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European Journal of Applied Physiology

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01.02.2016 | Original Article

Muscle synergies underlying control of taking a step during support surface translation

verfasst von: Yun Wang, Kazuhiko Watanabe, Tadayoshi Asaka

Erschienen in: European Journal of Applied Physiology | Ausgabe 2/2016

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Abstract

Purpose

We investigated the muscle activation patterns and the center of pressure (COP) displacement in stepping behavior to determine the relations between anticipatory synergy adjustments (ASAs) and anticipatory postural adjustments (APAs) during support surface translation.

Methods

Surface muscle activity of eleven leg and trunk muscles was analyzed to identify sets of four muscle modes (M-modes). Linear combination of M-modes and their relationship to changes in the COP shift in the anterior–posterior (AP) direction were then determined. Uncontrolled manifold (UCM) analysis was performed to determine variance components in the M-mode space and indices of M-mode synergy stabilizing the COP shift.

Results

Prior to the step initiation, synergies stabilizing COP were seen in both conditions. The synergy index started to drop before a change in the averaged activation levels across trials in postural muscles. The magnitude of synergy index was significantly larger under the perturbation condition.

Conclusions

Results of the study have revealed that the central nervous system is able to prepare multi-muscle synergies when a step is performed during support surface translation. Prior to APAs, ASAs reduce stability of COP_AP coordinate that is to be adjusted during the APAs. These findings may help get closer to understanding of physiological mechanism of postural preparation to external perturbation.

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Titel: Muscle synergies underlying control of taking a step during support surface translation
verfasst von: Yun Wang
Kazuhiko Watanabe
Tadayoshi Asaka
Publikationsdatum: 01.02.2016
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in: European Journal of Applied Physiology / Ausgabe 2/2016
Print ISSN: 1439-6319
Elektronische ISSN: 1439-6327
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-015-3282-x

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