The Effects of Task Type on Time to Task Failure During Fatigue: A Modified Sørensen Test

REFERENCES

• Alaranta, H., Luoto, S., Heliovaara, M., & Hurri, H. (1995). Static back endurance and the risk of low-back pain. Clinical Biomechanics, 10, 323–324. http://dx.doi.org/0268003395000023 [pii]
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Baudry, S., Maerz, A. H., Gould, J. R., & Enoka, R. M. (2011). Task- and time-dependent modulation of Ia presynaptic inhibition during fatiguing contractions performed by humans. Journal of Neurophysiology, 106, 265–273. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/jn.00954.2010
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Baudry, S., Rudroff, T., Pierpoint, L. A., & Enoka, R. M. (2009). Load type influences motor unit recruitment in biceps brachii during a sustained contraction. Journal of Neurophysiology, 102, 1725–1735. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/jn.00382.2009
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Biering-Sørensen, F. (1984). Physical measurements as risk indicators for low-back trouble over a one-year period. Spine, 9, 106–119.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bojsen-Moller, J., Schwartz, S., & Magnusson, S. P. (2011). Limited difference in time to failure between sustained force and position control contractions with the knee extensors. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 21, e48–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0838.2010.01148.x
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Champagne, A., Descarreaux, M., & Lafond, D. (2008). Back and hip extensor muscles fatigue in healthy subjects: task-dependency effect of two variants of the Sørensen test. European Spine Journal, 17, 1721–1726. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00586-008-0782-y
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Clark, B., Manini, T., Mayer, J., Ploutz-Snyder, L., & Graves, J. (2002). Electromyographic activity of the lumbar and hip extensors during dynamic trunk extension exercise. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 83, 1547–1552.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Coorevits, P., Danneels, L., Cambier, D., Ramon, H., & Vanderstraeten, G. (2008). Assessment of the validity of the Biering-Sørensen test for measuring back muscle fatigue based on EMG median frequency characteristics of back and hip muscles. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 18, 997–1005.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• de Ruiter, C. J., Maas, E. A., Wesseling, M. G., & de Haan, A. (2012). Knee extensor fatigue threshold is related to whole-body VO2max. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 44, 1366–1374. http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0b013e318249d701
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Elfving, B., & Dedering, A. (2007). Task dependency in back muscle fatigue – correlations between two test methods. Clinical Biomechanics, 22, 28–33.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Enoka, R. M., & Duchateau, J. (2008). Muscle fatigue: what, why and how it influences muscle function. Journal of Physiology, 586, 11–23. http://dx.doi.org/jphysiol.2007.139477 [pii] 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.139477
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Enthoven, P., Skargren, E., Kjellman, G., & Oberg, B. (2003). Course of back pain in primary care: a prospective study of physical measures. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 35, 168–173.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Farina, D., Gazzoni, M., & Merletti, R. (2003). Assessment of low back muscle fatigue by surface EMG signal analysis: Methodological aspects. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 13, 319–332.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Griffin, L., Garland, S. J., Ivanova, T., & Gossen, E. R. (2001). Muscle vibration sustains motor unit firing rate during submaximal isometric fatigue in humans. Journal of Physiology, 535, 929–936. http://dx.doi.org/PHY_12278 [pii]
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hagg, G. (1992). Interpretation of EMG spectral alterations and alteration indexes at sustained contraction. Journal of Applied Physiology, 73, 1211–1217.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hunter, S. K., Duchateau, J., & Enoka, R. M. (2004). Muscle fatigue and the mechanisms of task failure. Exercise and Sports Science Reviews, 32, 44–49. http://dx.doi.org/00003677-200404000-00002 [pii]
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hunter, S. K., Ryan, D. L., Ortega, J. D., & Enoka, R. M. (2002). Task differences with the same load torque alter the endurance time of submaximal fatiguing contractions in humans. Journal of Neurophysiology, 88, 3087–3096. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/jn.00232.2002
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hunter, S. K., Yoon, T., Farinella, J., Griffith, E. E., & Ng, A. V. (2008). Time to task failure and muscle activation vary with load type for a submaximal fatiguing contraction with the lower leg. Journal of Applied Physiology, 105, 463–472. http://dx.doi.org/90398.2008 [pii] 10.1152/japplphysiol.90398.2008
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kankaanpaa, M., Laaksonen, D., Taimela, S., Kokko, S. M., Airaksinen, O., & Hanninen, O. (1998). Age, sex, and body mass index as determinants of back and hip extensor fatigue in the isometric Sørensen back endurance test. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 79, 1069–1075. http://dx.doi.org/S0003-9993(98)90173-3 [pii]
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Klass, M., Levenez, M., Enoka, R. M., & Duchateau, J. (2008). Spinal mechanisms contribute to differences in the time to failure of submaximal fatiguing contractions performed with different loads. Journal of Neurophysiology, 99, 1096–1104. http://dx.doi.org/01252.2007 [pii] 10.1152/jn.01252.2007
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Maluf, K. S., Barry, B. K., Riley, Z. A., & Enoka, R. M. (2007). Reflex responsiveness of a human hand muscle when controlling isometric force and joint position. Clinical Neurophysiology, 118, 2063–2071. http://dx.doi.org/S1388-2457(07)00300-8 [pii] 10.1016/j.clinph.2007.06.009
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Maluf, K. S., Shinohara, M., Stephenson, J. L., & Enoka, R. M. (2005). Muscle activation and time to task failure differ with load type and contraction intensity for a human hand muscle. Experimental Brain Research, 167, 165–177. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00221-005-0017-y
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mannion, A., Dumas, G., Cooper, R., Espinosa, F., Faris, M., & Stevenson, J. (1997). Muscle fibre size and type distribution in thoracic and lumbar regions of the erector spinae in healthy subjects without low back pain: normal values and sex differences. Journal of Anatomy, 190, 505–513.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• McGill, S., Grenier, S., Bluhm, M., Preuss, R., Brown, S., & Russell, C. (2003). Previous history of LBP with work loss is related to lingering deficits in biomechanical, physiological, personal, psychosocial and motor control characteristics. Ergonomics, 46, 731–746.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• McKeon, M. D., Albert, W. J., & Neary, J. P. (2006). Assessment of neuromuscular and haemodynamic activity in individuals with and without chronic low back pain. Dynamic Medicine, 5, 6. http://dx.doi.org/1476-5918-5-6 [pii] 10.1186/1476-5918-5-6
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Moffroid, M. T., Haugh, L. D., Haig, A. J., Henry, S. M., & Pope, M. H. (1993). Endurance training of trunk extensor muscles. Physical Therapy, 73, 10–17.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mottram, C. J., Jakobi, J. M., Semmler, J. G., & Enoka, R. M. (2005). Motor-unit activity differs with load type during a fatiguing contraction. Journal of Neurophysiology, 93, 1381–1392. http://dx.doi.org/00837.2004 [pii] 10.1152/jn.00837.2004
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mottram, C. J., Maluf, K. S., Stephenson, J. L., Anderson, M. K., & Enoka, R. M. (2006). Prolonged vibration of the biceps brachii tendon reduces time to failure when maintaining arm position with a submaximal load. Journal of Neurophysiology, 95, 1185–1193. http://dx.doi.org/00807.2005 [pii] 10.1152/jn.00807.2005
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ng, J. K., Parnianpour, M., Richardson, C. A., & Kippers, V. (2001). Functional roles of abdominal and back muscles during isometric axial rotation of the trunk. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 19, 463–471.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ploutz-Snyder, L., Mayer, J., Caruso, R., Formikell, M., & Graves, J. (2001). The use of magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate lumbar muscle function during Roman chair trunk extension exercise [abstract]. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 33, S2351.
   Google Scholar
• Poortvliet, P. C., Tucker, K. J., Finnigan, S., Scott, D., Sowman, P., & Hodges, P. W. (2015). Cortical activity differs between position- and force-control knee extension tasks. Experimental Brain Research, 233, 3447–3457. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00221-015-4404-8
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Poortvliet, P. C., Tucker, K. J., & Hodges, P. W. (2013). Changes in constraint of proximal segments effects time to task failure and activity of proximal muscles in knee position-control tasks. Clinical Neurophysiology, 124, 732–739. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2012.09.025
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Press, W. H., Teukolsky, S. A., Vetterling, W. T., & Flannery, B. P. (1992). Numerical recipes in FORTRAN. The art of scientific computing (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
   Google Scholar
• Rudroff, T., Barry, B. K., Stone, A. L., Barry, C. J., & Enoka, R. M. (2007). Accessory muscle activity contributes to the variation in time to task failure for different arm postures and loads. Journal of Applied Physiology, 102, 1000–1006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00564.2006
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rudroff, T., Justice, J. N., Holmes, M. R., Matthews, S. D., & Enoka, R. M. (2011). Muscle activity and time to task failure differ with load compliance and target force for elbow flexor muscles. Journal of Applied Physiology, 110, 125–136. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00605.2010
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rudroff, T., Justice, J. N., Matthews, S., Zuo, R., & Enoka, R. M. (2010). Muscle activity differs with load compliance during fatiguing contractions with the knee extensor muscles. Experimental Brain Research, 203, 307–316. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00221-010-2233-3
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rudroff, T., Poston, B., Shin, I. S., Bojsen-Moller, J., & Enoka, R. M. (2005). Net excitation of the motor unit pool varies with load type during fatiguing contractions. Muscle & Nerve, 31, 78–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mus.20241
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Russ, D. W. (2009). Sex differences in muscle fatigue. In S. R. C. Williams (Ed.), Human muscle fatigue (pp. 135–163). New York, NY: Routledge.
   Google Scholar
• Shinohara, M. (2005). Effects of prolonged vibration on motor unit activity and motor performance. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 37, 2120–2125. http://dx.doi.org/00005768-200512000-00016 [pii]
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Steinberg, N., Eliakim, A., Zaav, A., Pantanowitz, M., Halumi, M., Eisenstein, T., & Nemet, D. (2016). Postural balance following aerobic fatigue tests: A Longitudinal study among young athletes. Journal of Motor Behavior, 48, 332–340. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222895.2015.1095153
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Thomas, J. S., Ross, A. J., Russ, D. W., & Clark, B. C. (2011). Time to task failure of trunk extensor muscles differs with load type. Journal of Motor Behavior, 43, 27–29. http://dx.doi.org/930796078 [pii] 10.1080/00222895.2010.530305
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Thorstennsson, A., & Carlson, H. (1987). Fibre types in human lumbar back muscles. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica, 131, 195–202.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Tsuboi, H., Nishimura, Y., Sakata, T., Ohko, H., Tanina, H., Kouda, K., & Tajima, F. (2013). Age-related sex differences in erector spinae muscle endurance using surface electromyographic power spectral analysis in healthy humans. Spine Journal, 13, 1928–1933. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2013.06.060
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• van Dieen, J. H., Toussaint, H. M., Maurice, C., & Mientjes, M. (1996). Fatigue-related changes in the coordination of lifting and their effect on low back load. Journal of Motor Behavior, 28, 304–314.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Williams, P. S., Hoffman, R. L., & Clark, B. C. (2014). Cortical and spinal mechanisms of task failure of sustained submaximal fatiguing contractions. PLoS One, 9, e93284. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093284
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yoon, T., Hawe, R., & Hunter, S. K. (2009). Variation in limb support influences the time to task failure for a postural contraction. Journal of Motor Behavior, 41, 393–395. http://dx.doi.org/10.3200/35-09-003
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar