Background:Ankle complex proprioceptive ability,needed in active human movement,may change from childhood to elderly adulthood;however,its development across all life stages has remained unexamined.The aim of the pres...Background:Ankle complex proprioceptive ability,needed in active human movement,may change from childhood to elderly adulthood;however,its development across all life stages has remained unexamined.The aim of the present study was to investigate the across-the-lifespan trend for proprioceptive ability of the ankle complex during active ankle inversion movement.Methods:The right ankles of 118 healthy right-handed participants in 6 groups were assessed:children(6-8 years old),adolescents(13-15 years old),young adults(18-25 years old),middle-aged adults(35-50 years old),old adults(60-74 years old),and very old adults(75-90 years old).While the participants were standing,their ankle complex proprioception was measured using the Active Movement Extent Discrimination Apparatus.Results:There was no significant interaction between the effects of age group and gender on ankle proprioceptive acuity(F(5,106)=0.593,p=0.705,η_p^2=0.027).Simple main effects analysis showed that there was a significant main effect for age group(F(5,106)=22.521,p<0.001,η_p^2=0.515)but no significant main effect for gender(F(1,106)=2.283,p=0.134,η_p^2=0.021)between the female(0.723±0.092,mean±SD)and the male(0.712±0.083)participants.The age-group factor was associated with a significant linear downward trend in scores(F(1,106)=10.584,p=0.002,η_p^2=0.091)and a strong quadratic trend component(F(1,106)=100.701,p<0.001,η_p^2=0.480),producing an asymmetric inverted-U function.Conclusion:The test method of the Active Movement Extent Discrimination Apparatus is sensitive to age differences in ankle complex proprioception.For proprioception of the ankle complex,young adults had significantly better scores than children,adolescents,old adults,and very old adults.The middle-aged group had levels of ankle proprioceptive acuity similar to those of the young adults.The scores for males and females were not significantly different.Examination of the range of the scores in each age group highlights the possible level that ankle complex movement proprioceptive rehabilitation can reach,especially for those 75-90 years of age.展开更多
基金supported by the Shanghai Shuguang Program (Grant number 16SG45)National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant number 31870936)+1 种基金China Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Science Project (Grant number 18YJA890006)supported by the Program for Professors of Special Appointment (Eastern Scholar) at the Shanghai Institution of Higher Learning (TP2017062)
文摘Background:Ankle complex proprioceptive ability,needed in active human movement,may change from childhood to elderly adulthood;however,its development across all life stages has remained unexamined.The aim of the present study was to investigate the across-the-lifespan trend for proprioceptive ability of the ankle complex during active ankle inversion movement.Methods:The right ankles of 118 healthy right-handed participants in 6 groups were assessed:children(6-8 years old),adolescents(13-15 years old),young adults(18-25 years old),middle-aged adults(35-50 years old),old adults(60-74 years old),and very old adults(75-90 years old).While the participants were standing,their ankle complex proprioception was measured using the Active Movement Extent Discrimination Apparatus.Results:There was no significant interaction between the effects of age group and gender on ankle proprioceptive acuity(F(5,106)=0.593,p=0.705,η_p^2=0.027).Simple main effects analysis showed that there was a significant main effect for age group(F(5,106)=22.521,p<0.001,η_p^2=0.515)but no significant main effect for gender(F(1,106)=2.283,p=0.134,η_p^2=0.021)between the female(0.723±0.092,mean±SD)and the male(0.712±0.083)participants.The age-group factor was associated with a significant linear downward trend in scores(F(1,106)=10.584,p=0.002,η_p^2=0.091)and a strong quadratic trend component(F(1,106)=100.701,p<0.001,η_p^2=0.480),producing an asymmetric inverted-U function.Conclusion:The test method of the Active Movement Extent Discrimination Apparatus is sensitive to age differences in ankle complex proprioception.For proprioception of the ankle complex,young adults had significantly better scores than children,adolescents,old adults,and very old adults.The middle-aged group had levels of ankle proprioceptive acuity similar to those of the young adults.The scores for males and females were not significantly different.Examination of the range of the scores in each age group highlights the possible level that ankle complex movement proprioceptive rehabilitation can reach,especially for those 75-90 years of age.
