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European Journal of Applied Physiology

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01.04.2015 | Original Article

Pivoting neuromuscular control and proprioception in females and males

verfasst von: Song Joo Lee, Yupeng Ren, Sang Hoon Kang, François Geiger, Li-Qun Zhang

Erschienen in: European Journal of Applied Physiology | Ausgabe 4/2015

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Abstract

Purpose

Noncontact ACL injuries occur most commonly in pivoting sports and are much more frequent in females than in males. However, information on sex differences in proprioceptive acuity under weight-bearing and leg neuromuscular control in pivoting is scarce. The objective of this study was to investigate sex differences in pivoting neuromuscular control during strenuous stepping tasks and proprioceptive acuity under weight-bearing.

Methods

21 male and 22 female subjects were recruited to evaluate pivoting proprioceptive acuity under weight-bearing, and pivoting neuromuscular control (in terms of leg pivoting instability, stiffness, maximum internal and external pivoting angles, and entropy of time-to-peak EMG in lower limb muscles) during strenuous stepping tasks performed on a novel offaxis elliptical trainer.

Results

Compared to males, females had significantly lower proprioceptive acuity under weight-bearing in both internal and external pivoting directions, higher pivoting instability, larger maximum internal pivoting angle, lower leg pivoting stiffness, and higher entropy of time-to-peak EMG in the gastrocnemius muscles during strenuous stepping tasks with internal and external pivoting perturbations.

Conclusions

Results of this study may help us better understand factors contributing to ACL injuries in females and males, develop training strategies to improve pivoting neuromuscular control and proprioceptive acuity, and potentially reduce ACL and lower-limb musculoskeletal injuries.

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Titel: Pivoting neuromuscular control and proprioception in females and males
verfasst von: Song Joo Lee
Yupeng Ren
Sang Hoon Kang
François Geiger
Li-Qun Zhang
Publikationsdatum: 01.04.2015
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in: European Journal of Applied Physiology / Ausgabe 4/2015
Print ISSN: 1439-6319
Elektronische ISSN: 1439-6327
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-014-3062-z

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