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Effect of Bilateral and Unilateral Plantarflexor Muscle Fatigue on Blind Navigation Precision and Gait Parameters

Natalie RicherFaculty of Health Sciences, School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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Etienne J. BissonSchool of Rehabilitation Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
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Martin BilodeauFaculty of Health Sciences, School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.;Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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Nicole PaquetFaculty of Health Sciences, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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Yves LajoieFaculty of Health Sciences, School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 41-49 | Received 30 Jul 2018, Accepted 17 Jan 2019, Published online: 22 Feb 2019
 
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Abstract

The objective was to evaluate the impact of bilateral and unilateral fatigue of the plantarflexor muscles on blind navigation. Thirty-eight young adults walked 8-m without vision before fatigue (pre-fatigue), then fatigued either one or both of their plantarflexor muscles by performing isometric contractions. After each fatigue, two blind navigation trials were performed (post-fatigue trials 1 and 2). Results revealed no effect of bilateral muscle fatigue on navigation precision and gait parameters. Unilateral muscle fatigue led to longer linear distance travelled during post-fatigue trial 2 compared to pre-fatigue and to a change in angular deviation between pre- and post-fatigue. In general, results suggest that participants were able to make adaptive changes to counter muscle fatigue during blind navigation.

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