Bilateral ankle dorsiflexion force control impairments in older adults.
Age-related impairments in ankle dorsiflexion force modulation are associated with gait and balance control deficits and greater fall risk in older adults. This study aimed to investigate age-related changes in bilateral ankle dorsiflexion force control capabilities compared with those for younger a...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2025-01-01
|
| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319578 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1850129565531242496 |
|---|---|
| author | Do-Kyung Ko Hanall Lee Hajun Lee Nyeonju Kang |
| author_facet | Do-Kyung Ko Hanall Lee Hajun Lee Nyeonju Kang |
| author_sort | Do-Kyung Ko |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Age-related impairments in ankle dorsiflexion force modulation are associated with gait and balance control deficits and greater fall risk in older adults. This study aimed to investigate age-related changes in bilateral ankle dorsiflexion force control capabilities compared with those for younger adults. The study enrolled 25 older and 25 younger adults. They performed bilateral ankle dorsiflexion force control at 10% and 40% of maximum voluntary contraction (MVC), for vision and no-vision conditions, respectively. Bilateral force control performances were evaluated by calculating force accuracy, variability, and complexity. To estimate bilateral force coordination between feet, vector coding and uncontrolled manifold variables were quantified. Additional correlation analyses were performed to determine potential relationships between age and force control variables in older adults. Older adults demonstrated significantly lower force accuracy with greater overshooting at 10% of MVC than those for younger adults. At 10% and 40% of MVC, older adults significantly showed more variable and less complex force outputs, and these patterns appeared in both vision and no-vision conditions. Moreover, older adults revealed significantly less anti-phase force coordination patterns and lower bilateral motor synergies with increased bad variability than younger adults. The correlation analyses found that lower complexity of bilateral forces was significantly related to increased age. These findings suggest that aging may impair sensorimotor control capabilities in the lower extremities. Considering the importance of ankle dorsiflexion for executing many activities of daily living, future studies may focus on developing training programs for advancing bilateral ankle dorsiflexion force control capabilities. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-3467d9693e964942b412a7fd735cdf3e |
| institution | OA Journals |
| issn | 1932-6203 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2025-01-01 |
| publisher | Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
| record_format | Article |
| series | PLoS ONE |
| spelling | doaj-art-3467d9693e964942b412a7fd735cdf3e2025-08-20T02:32:56ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032025-01-01203e031957810.1371/journal.pone.0319578Bilateral ankle dorsiflexion force control impairments in older adults.Do-Kyung KoHanall LeeHajun LeeNyeonju KangAge-related impairments in ankle dorsiflexion force modulation are associated with gait and balance control deficits and greater fall risk in older adults. This study aimed to investigate age-related changes in bilateral ankle dorsiflexion force control capabilities compared with those for younger adults. The study enrolled 25 older and 25 younger adults. They performed bilateral ankle dorsiflexion force control at 10% and 40% of maximum voluntary contraction (MVC), for vision and no-vision conditions, respectively. Bilateral force control performances were evaluated by calculating force accuracy, variability, and complexity. To estimate bilateral force coordination between feet, vector coding and uncontrolled manifold variables were quantified. Additional correlation analyses were performed to determine potential relationships between age and force control variables in older adults. Older adults demonstrated significantly lower force accuracy with greater overshooting at 10% of MVC than those for younger adults. At 10% and 40% of MVC, older adults significantly showed more variable and less complex force outputs, and these patterns appeared in both vision and no-vision conditions. Moreover, older adults revealed significantly less anti-phase force coordination patterns and lower bilateral motor synergies with increased bad variability than younger adults. The correlation analyses found that lower complexity of bilateral forces was significantly related to increased age. These findings suggest that aging may impair sensorimotor control capabilities in the lower extremities. Considering the importance of ankle dorsiflexion for executing many activities of daily living, future studies may focus on developing training programs for advancing bilateral ankle dorsiflexion force control capabilities.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319578 |
| spellingShingle | Do-Kyung Ko Hanall Lee Hajun Lee Nyeonju Kang Bilateral ankle dorsiflexion force control impairments in older adults. PLoS ONE |
| title | Bilateral ankle dorsiflexion force control impairments in older adults. |
| title_full | Bilateral ankle dorsiflexion force control impairments in older adults. |
| title_fullStr | Bilateral ankle dorsiflexion force control impairments in older adults. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bilateral ankle dorsiflexion force control impairments in older adults. |
| title_short | Bilateral ankle dorsiflexion force control impairments in older adults. |
| title_sort | bilateral ankle dorsiflexion force control impairments in older adults |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319578 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT dokyungko bilateralankledorsiflexionforcecontrolimpairmentsinolderadults AT hanalllee bilateralankledorsiflexionforcecontrolimpairmentsinolderadults AT hajunlee bilateralankledorsiflexionforcecontrolimpairmentsinolderadults AT nyeonjukang bilateralankledorsiflexionforcecontrolimpairmentsinolderadults |