Position sense and reaction angle after eccentric exercise: the repeated bout effect.
Authors
Paschalis, VassilisNikolaidis, Michalis G.
Giakas, Giannis
Jamurtas, Athanasios Z.
Owolabi, Emmanuel O.
Koutedakis, Yiannis
Issue Date
2008
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The purpose of the present investigation was to examine the effects of a repeated eccentric exercise on position sense and muscle reaction angle. Fourteen healthy women underwent an isokinetic exercise session on their knee flexors, which was repeated after 4 weeks. Muscle damage indices, position sense and joint reaction angle of the knee were examined before, immediately after, as well as at 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7 days after exercise. The second exercise bout induced significantly lesser effects in all muscle damage indices as well as lesser disturbances in position sense and reaction angle when compared to the first one. The main finding of this study is that position sense and joint reaction angle to release of the lower limbs may adapt in response to a repeated bout of eccentric exercise, leading to less disturbances in position sense and reaction angle after the second bout of exercise.Citation
European journal of applied physiology, 103(1): 9-18Publisher
Springer-VerlagJournal
European journal of applied physiologyPubMed ID
18172668Type
Journal articleLanguage
enISSN
1439-6319ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1007/s00421-007-0663-9