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Acute effects of whole-body vibration training with additional loading on lower limb muscle synergies during running.
| Τίτλος: | Acute effects of whole-body vibration training with additional loading on lower limb muscle synergies during running. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Nam H; School of Exercise and Health, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China., Liu R; E/E Systems & Toolchain Development, Accenture, Braunschweig, Germany., Xu M; School of Exercise and Health, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China., Guo C; School of Exercise and Health, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China., Le VM; School of Exercise and Health, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China., Wang L; Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China. |
| Πηγή: | Acta of bioengineering and biomechanics [Acta Bioeng Biomech] 2026 Sep 21; Vol. 28 (1), pp. 28-40. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Sep 21 (Print Publication: 2026). |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Sciendo Country of Publication: Poland NLM ID: 101194794 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2450-6303 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 1509409X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Acta Bioeng Biomech Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: 2023- : Warsaw, Poland : Sciendo Original Publication: Wrocław : Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej, 1999- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Running*/physiology , Muscle, Skeletal*/physiology , Lower Extremity*/physiology , Vibration*, Weight-Bearing/physiology ; Humans ; Male ; Electromyography ; Biomechanical Phenomena ; Adult ; Young Adult |
| Περίληψη: | Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the acute effects of loaded whole-body vibration (WBV) training on both the spatial (muscle weightings) and temporal (activation patterns) characteristics of lower-limb muscle synergies during running. Methods: Thirty-nine healthy male recreational runners completed running biomechanics assessments before and after a single loaded WBV training session. The intervention comprised dynamic squats on a vibration platform (20 Hz, 6 mm) while wearing a weighted vest. Surface electromyography signals from lower-limb muscles were recorded and decomposed into muscle synergies using nonnegative matrix factorization. Pre- and post-intervention comparisons were conducted using paired-sample t-tests or Wilcoxon signed-rank tests. Results: Muscle synergy analysis consistently identified five synergies before and after the intervention. Compared with pre-intervention, muscle weights increased for medial gastrocnemius in SYN1 (p = 0.036), peroneus longus in SYN3 (p = 0.045), rectus femoris (p = 0.007), and vastus lateralis (p = 0.049) in SYN5, while those for the vastus medialis in SYN2 (p = 0.013) and vastus lateralis in SYN4 (p = 0.031) decreased. After the intervention, temporal parameters demonstrated a longer activation duration in SYN1 (p = 0.028), as well as earlier onset (p = 0.047), earlier offset (p = 0.033), and earlier peak activation (p = 0.041) in SYN3. Conclusions: A single-loaded WBV session acutely reorganized muscle synergy, indicating rapid neural adaptations that may enhance propulsion efficiency and landing stability. Overall, these enhancements support the use of single-loaded WBV session as an effective warm-up strategy for running. (© 2026 Hyeri Nam et al., published by Wroclaw University of Science and Technology.) |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Biomechanics; Electromyography; Muscle contraction; Resistance training; Vibration |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260929 Date Completed: 20260929 Latest Revision: 20261014 |
| Update Code: | 20261015 |
| DOI: | 10.37190/abb/220282 |
| PMID: | 42809351 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 2450-6303 |
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| DOI: | 10.37190/abb/220282 |