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Effects of Acute Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Muscle Endurance of the Lower Extremities for Young Healthy Adults

일회성 경두개 직류전기자극(tDCS) 적용이 젊은 성인의 하지 근지구력에 미치는 영향

  • Park, Shin-Young (Department of Human Movement Science, Graduate School of Incheon National University) ;
  • Ko, Do-Kyung (Department of Human Movement Science, Graduate School of Incheon National University) ;
  • Jeong, Hyeong Do (Department of Human Movement Science, Graduate School of Incheon National University) ;
  • Lee, Hanall (Department of Human Movement Science, Graduate School of Incheon National University) ;
  • Lee, Hyungwoo (Department of Human Movement Science, Graduate School of Incheon National University) ;
  • Kim, Chanki (Department of Human Movement Science, Graduate School of Incheon National University) ;
  • An, Seungho (Department of Human Movement Science, Graduate School of Incheon National University) ;
  • Kim, Jiyoung (Department of Human Movement Science, Graduate School of Incheon National University) ;
  • Moon, Bosung (Department of Human Movement Science, Graduate School of Incheon National University) ;
  • Son, Jee-Soo (Department of Human Movement Science, Graduate School of Incheon National University) ;
  • Lee, Dohyeon (Department of Human Movement Science, Graduate School of Incheon National University) ;
  • Lee, Eui-Young (Department of Human Movement Science, Graduate School of Incheon National University) ;
  • Lee, Ju Hak (Department of Human Movement Science, Graduate School of Incheon National University) ;
  • Im, Seungbin (Department of Human Movement Science, Graduate School of Incheon National University) ;
  • Tan, Yuan (Department of Human Movement Science, Graduate School of Incheon National University) ;
  • Jeon, Kyoungkyu (Department of Human Movement Science, Graduate School of Incheon National University) ;
  • Kang, Nyeonju (Department of Human Movement Science, Graduate School of Incheon National University)
  • Received : 2022.08.29
  • Accepted : 2022.09.19
  • Published : 2022.09.30
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Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of acute transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on the isokinetic muscular endurance of the lower extremity for young adults. Method: Thirteen young adults performed isokinetic fatigue tasks for two experimental conditions including real tDCS and sham stimulation protocols. Before and after the task, the tensiomyography was used for evaluating muscle contraction characteristics of vastus medialis and semitendinosus. Paired t-test was performed to compare the fatigue index, changes in maximum radial displacement (∆Dm), delay time (∆Tc), and velocity of contraction (∆Vc) between tDCS conditions. Results: We found no significant differences in the fatigue index between real and sham conditions. In addition, the analyses identified no significant different values of ∆Dm, ∆Tc, and ∆Vc in the vastus medialis and semitendinosus between real and sham conditions. Conclusion: These findings suggest that the tDCS protocols may have no acute effect on lower limb muscle endurance for young adults. Future studies should consider the long-term effects of repetitive tDCS sessions, various stimulation positions, exercise tasks, and participant characteristics to more clearly understand the effect of tDCS on muscle endurance of lower extremities.

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