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What are the potential contributors to fatigue according to applied neurophysiology?
What are the potential contributors to fatigue according to applied neurophysiology?
Decrease in the ability of muscle fibers to generate force, Decrease in the efficiency of neuromuscular synapses, Changes in the captivity of certain peripheral receptors, Changes in the patterns of firing of alpha-motoneurons, Psychological factors, Changes at any level of the hypothetical process if the generation of a motor command
What are the fatigue-induced changes within a muscle?
What are the fatigue-induced changes within a muscle?
Slowing of conduction velocity of muscle action potentials, Alteration of the excitation threshold to external stimulation, Slowing of the relaxation phase of a twitch contraction, Posttetanic depression of twitch force
How does fatigue affect muscle reflexes?
How does fatigue affect muscle reflexes?
Suppression of short latency reflexes (M1), Less pronounced depression of medium-latency reflexes (M2), No changes or even facilitation of long-latency reflexes (M3)
What are the fatigue-induced changes in EMG spectrum?
What are the fatigue-induced changes in EMG spectrum?
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What are the potential psychological factors contributing to fatigue?
What are the potential psychological factors contributing to fatigue?
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How does fatigue impact the level of muscle activation?
How does fatigue impact the level of muscle activation?
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Fatigue can lead to a decrease in the ability of muscle fibers to generate ______
Fatigue can lead to a decrease in the ability of muscle fibers to generate ______
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Changes in the captivity of certain peripheral receptors lead to changes in their reflex effects due to fatigue-induced changes in ______
Changes in the captivity of certain peripheral receptors lead to changes in their reflex effects due to fatigue-induced changes in ______
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Fatigue-induced changes in muscle reflexes may result in the suppression of short latency ______
Fatigue-induced changes in muscle reflexes may result in the suppression of short latency ______
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Slowing of the relaxation phase of a twitch contraction is one of the fatigue-induced changes within a ______
Slowing of the relaxation phase of a twitch contraction is one of the fatigue-induced changes within a ______
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Fatigue-induced changes in the level of muscle activation can be influenced by changes in muscle response to ______
Fatigue-induced changes in the level of muscle activation can be influenced by changes in muscle response to ______
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Fatigue can lead to changes in the firing of the individual Motor units, including spectral changes and synchronization of ______
Fatigue can lead to changes in the firing of the individual Motor units, including spectral changes and synchronization of ______
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