Date of Award
2010
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.H.K.
Department
Kinesiology
Keywords
Health Sciences, Rehabilitation and Therapy.
Supervisor
McNevin, Nancy (Human Kinetics)
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
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Abstract
This study is the first in which both performance production and outcome measurements are incorporated for a postural and supra-postural task, to identify the effect of attentional focus (AF) on muscles distal to the primary action. Postural and shoulder muscles are assessed when 21 participants attempt to minimize aiming error on a distal target while being subject to discrete arm perturbations. During each 60s trial random perturbations were delivered to the right arm and subjects were provided different AF instructions: control (no instruction), internal (focus on finger), and external (focus on laser). Providing an instruction improved both postural and supra-postural performance, i.e. COPnet PL decreased F(2,36)=5.259, p< 0.05, PeakMax of laser marker was lower F(2,36)=11.274, p<0.05. However, based on the current results there is no reason to expect that the type (internal, external) of instruction influences the response to a discrete and external perturbation.
Recommended Citation
Lambrecht, Stefan Gabriel M-L.A., "Attentional focus on supra-postural tasks affects postural control: Neuromuscular efficiency and sway characteristics" (2010). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 263.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/263