Ankle strategies for step-aside movement during quiet standing.
The mediolateral ankle strategy plays a crucial role in providing ankle stability in ground obstacle-avoidance behavior. This is achieved by changing basic walking patterns according to the characteristics of the obstacle. In daily life, it is more common to use step-aside movement (i.e., dodging st...
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| description | The mediolateral ankle strategy plays a crucial role in providing ankle stability in ground obstacle-avoidance behavior. This is achieved by changing basic walking patterns according to the characteristics of the obstacle. In daily life, it is more common to use step-aside movement (i.e., dodging step) for collision avoidance rather than side-stepping (i.e., widening standing base) when encountering an approaching pedestrian or bicycle. While studies have been conducted on the mediolateral ankle strategy contribution in obstacle avoidance using side-stepping, knowledge of step-aside movement is still inadequate. Therefore, we conducted an electromyography (EMG) analysis on the tibialis anterior (TA), peroneus longus (PL), and soleus (SOL) muscles, as well as measured center of pressure (CoP) displacement, and vertical ground reaction force (vGRF) of the standing leg, in order to understand the role of ankle muscles in step-aside movement during quiet standing. Fifteen healthy young men repeated twelve step-aside movements in both left and right directions. A Bayesian one-sample t-test was used to determine the sufficient step and participant counts. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to investigate the correlation between the muscle activity and CoP displacement or vGRF. The regression coefficients (β) of the left push phase and the right loading phase were tested against zero using a Bayesian one-sample t-test to identify the correlation between independent and dependent variables. We used the one-dimensional statistical parametric mapping (SPM1d) method to analyze the differences between and within the groups of EMG data based on the continuous time series. The results showed that the PL displayed a substantial contribution to the mediolateral ankle strategy during the push phase of step-aside movement, and also contributed to maintaining ankle stability during the loading phase. This suggested that screening for PL weakness and providing appropriate interventions and/or training approaches is especially critical for populations with walking stability problems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-53c38116026648469dcfa547909338762023-04-21T05:33:13ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-01183e028140010.1371/journal.pone.0281400Ankle strategies for step-aside movement during quiet standing.Lingchao XieSanghyun ChoThe mediolateral ankle strategy plays a crucial role in providing ankle stability in ground obstacle-avoidance behavior. This is achieved by changing basic walking patterns according to the characteristics of the obstacle. In daily life, it is more common to use step-aside movement (i.e., dodging step) for collision avoidance rather than side-stepping (i.e., widening standing base) when encountering an approaching pedestrian or bicycle. While studies have been conducted on the mediolateral ankle strategy contribution in obstacle avoidance using side-stepping, knowledge of step-aside movement is still inadequate. Therefore, we conducted an electromyography (EMG) analysis on the tibialis anterior (TA), peroneus longus (PL), and soleus (SOL) muscles, as well as measured center of pressure (CoP) displacement, and vertical ground reaction force (vGRF) of the standing leg, in order to understand the role of ankle muscles in step-aside movement during quiet standing. Fifteen healthy young men repeated twelve step-aside movements in both left and right directions. A Bayesian one-sample t-test was used to determine the sufficient step and participant counts. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to investigate the correlation between the muscle activity and CoP displacement or vGRF. The regression coefficients (β) of the left push phase and the right loading phase were tested against zero using a Bayesian one-sample t-test to identify the correlation between independent and dependent variables. We used the one-dimensional statistical parametric mapping (SPM1d) method to analyze the differences between and within the groups of EMG data based on the continuous time series. The results showed that the PL displayed a substantial contribution to the mediolateral ankle strategy during the push phase of step-aside movement, and also contributed to maintaining ankle stability during the loading phase. This suggested that screening for PL weakness and providing appropriate interventions and/or training approaches is especially critical for populations with walking stability problems.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281400 |
| spellingShingle | Lingchao Xie Sanghyun Cho Ankle strategies for step-aside movement during quiet standing. PLoS ONE |
| title | Ankle strategies for step-aside movement during quiet standing. |
| title_full | Ankle strategies for step-aside movement during quiet standing. |
| title_fullStr | Ankle strategies for step-aside movement during quiet standing. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ankle strategies for step-aside movement during quiet standing. |
| title_short | Ankle strategies for step-aside movement during quiet standing. |
| title_sort | ankle strategies for step aside movement during quiet standing |
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