fatigable
- adjective
- /fəˈtɪɡəbl/
- Specialized
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fatigable
- Athletes often experience fatigable muscles after prolonged training sessions.
- fatigable type II muscle
Examples
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The back extensor muscles of men were more fatigable than those of women, and this has been discussed in relation to corresponding differences in muscle fiber type relative size.
Academic text (1997) -
However, graciloplasty may not improve continence (n3) because gracilis is a voluntary muscle, and its "fast-twitch" fibers are easily fatigable.
Academic text (1992) -
There are a number of possible explanations for the observed association between fatigable back muscles and the development of LBP.
Academic text (1997) -
The findings implied that the subjects with chronic LBP had more fatigable back muscles than their pain-free cohorts.
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It is conceivable that the muscles of persons with LBP were particularly fatigable prior to their development of LBP (and, in view of the above, may even have contributed to its development).
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Supporting the results of many other studies in the literature (1-9), our retrospective study suggests that the erector spinae muscles of individuals with LBP are more fatigable than those of healthy controls.
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The preliminary results of our prospective study are the first to show, using objective indices of fatigue, that highly fatigable back muscles predispose individuals to first-time attacks of serious LBP.
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Specifically, we will consider our various methods of measurement, discuss the results of experiments that have sought to evaluate gender differences in back muscle fatigability, and present preliminary data from a small retrospective study and a large-scale prospective study of the association between highly fatigable back muscles and LBP.
Academic text (1997) -
It is also known that cessation of normal repetitive low-level activity patterns and stretching, which otherwise serve to maintain the size of the slow twitch (type I) fiber, results in a transformation of the muscle toward a faster, more fatigable type (38).
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After an intense workout, my arms felt fatigable and needed rest.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word fatigable comes from fatigue, from the old Latin fatigare which means 'to tire'. In medicine it describes muscles or responses that quickly 'lose strength' after use, so the origin explains the idea of getting weaker with repeated action.
