Does Acute Fatigue Affect Lumbar Proprioception and Balance?

Authors

Ozde Depreli, Eastern Mediterranean UniversityFollow
Ender Angin, Eastern Mediterranean UniversityFollow

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the acute effects of trunk extensor, abdominal, and calf muscle fatigue on lumbar proprioception and balance. Method: Seventy healthy individuals, aged between 18-25, without pain in the low back and lower extremities, with right dominant lower extremities, were included in the study. Dynamic balance with the Y-balance Test, lumbar proprioception sense with the application of the IOS software, and fatigue level with the 6-20 Borg Scale were evaluated before and immediately after the back extensor, abdominal, and calf muscle fatigue protocols were applied to the individuals at 72-hour intervals. Results: After all fatigue protocols, proprioception sense at 30˚ lumbar flexion was found to change significantly (pConclusionsThis study determined that acute fatigue negatively affects proprioceptive sense and dynamic postural control in the anterior direction. Understanding how the trunk extensor, abdominal, and ankle plantar flexor muscles respond to a fatigue-inducing exercise, especially concerning postural control and trunk proprioception, is important for understanding and preventing injury risk.

Author Bio(s)

The authors of this study are Health Sciences Faculty, in the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department at Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Mersin 10 Turkey. 99450

Ozde Depreli, Phd, PT, is working as an assistant professor doctor at the Eastern Mediterranean University. She completed her doctorate in orthopedic physiotherapy and rehabilitation at Hacettepe University.

Ender Angin, Phd, PT, is working as an associate professor doctor at the Eastern Mediterranean University. She completed her doctorate in physiotherapy and rehabilitation at Hacettepe University.

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the participants for their willingness to participate in this study.

DOI

10.46743/1540-580X/2023.2299

Recommended Citation

Depreli O, Angin E. Does Acute Fatigue Affect Lumbar Proprioception and Balance?. The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice. 2023 Mar 20;21(2), Article 15.