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Exercise effect of modified contralateral stabilization bar during one-legged isokinetic exercise

S W Kang1, J H Moon, S I Chun

  • 1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yongdong Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Kangnam-Ku, Seoul, Korea.

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
|February 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary

The position of a contralateral stabilization bar significantly impacts muscle contraction during one-legged isokinetic exercise. Specific bar placements increased electrical activity in the unexercised leg

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Area of Science:

  • Biomechanics
  • Exercise Physiology
  • Sports Science

Background:

  • One-legged isokinetic exercise is a common training method.
  • The influence of external stabilization on muscle activity during such exercises is not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how the position of a contralateral stabilization bar affects muscle electrical activity in the unexercised leg during one-legged isokinetic exercise.

Main Methods:

  • Electrical activities (RMS values) were recorded from medial hamstring and vastus lateralis muscles of the unexercised leg.
  • Participants performed one-legged knee extension and flexion exercises using an isokinetic dynamometer.
  • The position of the contralateral stabilization bar was systematically varied (in front, behind, both, sides).

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Main Results:

  • During knee extension, medial hamstring RMS values were significantly higher when the bar was positioned behind or on both sides of the unexercised leg.
  • During knee flexion, vastus lateralis RMS values were significantly greater when the bar was positioned in front or on both sides.
  • Combined extension-flexion showed increased vastus lateralis activity with the bar in front or on both sides, and increased medial hamstring activity with the bar behind or on both sides.

Conclusions:

  • Stabilization bar positioning demonstrably influences neuromuscular activation in the contralateral limb during unilateral isokinetic training.
  • Optimizing bar placement may enhance training efficacy by modulating muscle recruitment patterns in the non-exercising leg.