changes in heart rate variability (HRV), neuromuscular performance, and fatigue biomarkers in response to a resistance exercise bout. The root mean square of successive RR interval differences (RMSSD), neuromuscular performance - isometric handgrip (IHG), countermovement jump (CMJ), mean propulsive velocity (MPV) - metabolic stress (lactate [Lac]) and inflammation (interleukin-6 [IL-6]) were measured in 30 subjects who performed 6×10 back squat (BS), 3×10 bench press (BP), and 3×10 bent-over rows (BR) at 70% of 1-repetition maximum (1RM). The RMSSD, neuromuscular performance, and biomarkers were measured 10 min pre-exercise and 30 min post-exercise (Post<sub>30</sub>); HRV and Lac were also measured immediately post-exercise (Post<sub>0</sub>). Pre- versus post-exercise differences were evaluated using paired-samples <i>t</i>-tests. Pearson's correlations were used to determine the association between changes. With the exception of IL-6 (P=0.296) and MPV<sub>BP</sub> (P=0.678), LnRMSSD, neuromuscular performance, and metabolic stress were different post- compared to pre-exercise. We observed moderate associations between ΔLnRMSSD Post<sub>0</sub> and ΔLac Post<sub>0</sub> (<i>r</i> = -0.44) and ΔLac Post<sub>30</sub> (<i>r</i> = -0.55), respectively. Practitioners should use multiple training load indicators to gain an accurate depiction of recovery.</p>","PeriodicalId":35899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Exercise Physiology Online","volume":"23 5","pages":"24-35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9273014/pdf/nihms-1768734.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40497708","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Seko, T. Kumamoto, S. Miura, Y. Takahashi, Ryousuke Kaneko, Masashi Tanaka, M. Shida, Toshikazu Ito
{"title":"Examination of a Measurement Method Using a Hand-Held Dynamometer of Hip Extensor Strength in the Sitting Position: Different Pelvic Positions and Fixation Affect Measurment","authors":"T. Seko, T. Kumamoto, S. Miura, Y. Takahashi, Ryousuke Kaneko, Masashi Tanaka, M. Shida, Toshikazu Ito","doi":"10.1589/RIKA.30.433","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1589/RIKA.30.433","url":null,"abstract":"[Purpose] To examine the effects of hip position and the presence or absence of manual fixation on a measurement method using a hand-held dynamometer (HDD) to measure hip extensor strength in the sitting position. [Subjects] The subjects were 10 healthy males. [Methods] The subjects performed isometric hip extension in the prone position, and in the sitting position with the pelvis tilted anteriorly, neutrally, and posteriorly, and with and without pelvis fixation. Hip extensor strength was measured with a HDD, and the muscle activities of the trunk and hip extensors were measured by surface electromyography (sEMG). For each of the measurement conditions, the reproducibility and validity of the muscle strength value was investigated, as well as the differences in muscle strength and sEMG activity values among the conditions. [Results] Muscle strength reproducibility and validity was highest with the pelvis fixed in anterior tilt. In this position, muscle strength and gluteus maximus activity were significantly higher than their respective values in the other measurement positions. [Conclusion] With the pelvis fixed in anterior tilt, the measurement method has high reproducibility and validity.","PeriodicalId":35899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Exercise Physiology Online","volume":"14 1","pages":"433-437"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86236549","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daisuke Fujita, K. Kobara, Y. Yoshimura, H. Osaka, T. Suehiro, Tim Cleminson
{"title":"Survey of Perceptions of Nursing-Care Insurance Workplaces of Physical Therapy Students","authors":"Daisuke Fujita, K. Kobara, Y. Yoshimura, H. Osaka, T. Suehiro, Tim Cleminson","doi":"10.1589/rika.30.661","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1589/rika.30.661","url":null,"abstract":"[Purpose] The purpose of this paper was to ascertain perceptions of nursing-care insurance workplaces among students aiming to be physical therapists. The study aimed to clarify how the perceptions changed as the students progressed through the course. [Subjects] The subjects were 84 students enrolled in a physical therapy training facility program. [Methods] Exploratory factor analysis was performed on responses to 14 questions related to perceptions of nursing-care insurance workplaces, and the results of first and fourth grade students were compared. [Results] The three main factors identified for the workplace were ‘appealing’, ‘freedom’, and ‘scientific’. However, results for ‘scientific’ were significantly lower among fourth year students than among first grade students. [Conclusion] There is a need to reinforce perceptions among students that the workplace is a place of a scientific nature.","PeriodicalId":35899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Exercise Physiology Online","volume":"47 1","pages":"661-665"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74437877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of Changes in Pelvic and Spinal Alignment on Thorax Mobility and Pulmonary Function","authors":"Hiromichi Takeda, Yumi Okayama, S. Daikuya","doi":"10.1589/rika.30.229","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1589/rika.30.229","url":null,"abstract":"[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to clarify the effects that thoracic spinal curvature, lumbar spinal curvature, and the angle of posterior pelvic tilt have on thorax mobility and pulmonary function [Subjects] Fourteen healthy adult males. [Methods] We measured the thorax mobility and pulmonary function at different pelvic and spinal alignments in the sitting position. The pelvis was positioned at 0, 10, 30 and 50 degrees posterior tilt, and the changes in spinal alignment elicited by the changes in pelvic position were measured. The relationships between thorax mobility, pulmonary function and thoracic spinal curvature, lumbar spinal curvature, and the angle of posterior pelvic tilt were analyzed using multiple regression analysis. [Results] Thorax mobility and pulmonary function were the most affected by changes in posterior pelvic tilt, followed by lumbar spinal curvature and thoracic spinal curvature. [Conclusion] These results suggest that improvement of the angle of posterior pelvic tilt would potentially improve thorax mobility and pulmonary function.","PeriodicalId":35899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Exercise Physiology Online","volume":"57 10 1","pages":"229-232"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86890566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hidetaka Matsuzaki, Kenzo Haraguchi, Mika Yoshimura, Makoto Tamari, Masaharu Morita, S. Takashima
{"title":"Clinical Practice Education Based on the Learning Theory: Fact-finding Survey of Physical and Occupational Therapists","authors":"Hidetaka Matsuzaki, Kenzo Haraguchi, Mika Yoshimura, Makoto Tamari, Masaharu Morita, S. Takashima","doi":"10.1589/rika.30.777","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1589/rika.30.777","url":null,"abstract":": [Purpose] Many physical therapists and occupational therapists take part in clinical practice training in their education when young. However, the qualification for instructors of clinical practice training is “years of experience” only, and the necessity of learning “educational methods as well as educational terminology” is not stipulated. Accordingly, it is our opinion that there is a need to conduct a survey of the current situation concerning educational methods. [Subjects] Agreement to participation was obtained from 155 subjects attending various study groups. [Methods] A fact-finding quantitative study was conducted using a questionnaire including items about educational methods and terminology. [Results] Many instructors reported anxieties about educational methods used for educating students, but whether or not the methods were effective, had only been verified by a few of them. [Conclusion] The results suggest the necessity of looking at learning theory from the perspective of pedagogics.","PeriodicalId":35899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Exercise Physiology Online","volume":"8 1","pages":"777-781"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84166619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prognosis Prediction in Hip Fracture Surgery Using the Walking Ability at One Week Post-Operation","authors":"T. Shirai, Y. Takeuti, N. Fukuda, Munenori Katoh","doi":"10.1589/RIKA.30.213","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1589/RIKA.30.213","url":null,"abstract":"[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between walking ability at one week post-operation and prognosis prediction of the hip fracture surgery. [Subjects] The subjects were 119 hip fracture patients. [Methods] The subjects were divided into three groups according to walking ability at one week post-operation and the prediction formula plus age and dementia were investigated. [Results] The probability of achieving walking with a stick at discharge was 24.2% in parallel bar walking, 86.7% in walking with an ambulatory assistance device, and 100% in walking with a stick at one week post-operation. According to logistic regression analysis, the factors affecting ability to walk with a stick at discharge were age, days before operation, and the Barthel index before injury in the parallel bar walking group, and age, and dementia in the walking with an ambulatory assistance device group at one week post-operation. [Conclusion] The walking ability at one week post-operation was related to the prognosis prediction of hip fracture surgery.","PeriodicalId":35899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Exercise Physiology Online","volume":"1 1","pages":"213-217"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86766987","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yuichi Honda, E. Sakaki, Hisayoshi Yoshizuka, Yasushi Nagao
{"title":"Effect of Leg-length Discrepancy on Lower-limb Muscle Activities during Gait: Focus on Equinus Gait","authors":"Yuichi Honda, E. Sakaki, Hisayoshi Yoshizuka, Yasushi Nagao","doi":"10.1589/rika.30.961","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1589/rika.30.961","url":null,"abstract":"[Purpose] To clarify the changes in the activities of muscles involved in a strategy for leglength discrepancy, focusing on equinus gait. [Subjects] The subjects were 10 healthy persons with no leg length discrepancy. [Methods] To artificially create leg-length discrepancy gait, a wedge was placed under the sole of one foot, and surface electromyography (sEMG) was used to measure the activities of the lower limb muscles thought to be involved in equinus gait, and the results were compared with normal gait. [Results] A significant increase in the activity of the tibialis anterior was seen at a wedge thickness of 3 cm, and significant increases in the activities of the rectus femoris, tibialis anterior, and gastrocnemius were seen at a wedge thickness of 4 cm. [Conclusion] Hyperkinesia was found in the muscles considered to be involved in equinus gait resulting from leglength discrepancy. This gait change and the possible occurrence of additional functional disorders would benefit from physical therapy interventions for leg-length discrepancy.","PeriodicalId":35899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Exercise Physiology Online","volume":"74 1","pages":"961-965"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73722483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Effects of Lower Limb Extension in the Prone Position on the Activity of the Contralateral Fibers of the Lower Trapezius Muscle with Respect to Changes in the Abduction Angle of the Shoulder Joint","authors":"Hideki Ikezawa, R. Takagi, Toshiaki Suzuki","doi":"10.1589/rika.30.261","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1589/rika.30.261","url":null,"abstract":": [Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate how alteration of the shoulder abduction angle affects the muscle activity of the lower trapezius muscle fibers while the hip joint is extended in the prone position. [Subjects] Sixteen healthy males participated in this study. [Methods] With the hip joint extended in the prone position, we measured the muscle activity of the lower trapezius muscle fibers at different abduction angles of the shoulder joint. [Results] The muscle activity of the lower trapezius muscle fibers was significantly increased at shoulder joint abduction of 90 and 120°compared with shoulder joint abduction of 0, 30 and 60°. [Conclusions] The results suggest that the lower trapezius muscle fibers contribute to upward rotation of the scapula in order to utilize the upper limb’s weight.","PeriodicalId":35899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Exercise Physiology Online","volume":"149 1","pages":"261-264"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76751485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kazuo Suganuma, S. Hirabayashi, Chika Kaneko, Hiroshi Ohhinata, T. Serita, Akira Toyota
{"title":"Investigation of College Life Anxiety among Students of Physical Therapy: Comparative Study between the School Years","authors":"Kazuo Suganuma, S. Hirabayashi, Chika Kaneko, Hiroshi Ohhinata, T. Serita, Akira Toyota","doi":"10.1589/rika.30.475","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1589/rika.30.475","url":null,"abstract":"[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate campus life anxiety to clarify the causes of differences among academic years. [Subjects] The subjects were 223 firstto third-year physical therapy students (121 males, 102 females). [Methods] The students were surveyed in late May using the College Life Anxiety Scale (CLAS). [Results] Comparisons of CLAS subscales revealed there were no differences between males and females in each academic year, nor in the items of “anxiety about daily life” and “anxiety about assessment”. However, the item of “maladjustment to university” became significantly higher among males in the second and third years, compared to the first year. The main cause was “maladjustment to the department of physical therapy” itself. [Conclusion] The number of male students experiencing campus life anxiety because of maladjustment to the department increases from the second academic year on. Therefore, appropriate consultation, such as offers to change the department, is necessary for students during their first year.","PeriodicalId":35899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Exercise Physiology Online","volume":"32 1","pages":"475-478"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80822358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
takeshi nakahira, H. Ochi, K. Imai, H. Kasahara, kazue souno, Suguru Ando, Naoko Matsui, Tomo Nishimura, S. Ohkawa
{"title":"Students Ability and Learning Method for Understanding Patients' Needs in Medical Interviews","authors":"takeshi nakahira, H. Ochi, K. Imai, H. Kasahara, kazue souno, Suguru Ando, Naoko Matsui, Tomo Nishimura, S. Ohkawa","doi":"10.1589/rika.30.999","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1589/rika.30.999","url":null,"abstract":"[Purpose] The purpose of this research was to clarify students’ ability to understand patients’ needs in a medical interview, and to investigate the learning method. [Subjects] The subjects were 15 second-year physical therapy students. [Methods] Using an Objective Structured Clinical Examination, the contents of a medical interview were divided into five elements: introduction, chief complaint, current ADL, past ADL, and demands. The time spent on each was measured and calculated as a ratio of the whole. We analyzed the scope and intent of questions about future daily living. [Results] The time required for the entire medical interview averaged 10.8 minutes. All 15 students conducted the interview covering the five elements, and the ratio of the time spent on current ADL was large. The questioning focused on future daily living and work, and confirmation of information obtained in advance was the main objective. [Conclusion] Formally carrying out a medical interview is a standard objective of school education, and in order for students to master the ability to understand individual patients’ needs, it is important for them to learn through the experience of clinical practice.","PeriodicalId":35899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Exercise Physiology Online","volume":"55 1","pages":"999-1003"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83107005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}