NM II Flashcards
Mastery
1
Q
Fatigue vs. fatigability
2 types of fatigue
A
Clinical Sense: Fatigue is used to describe a non-specific but debilitating symptom in a range of chronic diseases and disorders, such as cancer
Perceived and Performance
Perceived is subjective and, like chronic fatigue
objective is exercised induced
2
Q
Definition of neuromuscular fatigue
A
A failure to maintain a required submaximal force during a given task
* An exercise-induced decline in maximal muscle force or power production capacity
