Recent advances in physiological studies have demonstrated the importance of muscle fatigue detection and prediction in various aspects of our lives, including sports, rehabilitation and ergonomics. Automating muscle fatigue detection/prediction in wearable technology has the potential to aid in many applications. However, current research has made little progress towards automating muscle fati...

Background. Recovery or post-exercise rehabilitation is an essential part of exercise training. Low-level Laser Therapy (LLLT) is a modality increasing interest for recovery because of having a conservative and non-aggressive method. LLLT also decreases the production of fatigue-related biomechanical markers, such as lactate, C-reactive protein (CRP), and Creatine kinase (CK). Objectives. To i...

xvi Chapter 1: Introduction, Background and Prior Work 1 1.1 Motor Redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.2 Muscle Fatigue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.3 Experimental Evidence: Leveraging Muscle Redundancy for Fatigue Mitigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1.4 Modeling and Simulation: Musc...

in this study, the effects of siraitia grosvenorii fruits extracts (sgfe) on physical fatigue were investigated. one hundred and forty-four mice were randomly divided into four groups: control group, low-dose sge-treated group, middle-dose sge-treated group and high-dose sgfe-treated group. the animals of control group received an oral administration of physiological saline in a volume of 2.5 m...

Exercise-induced muscle fatigue has been shown to be the consequence of peripheral factors that impair muscle fiber contractile mechanisms. Central factors arising within the central nervous system have also been hypothesized to induce muscle fatigue, but no direct empirical evidence that is causally associated to reduction of muscle force-generating capability has yet been reported. We develop...

There is general agreement on peripheral factors of muscle fatigue that develop within the muscle and impair muscle fiber contractile mechanisms and muscle performance. Central factors of muscle fatigue that arise within the central nervous system have also been suggested to influence muscle force during fatigue. However, no direct empirical evidence of their influence on muscle force capacity ...

Repetitive muscle contraction is associated with increased superoxide production in skeletal muscle. 1-8 There is considerable evidence that muscle fatigue during prolonged exercise is associated with oxidant stress in muscle fibers, and that this stress is indeed partially responsible for the fatigue. Thus, pharmacological strategies which depress the antioxidant defenses of muscle fibers acce...

Musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) is one of the major health problems in mechanical work especially in manual handling jobs. Muscle fatigue is believed to be the main reason for MSD. Posture analysis techniques have been used to expose MSD risks of the work, but most of the conventional methods are only suitable for static posture analysis. Meanwhile the subjective influences from the inspectors c...