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Functional electrical stimulation of peroneal muscles on balance in healthy females

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posted on 2021-06-09, 11:20 authored by Zoe Bamber, Wei Sun, Rhea Menon, Patrick WheelerPatrick Wheeler, Ian Swain, Daniel FongDaniel Fong
Balance improvement could contribute to ankle stability for the prevention of ankle sprains. Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) is an effective way of augmenting muscle activity and improving balance. This study investigated the effect of FES of peroneal muscles on single- and double-leg balance. Fifteen healthy females (age = 23.1 ± 1.6 years, height = 1.63 ± 0.07 m, weight = 63.7 ± 9.9 kg) performed single and double-leg standing balance tests with eyes open and closed before and after 15-minute FES intervention during treadmill running at a comfortable, self-selected pace. FES of peroneal muscles was provided bilaterally, using an Odstock Dropped Foot Stimulator. The total excursion of the centre of pressure (COP) was calculated to assess the standing balance control ability. The total excursion of COP in single- and double-leg stance with eyes open reduced significantly after FES intervention by 14.7% (p < 0.001) and 5.9% (p = 0.031) respectively. The eyes closed condition exhibited a 12.7% (p = 0.002) reduction in single-leg stance but did not significantly change in double-leg stance (p > 0.05). Limb preference did not account for balance post-intervention. No significant difference in total excursion of COP was found between preferred and less preferred limbs with both visual conditions (p > 0.05). FES of peroneal muscles improved standing balance control with eyes open in double-leg and single-leg stance, and with eyes closed in double-leg stance. The improvements in balance control with FES treatment did not vary concerning limb preference.

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  • Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

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Cyborg and Bionic Systems

Volume

2021

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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  • VoR (Version of Record)

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© The Authors

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This is an Open Access Article. It is published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Acceptance date

2021-04-11

Publication date

2021-05-13

Copyright date

2021

eISSN

2692-7632

Language

  • en

Depositor

Dr Daniel Fong. Deposit date: 13 April 2021

Article number

9801097

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