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{"title":"Effects of motor imagery and action observation on pelvic floor and related structures in healthy women: A randomized controlled trial","authors":"Ferran Cuenca-Martínez ,&nbsp;Alba Nieves-Gómez ,&nbsp;Natalia Millán-Isasi ,&nbsp;Laura Fuentes-Aparicio ,&nbsp;Núria Sempere-Rubio","doi":"10.1016/j.humov.2024.103313","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.humov.2024.103313","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The main aim was to assess the effects of motor imagery (MI) and action observation (AO) plus physical exercise (PE) on pelvic floor and related structures. Forty-four healthy women were randomized into three groups: MI, AO, or sham observation (SO) group. The outcome measures included the pelvic floor muscles (PFM) condition (including basal tone and strength), lumbo-pelvic motor control, and pain sensitivity. All women performed six sessions at the rate of 3 s/week (for 2 weeks). An initial assessment was carried out (T0), another one 1-week after starting the study (T1), and a third one at the end (T2). Results showed significant PFM strength gains in MI and AO groups, but not in the SO group. Regarding lumbo-pelvic motor control, both MI and AO groups obtained statistically significant changes between pre- and post-intervention Additionally, only the AO group showed significant improvements already at 1-week of intervention. Finally, all groups showed improved pain sensitivity in the likely area of referred menstrual pain post-intervention, with only the MI group showing changes 1 week after starting the intervention. In conclusion, results showed that adding MI and AO to PE program leads to an improvement of sensorimotor function of PFM and related structures in general. Despite finding no statistically significant inter-group differences, some findings such as strength gains or the lumbo-pelvic motor control improvements were only found in MI and AO groups, and this should be considered clinically.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55046,"journal":{"name":"Human Movement Science","volume":"99 ","pages":"Article 103313"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142759396","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The role of anxiety and self-efficacy in movement","authors":"S. Harris,&nbsp;C.J. Rathbone,&nbsp;K. Wilmut","doi":"10.1016/j.humov.2024.103306","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.humov.2024.103306","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Previous research suggests that affective factors may influence perception of potential movement differently compared to perception during movement itself. To build on this the current study investigated the roles of general and movement-specific anxiety, self-efficacy, general resilience and motor control in how 41 adults with typical motor skills thought they would behave (perceptual judgement) and how they actually behaved (executed action). Participants completed several standardised scales and two movement-specific scales, a perceptual judgement task and an executed action task. In the perceptual judgement task participants judged whether they would need to turn their shoulders to walk through different sized apertures between 0.9 and 1.9 their shoulder width-to-aperture ratio. This involved a static (standing still) and a dynamic (walking towards) condition. The executed action task involved actually walking through the different sized gaps between the doors. Findings were discussed within an ecological framework drawing strongly on Newell's constraints-based approach (1986). Results indicated a relationship between higher movement-specific anxiety and bigger safety margins. This highlights the importance of measure specificity in being able to detect nuanced relationships between affective factors and the perception-action cycle. Notable differences were also shown in the point of behaviour change (critical ratio) between perceptual judgement and executed action, illustrating the importance of studying perception and action together since they can be subject to different constraints. The findings contribute novel insights into the roles of these factors in how adults with typical motor skills perceive and realise their intentions and abilities to act in the world.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55046,"journal":{"name":"Human Movement Science","volume":"98 ","pages":"Article 103306"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142698822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Optimising children's movement assessment batteries through application of motivational and attentional manipulations","authors":"Thomas Simpson ,&nbsp;Richard Tyler ,&nbsp;Victoria Simpson ,&nbsp;Paul Ellison ,&nbsp;Evelyn Carnegie ,&nbsp;David Marchant","doi":"10.1016/j.humov.2024.103302","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.humov.2024.103302","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>An external focus of attention, enhanced expectancies, and autonomy support (i.e., OPTIMAL factors) are key factors to optimise motor performance and uncover latent movement capabilities. However, research on the combination of OPTIMAL factors, particularly in children's dynamic movement settings is limited. Therefore, this study examined the combined effects of OPTIMAL factors on children's performance on a dynamic movement assessment battery, hypothesising higher performance scores in the optimised version of the assessment battery versus standardised version of the assessment. Forty-nine children (15 boys, 34 girls; mean age 10.61 ± 1.38 years) completed the Dragon Challenge (DC) dynamic movement assessment battery. Performance was measured via a summation of movement process (technique), outcome, and time-to-completion scores (max score <em>N</em> = 54) with higher scores representing better performance. Participants completed a standardised and an optimised version of the DC in a counterbalanced fashion. For the latter, DC protocols were optimised via the provision of choice (autonomy support); external focus instructions augmented by simple knowledge statement, positive feedback and promotion of a growth mindset (Enhanced expectancies). Results indicate that motor performance (DC score) was better in the optimised (M = 31.08 ± 6.66) vs. standardised (M = 29.04 ± 5.88). The findings indicate that the combination of OPTIMAL factors can improve children's motor performance in dynamic movement settings and that standardised motor assessment may not reveal children's true movement capabilities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55046,"journal":{"name":"Human Movement Science","volume":"98 ","pages":"Article 103302"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142698755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"“Acute responses to barefoot running are related to changes in kinematics, mechanical load, and inflammatory profile”","authors":"Ana Paula da Silva Azevedo ,&nbsp;Bruno Mezêncio ,&nbsp;Clara Nóbrega ,&nbsp;Carlos Alberto Cardoso-Filho ,&nbsp;Emidio Marques de Matos-Neto ,&nbsp;Jaqueline Alves de Araújo ,&nbsp;Lucieli Teresa Cambri ,&nbsp;Alberto Carlos Amadio ,&nbsp;Marília Cerqueira Leite Seelaender ,&nbsp;Júlio Cerca Serrão","doi":"10.1016/j.humov.2024.103305","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.humov.2024.103305","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigated the acute effects of barefoot (BF) running on biomechanical parameters and cytokine concentrations. Seventy-one habitually shod runners had biomechanical parameters evaluated during running shod (SH) and BF, while a sub-group of 19 runners had their inflammatory profile analyzed before and after a running session, using their habitual shoes or barefoot. Running BF changed spatiotemporal and joint kinematics, including the stride frequency (increased) and length (decreased), and foot strike pattern (more plantarflexed ankle at initial contact). An increased impact force was observed (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.05), while joint moment, power, and work were also affected by BF running: a shift of joint load from the knee and hip to the ankle occurred (p &lt; 0.05). In cytokine levels, maintenance (all cytokines, except Eotaxin, IL-12p40, IL-2, IL5, and MIP-1 beta) or reductions (IL-12p40, IL-2, and IL5) were observed as an acute response to BF running, what means to keep or reduce the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and immunological/chemoattraction proteins when compared to SH. Summarily, a single session of BF running may not represent enough stress to induce changes in the inflammatory profile. Besides the increased impact force, the joint load was reduced during short-term BF running. Nevertheless, short-term BF running should be cautiously applied due to the shift of joint load from the knee and hip to the ankle.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55046,"journal":{"name":"Human Movement Science","volume":"98 ","pages":"Article 103305"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142696084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Talking on a mobile phone and doing math have a similar impact on walking in community-dwelling older adults?","authors":"Luan Ricardo Alves dos Santos ,&nbsp;Anna Beatriz de Alencar Bezerra ,&nbsp;Victória Alves de Brito ,&nbsp;Lucas Martins Rodrigues ,&nbsp;Carine Freitas e Silva ,&nbsp;Tarcísio Fulgêncio Alves da Silva ,&nbsp;Francis Trombini-Souza","doi":"10.1016/j.humov.2024.103304","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.humov.2024.103304","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55046,"journal":{"name":"Human Movement Science","volume":"98 ","pages":"Article 103304"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142683786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Biomechanical responses following compelled forward versus backward body shift: How aging and perturbation direction alter balance recovery?","authors":"Soroosh Sadeh ,&nbsp;Keng-Hung Shen ,&nbsp;Forouzan Foroughi ,&nbsp;Mark W. Rogers ,&nbsp;Hao-Yuan Hsiao","doi":"10.1016/j.humov.2024.103303","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.humov.2024.103303","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Falls are a significant health risk in older adults, and forward and backward falls each account for more than 40 % of falls. Dynamic stability, limb support, and impact energy absorption are crucial balance regulatory components and likely vary with the direction of imbalance. Understanding how perturbation direction influences these key components of balance stability regulation is crucial. This study investigated the balance stability, lower limb impact energy absorption, and limb support in forward and backward directions of balance perturbations in younger versus older adults.</div><div>Thirteen healthy old and thirteen healthy young adults participated in this study. Participants stood on two adjacent perturbation platforms in modified tandem stance. The leading or trailing limb support surface dropped 76.2 mm vertically at an unknown time to impose body shift. Two-way (direction X group) mixed ANOVA was performed to analyze the anterior margin of stability (MoS), trunk angular displacement, peak negative power at the hip, knee, and ankle, and the peak vertical ground reaction forces (VGRF).</div><div>Compared to forward perturbation, backward perturbation induced greater MoS (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.01), peak VGRF (P &lt; 0.01), and peak ankle (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.05) and hip (P &lt; 0.05) joint power. Older adults showed decreased MoS (P &lt; 0.05), perturbed limb peak VGRF (P &lt; 0.05), and ankle (P &lt; 0.05) and knee (P &lt; 0.05) joint peak power compared to younger adults.</div><div>Forward perturbations induced greater challenges for dynamic stability, possibly due to trunk motion characteristics, while backward perturbations posed challenges in limb support and impact energy absorption. In addition, age-related deficits in balance stability regulation were observed in both perturbation directions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55046,"journal":{"name":"Human Movement Science","volume":"98 ","pages":"Article 103303"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142645228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of freezing of gait on vertical ground reaction force in Parkinson's disease","authors":"Mohammad Etoom ,&nbsp;Ibrahem Hanafi ,&nbsp;Alhadi M. Jahan ,&nbsp;Auwal Abdullahi ,&nbsp;Omar M. Elabd","doi":"10.1016/j.humov.2024.103301","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.humov.2024.103301","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Vertical ground reaction force (vGRF) is a main kinetic gait analysis explaining body weight loading patterns. The study primarily aimed to understand effects of Freezing of gait (FoG) on vGRF in Parkinson's disease (PD). A secondary analysis for a walking dataset including biomechanical analyses for 26 PD participants (13 with FoG) was performed. Considering the normal pattern of vGRF curve, peaks during early stance (F1) and late stance (F3), and slope in- during mid-stance (F2) were used to represent the change in kinetic forces. vGRF parameters were compared between FoG and non-FoG participants, and at off- and on-medication. FoG participants showed higher vGRFs during mid-stance F2 magnitude (<em>p</em> = 0.003), and weaker vertical propulsion; F3 magnitude (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.001). This coincided with delayed weight acceptance; F1 timing (<em>p</em> = 0.019), and midstance peaks; F2 timing (<em>p</em> = 0.004). At off-medications, the F2 magnitude was significantly higher (<em>p</em> = 0.006), F3 magnitude lower (<em>p</em> = 0.001), and F1 time slower (<em>p</em> = 0.034) in FoG. At on-medication, F3 magnitude was still significantly lower (<em>p</em> = 0.017), and F2 time was slower (<em>p</em> = 0.037) in FoG. This study reveals that FoG significantly affects vGRF, particularly F3 magnitude during the push-off phase. Analyzing vGRF is crucial for understanding and managing FoG, allowing for more targeted interventions to improve FoG outcomes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55046,"journal":{"name":"Human Movement Science","volume":"98 ","pages":"Article 103301"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142578431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Synergy in motion: Exploring the similarity and variability of muscle synergy patterns in healthy individuals","authors":"Luying Feng ,&nbsp;Linfan Yu ,&nbsp;Hui Lyu ,&nbsp;Canjun Yang ,&nbsp;Xiaoguang Liu ,&nbsp;Congcong Zhou ,&nbsp;Wei Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.humov.2024.103300","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.humov.2024.103300","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Recent studies suggest that muscle synergy patterns can be a guide for diagnosis and rehabilitation.</div></div><div><h3>Research question</h3><div>Does human's lower limb synergy pattern significantly change with changes in walking speed? Are there large differences in synergy patterns among different healthy individuals?</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>22 healthy subjects from an open-source datasets were included. Non-negative matrix factorization was applied to identify the module composition of surface electromyography(sEMG) data, and the similarity index was adopted to quantify the overall similarity between synergy patterns.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Results demonstrated that healthy individuals have their own intrinsic muscle recruitment and coordination characteristics for locomotion at various speeds, additionally, their synergy patterns exhibit predictability under speed variations.</div></div><div><h3>Significance</h3><div>This study develop reference synergy patterns for the lower limbs across 28 different walking speeds. The developed synergy patterns and the above findings may guide the study of gait synergy in rehabilitation and assistance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55046,"journal":{"name":"Human Movement Science","volume":"98 ","pages":"Article 103300"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142564652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Concentric exercise-induced fatigue of the shoulder impairs proprioception but not motor control or performance in healthy young adults","authors":"Stelios Hadjisavvas ,&nbsp;Michalis A. Efstathiou ,&nbsp;Irene-Chrysovalanto Themistocleous ,&nbsp;Paraskevi Malliou ,&nbsp;Christoforos D. Giannaki ,&nbsp;Manos Stefanakis","doi":"10.1016/j.humov.2024.103299","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.humov.2024.103299","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>To investigate the effect of concentric fatigue on proprioception, motor control and performance of the shoulder in healthy young adults.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Test-retest experimental design.</div></div><div><h3>Setting</h3><div>Human performance laboratory.</div></div><div><h3>Participants</h3><div>20 healthy adults.</div></div><div><h3>Main outcome meausure(s)</h3><div>Proprioception was assessed using the joint repositioning sense (JRS) and the threshold to detection of passive movement (TTDPM). Motor control was assessed using the Y-balance Upper Quarter test (YBT-UQ) and performance using the Athletic Shoulder test (ASH test). All tests were conducted before and immediately after fatigue intervention (CON/CON protocol).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Following fatigue, absolute angular error (AAE) was significantly increase by 160.27 %. Moreover, there was a significant increase (48.41 %) in TTDPM after fatigue. Furthermore there was no significant differences in motor control and performance before and after fatigue intervention.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Since muscular fatigue negatively affects shoulder proprioception, it is essential to assess proprioception before and after fatigue to detect any dysfunctions that may arise as a result of fatigue. To address these dysfunctions, it is recommended to engage in proprioceptive exercises under situations of fatigue in order to enhance the sensitivity of the mechanoreceptors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55046,"journal":{"name":"Human Movement Science","volume":"98 ","pages":"Article 103299"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142513173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Influence of exercise-induced hamstrings fatigue on proprioceptive reweighting strategies and postural performance in bipedal stance in recreational athletes","authors":"Telma Sagnard ,&nbsp;Brice Picot ,&nbsp;Nicolas Forestier","doi":"10.1016/j.humov.2024.103298","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.humov.2024.103298","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>An optimal proprioceptive reweighting strategy is necessary to maintain posture. A suboptimal strategy was associated with injury determinants and whether the strategy can be modified is unknown. Muscle fatigue can be used to investigate proprioceptive reweighting. The aims of this study were to evaluate the effects of local fatigue on proprioceptive reweighting strategies and postural stability as well as relationships between fatigue and these postural parameters<strong>.</strong></div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Fourteen recreational athletes were included. Relative proprioceptive weighting (RPW) was characterized according to the perturbation of the center of pressure (CoP) displacement generated by muscle vibration on a firm and foam surface. RPW evolution &lt;95 % indicated that individuals were able to reweight proprioception from the ankle to lumbar signals according to the surface while evolution &gt;105 % indicated that athletes maintained an ankle-steered strategy. Student's <em>t</em>-tests were used to compare RPW evolution, CoP velocity, and root mean square (RMS) before and after exercise-induced hamstring fatigue. Spearman's rank correlation coefficient was used to test the relationship between fatigue variables, RPW evolution, and stability variables.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Hamstring fatigue induced an ankle-steered strategy characterized by an increase in RPW evolution when the surface was changed (<em>P</em> = 0.002) and an increase in CoP velocity (<em>P</em> = 0.045) and CoP RMS (<em>P</em> = 0.005) on firm surface. None of the correlation coefficients testing the relationship between the parameters proved to be significant.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Local fatigue leads to suboptimal proprioceptive reweighting strategies and impaired stability on firm surface. Results suggests that proprioceptive reweighting strategies are modifiable. Whether this predisposes participants to injury remains to be defined.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55046,"journal":{"name":"Human Movement Science","volume":"98 ","pages":"Article 103298"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142513174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}