皮层肌肉和肌肉间的一致性作为年龄的函数和走路平衡困难
Andréia Abud da Silva Costa1, Renato Moraes2, Rob den Otter3
1Ribeirão Preto Medical School, Graduate Program in Rehabilitation and Functional Performance, University of São Paulo, Brazil; Biomechanics and Motor Control Lab, School of Physical Education and Sport of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Human Movement Sciences, University of Groningen Medical Center, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Neurobiology of aging
|June 8, 2024
概括
年长的成年人在具有挑战性的行走任务中,对腿部肌肉的神经驱动力增加. 这表明皮质脊髓在保持平衡方面参与度更大,随着年龄和困难的增加.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 生物力学 生物力学
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
背景情况:
- 步行平衡控制涉及复杂的神经协调.
- 与年龄相关的平衡下降是一个重大问题.
- 了解神经适应以平衡挑战至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究年龄和行走平衡困难如何影响神经控制.
- 在行走过程中量化肌肉间 (IMC) 和肌皮层连贯性 (CMC) 的变化.
- 为了探索肌肉协调的特定年龄变化.
主要方法:
- 参与者:年轻的 (23岁) 和年长的 (71岁) 成年人.
- 任务:在地面上行走,在狭窄的丝带上行走,在梁上行走 (难度越来越高).
- 测量:脑电图 (EEG) 和肌电图 (EMG) 用于在β频段计算CMC和IMC.
主要成果:
- 年龄和增加的困难都提高了皮质肌肉连贯性 (CMC).
- 肌肉间连贯性 (IMC) 随着梁行走和近接肌肉的年龄增加.
- 远距离肌肉的IMC随着年龄的增长而下降,这表明协调模式发生了变化.
结论:
- 神经对腿部肌肉的驱动力随着年龄的增长和行走困难而增加.
- 在老年人中,皮质脊髓参与步行平衡控制的程度更高.
- 与年龄相关的IMC变化突出显示了变化的远端肌肉协调.
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