Journal article
Electromyographic responses during time get up and go test in water (wTUG)
European Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol.2, 217
2013
Abstract
The aim of this study was to use sEMG to measure the neuromuscular activity during the TUG task in water, and compare this with the responses for the same task on land. Ten healthy subjects [5 males and 5 females [mean±SD]: age, 22.0±3.1 yr; body mass, 63.9±17.2 kg. A telemetry EMG system was used on the following muscles on the right side of the body: the quadriceps - rectus femoris [RF], long head of the biceps femoris [BF], tibialis anterior [TA], gastrocnemius medialis [GM], soleus [SOL], rectus abdominis [RA] and erector spinae [ES]. Each subject performed the TUG test three times with five minutes recover between trials in water and on dry land. The % MVC was significantly different (p less than 0.05) for majority of the muscles tested during the TUG water compared to dry land. % MVC of RF [p = 0.003, t = 4.07]; BF [p = 0.000, t = 6.8]; TA [p = 0.005, t = 5.9]; and SOL [p = 0.048, t = 1.98]; RA [p = 0.007, t = 3.45]; and ES [p = 0.004, t = 3.78]. The muscle activation of the trunk and the lower limb [VM RF, BF, TA, GM and SOL] were lower in water compared to dry land, when performing a TUG test.
Details
- Title
- Electromyographic responses during time get up and go test in water (wTUG)
- Authors
- Antonio I Cuesta-Vargas (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyC Cano-Herrera (Author) - University of Malaga, SpainDanielle Formosa (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringBrendan J Burkett (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
- Publication details
- European Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol.2, 217; 6
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date published
- 2013
- DOI
- 10.1186/2193-1801-2-217
- ISSN
- 1439-6319
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2013 Cuesta-Vargas et al.; licensee Springer. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health - Sports & Exercise Science; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99448870302621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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