Robbins, D. and Goss-Sampson, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2662-559X (2012) The influence of whole body vibration on the plantarflexors during heel raise exercise. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 23 (3). pp. 614-618. ISSN 1050-6411 (doi:10.1016/j.jelekin.2012.11.015)

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Abstract

Whole body vibration (WBV) during exercise offers potential to augment the effects of basic exercises. However, to date there is limited information on the basic physiological and biomechanical effects of WBV on skeletal muscles. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of WBV (40 Hz, 1.9 mm synchronous vertical displacement) on the myoelectrical activity of selected plantarflexors during heel raise exercise. 3D motion capture of the ankle, synchronised with sEMG of the lateral gastrocnemius and soleus, was obtained during repetitive heel raises carried out at 0.5 Hz on 10 healthy male subjects (age 27 ± 5 years, height 1.78 ± 0.04 m, weight 75.75 ± 11.9 kg). During both vibration and non vibration the soleus activation peaked earlier than that of the lateral gastrocnemius. The results indicate that WBV has no effect on the timing of exercise completion or the amplitude of the lateral gastrocnemius activity, however significant increases in amplitudes of the soleus muscle activity (77.5–90.4% MVCP< 0.05). WBV had no significant effect on median frequencies of either muscle. The results indicate that the greatest effect of WBV during heel raise activity is in the soleus muscles during the early phases of heel raise.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	[1] First published online: 21 December 2012. [2] Published in print: June 2013
Uncontrolled Keywords:	whole-body vibration, heel raise, calf raise, plantarflexors
Subjects:	Q Science > QM Human anatomy Q Science > QP Physiology R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports Medicine
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Human Sciences (HUM)
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Last Modified:	09 Oct 2021 04:46
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/11361

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