Dolciotti Cristina, Andre Paolo, Tramonti Fantozzi Maria Paola, Lazzerini Francesco, De Cicco Vincenzo, Barresi Massimo, Grasso Claudia, Bruschini Luca, De Cicco Davide, Orsini Paolo, Montanari Francesco, Faraguna Ugo, Manzoni Diego
Department of Translational Research and of New Surgical and Medical Technologies, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
PLoS One. 2025 Sep 4;20(9):e0330355. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0330355. eCollection 2025.
In 16 healthy volunteers (age 42-69 years, 8 females) we investigated chewing effects on postural learning. Initially, the Centre of Pressure (CoP) position in bipedal stance was recorded (1 minute) in 4 conditions: Hard support (HS)-Open Eyes (OE), HS-Closed Eyes (CE), Soft Support (SS)-OE, SS-CE. Following 2 minutes of Chewing (C, n = 8 subjects, 4 females) or rhythmic Hand Grip (HG, n = 8 subjects, 4 females), 10 unipedal stance test (1 minute) were performed for 30 minutes in both groups in HS-OE, with a progressive decrease in CoP Velocity and Path Length. Since the 95% Area of body sway decreased only in the HG group, the Length in Function of Surface (LFS, indicative of balance energy expenditure), increased in the HG and remained constant in the C group. Soon after and 5 hours post-training, bipedal stance tests were performed for 8 minutes, in the same order as before. In both groups, the changes in unipedal stance parameters were found persistent 5 hours post-training. In SS-OE condition of bipedal stance, CoP Velocity was reduced and 95% Area increased by postural training, in the HG and C group, respectively. These modifications were significantly correlated to the corresponding changes in unipedal stance and led to a LSF decrease in the C group. In conclusion, the CoP Velocity during unipedal training was not affected by the previous motor activities. Chewing allowed for a larger compliance concerning the extent of CoP oscillation. Postural training in unipedal stance seem to favour the development of modifications in bipedal stance, according to the conditioning activity. Chewing before a postural training promotes a postural strategy characterized by a constant and a lower energy cost in unipedal and bipedal stance, respectively. Further experiments are necessary to verify whether such a change may promote a more secure balance in trained people.
在16名健康志愿者(年龄42 - 69岁,8名女性)中,我们研究了咀嚼对姿势学习的影响。最初,在四种条件下记录双足站立时的压力中心(CoP)位置(1分钟):硬支撑(HS)-睁眼(OE)、HS-闭眼(CE)、软支撑(SS)-OE、SS-CE。在2分钟的咀嚼(C组,n = 8名受试者,4名女性)或有节奏的手握(HG组,n = 8名受试者,4名女性)之后,两组在HS-OE条件下进行10次单足站立测试(1分钟),持续30分钟,CoP速度和路径长度逐渐降低。由于身体摆动的95%面积仅在HG组中减小,表面功能长度(LFS,指示平衡能量消耗)在HG组中增加,而在C组中保持不变。训练后不久以及训练后5小时,按照之前的顺序进行8分钟的双足站立测试。在两组中,单足站立参数的变化在训练后5小时仍然存在。在双足站立的SS-OE条件下,HG组和C组的CoP速度分别通过姿势训练降低,95%面积增加。这些变化与单足站立的相应变化显著相关,并导致C组的LSF降低。总之,单足训练期间的CoP速度不受先前运动活动的影响。咀嚼使CoP振荡范围具有更大的顺应性。根据调节活动,单足站立的姿势训练似乎有利于双足站立姿势改变的发展。姿势训练前咀嚼促进了一种姿势策略,其特征是单足和双足站立时分别具有恒定且较低的能量消耗。需要进一步的实验来验证这种变化是否可能促进训练人群中更稳定的平衡。