Effects of Achilles tendon vibration, surface and visual conditions on lower leg electromyography in young adults with and without recurrent ankle sprains

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 639-649
Author(s):  
Anat V. Lubetzky ◽  
Robert Price ◽  
Sarah W. McCoy
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Achilles Tendon ◽  
Lower Leg ◽  
Ankle Sprains ◽  
Tendon Vibration ◽  
Visual Conditions

scholarly journals Response to Tendon Vibration Questions the Underlying Rationale of Proprioceptive Training

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anat Vilnai Lubetzky ◽  
Sarah Westcott McCoy ◽  
Robert Price ◽  
Deborah Kartin
Keyword(s):  
Achilles Tendon ◽  
Center Of Pressure ◽  
Multiscale Entropy ◽  
Support Surface ◽  
Ankle Sprains ◽  
Control Mechanisms ◽  
Tendon Vibration ◽  
Healthy Group ◽  
Proprioceptive Training ◽  
Proprioceptive Function

Context: Proprioceptive training on compliant surfaces is used to rehabilitate and prevent ankle sprains. The ability to improve proprioceptive function via such training has been questioned. Achilles tendon vibration is used in motor-control research as a form of proprioceptive stimulus. Using measures of postural steadiness with nonlinear measures to elucidate control mechanisms, tendon vibration can be applied to investigate the underlying rationale of proprioceptive training. Objective: To test whether the effect of vibration on young adults' postural control depended on the support surface. Design: Descriptive laboratory study. Setting: Research laboratory. Patients or Other Participants: Thirty healthy adults and 10 adults with chronic ankle instability (CAI; age range = 18−40 years). Intervention(s): With eyes open, participants stood in bilateral stance on a rigid plate (floor), memory foam, and a Both Sides Up (BOSU) ball covering a force platform. We applied bilateral Achilles tendon vibration for the middle 20 seconds in a series of 60-second trials and analyzed participants' responses from previbration to vibration (pre-vib) and from vibration to postvibration (vib-post). Main Outcome Measure(s): We calculated anterior-posterior excursion of the center of pressure and complexity index derived from the area under multiscale entropy curves. Results: The excursion response to vibration differed by surface, as indicated by a significant interaction of P < .001 for the healthy group at both time points and for the CAI group vib-post. Although both groups demonstrated increased excursion from pre-vib and from vib-post, a decrease was observed on the BOSU. The complexity response to vibration differed by surface for the healthy group (pre-vib, P < .001). The pattern for the CAI group was similar but not significant. Complexity changes vib-post were the same on all surfaces for both groups. Conclusions: Participants reacted less to ankle vibration when standing on the BOSU as compared with the floor, suggesting that proprioceptive training may not be occurring. Different balance-training paradigms to target proprioception, including tendon vibration, should be explored.

Geometric and Elastic Properties of in vivo Human Achilles Tendon in Young Adults

2004 ◽  
Vol 178 (4) ◽  
pp. 197-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetsuro Muraoka ◽  
Tadashi Muramatsu ◽  
Tetsuo Fukunaga ◽  
Hiroaki Kanehisa
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Achilles Tendon ◽  
Elastic Properties

scholarly journals Acute vascular effects of carbonated warm water lower leg immersion in healthy young adults

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (23) ◽  
pp. e13046 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shigehiko Ogoh ◽  
Ryohei Nagaoka ◽  
Takamasa Mizuno ◽  
Shohei Kimura ◽  
Yasuhiro Shidahara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Lower Leg ◽  
Warm Water ◽  
Vascular Effects

Frequency characteristics of heteronymous responses evoked by Achilles tendon vibration during quiet stance

2020 ◽  
Vol 736 ◽  
pp. 135290
Author(s):  
Gregg Eschelmuller ◽  
Robyn L. Mildren ◽  
Jean-Sébastien Blouin ◽  
Mark G. Carpenter ◽  
J. Timothy Inglis
Keyword(s):  
Achilles Tendon ◽  
Frequency Characteristics ◽  
Tendon Vibration ◽  
Quiet Stance

Effect of Achilles tendon vibration on posture in children

2014 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra M. McKay ◽  
Jianhua Wu ◽  
Rosa M. Angulo-Barroso
Keyword(s):  
Achilles Tendon ◽  
Tendon Vibration

The age-related changes of trunk responses to Achilles tendon vibration

2009 ◽  
Vol 467 (3) ◽  
pp. 220-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Abrahámová ◽  
Martina Mancini ◽  
František Hlavačka ◽  
Lorenzo Chiari
Keyword(s):  
Achilles Tendon ◽  
Tendon Vibration ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Age Related Changes

Effects of bilateral Achilles tendon vibration on postural orientation and balance during standing

2007 ◽  
Vol 118 (11) ◽  
pp. 2456-2467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia Thompson ◽  
Marc Bélanger ◽  
Joyce Fung
Keyword(s):  
Achilles Tendon ◽  
Tendon Vibration ◽  
Postural Orientation

Ipsi- and contralateral H-reflexes and V-waves after unilateral chronic Achilles tendon vibration

2013 ◽  
Vol 113 (9) ◽  
pp. 2223-2231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Lapole ◽  
Francis Canon ◽  
Chantal Pérot
Keyword(s):  
Achilles Tendon ◽  
Tendon Vibration
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