Context: Use of selective joints in fatiguing protocols might not represent athletic activity and limits generalizability. Objective: To quantify changes in balance indices after a generalized fatiguing activity. Design: Repeated measures. Setting: Clinical laboratory. Participants: 16 men (24 ± 3 y) with no orthopedic problems. Intervention: Balance was assessed using the KAT-2000 system before (PRE) and immediately (IMMED) and 10 min (10MIN) after serial Wingate tests and at similar time points under nonfatigue conditions. Main Outcome Measures: Balance index (BI), fore:back ratio, and right:left ratio. Results: MANOVA revealed a significant Condition × Time effect (P = .023). ANOVA revealed that only BI was significant for the condition, time, and Condition × Time effects (P = .020, .007, and .003, respectively). BI increased PRE to IMMED, decreased IMMED to 10MIN, and was different from the nonfatigue condition only for IMMED (P = .002, < .001, and < .001, respectively). Conclusions: Fatigue adversely affects BI; recovery might occur within 10 min.
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