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Titre : | Left/right discrimination is not impaired in people with unilateral chronic Achilles tendinopathy (2021) |
Auteurs : | Nefeli Tompra ; Jaap H. van Dieën ; Melanie L. Plinsinga ; Michel W. Coppieters |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Musculoskeletal Science and Practice (Vol. 54, August 2021) |
Article en page(s) : | p. 1-7 |
Note générale : | doi:10.1016/j.msksp.2021.102388 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Descripteurs : |
HE Vinci Imagerie motrice ; Tendinopathie ; Tendon calcanéen |
Mots-clés: | lateralité ; Réorganisation corticale |
Résumé : |
Objective:
Impaired left/right discrimination of an affected body part has been observed in various chronic pain states. This study aimed to examine whether people with unilateral chronic Achilles tendinopathy also present with impaired left/right discrimination. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: Nineteen runners with persistent unilateral Achilles tendinopathy and 19 matched healthy volunteers performed a left/right discrimination task in a laboratory setting. Participants were shown pictures of feet, hands and Shepard-Metzler figures and were asked to decide as accurately and as fast as possible whether the body part belonged to the left or right side of the body, or whether the Shepard-Metzler figures were rotated or mirrored. Performance was evaluated in terms of accuracy and response time. Data were analysed with mixed-design ANOVAs. Results: The decline in left/right discrimination ability at group level, if present, between affected and unaffected side, or compared to healthy participants, was negligible for both accuracy ( 0.36) or response time (p > 0.69). Conclusions: People with Achilles tendinopathy recognised the affected side as accurately and as fast as the non-affected side and their performance was comparable to healthy participants. The absence of impaired left/right discrimination despite the chronicity of the condition may be attributable to the typical intermittent nature of Achilles tendinopathy pain and/or maintained sports activity. |
Disponible en ligne : | Oui |
En ligne : | https://login.ezproxy.vinci.be/login?url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468781221000722 |