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Werner JM, Berggren J, Kim G, Loffredo K, Pascual M, Tiongson E, Seruya M. Recommendations for Therapy following Nerve Transfer for Children with Acute Flaccid Myelitis. Phys Occup Ther Pediatr 2021; 41:209-226. [PMID: 33016189 DOI: 10.1080/01942638.2020.1822981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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AIM To provide recommendations for pre- and post-operative occupational and physical therapy for children with acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). METHODS Writing panel members consisted of an interdisciplinary team of seven healthcare professionals specializing in the care of children with AFM. The panel reviewed background material on AFM, nerve transfer, and rehabilitation principles applied to pediatrics. Recommendations were prioritized if evidence was available. Where there was no known evidence to support a recommendation, this was noted. RECOMMENDATIONS Communication and coordination among interprofessional team members are vital to a comprehensive family-centered rehabilitation program. Surgical planning should include team preparation accounting for frequency, duration, and timing of treatment, as well as individual characteristics and developmental status of the child. Recommendations for pre-operative and six phases of post-operative therapy address assessment, strengthening, range of motion, orthoses, performance of functional activity, and support of the family. CONCLUSION Rehabilitation following nerve transfer in children with AFM requires interdisciplinary collaboration and a multisystem approach to assessment and treatment. As new evidence becomes available, recommendations may be revised or replaced accordingly.
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- Julie M Werner
- Institute for Nursing and Interprofessional Research, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Larsson L, Degens H, Li M, Salviati L, Lee YI, Thompson W, Kirkland JL, Sandri M. Sarcopenia: Aging-Related Loss of Muscle Mass and Function. Physiol Rev 2019; 99:427-511. [PMID: 30427277 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00061.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 734] [Impact Index Per Article: 146.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Sarcopenia is a loss of muscle mass and function in the elderly that reduces mobility, diminishes quality of life, and can lead to fall-related injuries, which require costly hospitalization and extended rehabilitation. This review focuses on the aging-related structural changes and mechanisms at cellular and subcellular levels underlying changes in the individual motor unit: specifically, the perikaryon of the α-motoneuron, its neuromuscular junction(s), and the muscle fibers that it innervates. Loss of muscle mass with aging, which is largely due to the progressive loss of motoneurons, is associated with reduced muscle fiber number and size. Muscle function progressively declines because motoneuron loss is not adequately compensated by reinnervation of muscle fibers by the remaining motoneurons. At the intracellular level, key factors are qualitative changes in posttranslational modifications of muscle proteins and the loss of coordinated control between contractile, mitochondrial, and sarcoplasmic reticulum protein expression. Quantitative and qualitative changes in skeletal muscle during the process of aging also have been implicated in the pathogenesis of acquired and hereditary neuromuscular disorders. In experimental models, specific intervention strategies have shown encouraging results on limiting deterioration of motor unit structure and function under conditions of impaired innervation. Translated to the clinic, if these or similar interventions, by saving muscle and improving mobility, could help alleviate sarcopenia in the elderly, there would be both great humanitarian benefits and large cost savings for health care systems.
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- Lars Larsson
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Basic and Clinical Muscle Biology Group, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Section of Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania ; School of Healthcare Science, Metropolitan University , Manchester , United Kingdom ; Institute of Sport Science and Innovations, Lithuanian Sports University , Kaunas , Lithuania ; Clinical Genetics Unit, Department of Woman and Child Health, University of Padova , Padova , Italy ; IRP Città della Speranza, Padova , Italy ; Department of Biology, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas ; Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, Minnesota ; Department of Biomedical Science, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova , Padova , Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Basic and Clinical Muscle Biology Group, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Section of Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania ; School of Healthcare Science, Metropolitan University , Manchester , United Kingdom ; Institute of Sport Science and Innovations, Lithuanian Sports University , Kaunas , Lithuania ; Clinical Genetics Unit, Department of Woman and Child Health, University of Padova , Padova , Italy ; IRP Città della Speranza, Padova , Italy ; Department of Biology, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas ; Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, Minnesota ; Department of Biomedical Science, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova , Padova , Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Basic and Clinical Muscle Biology Group, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Section of Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania ; School of Healthcare Science, Metropolitan University , Manchester , United Kingdom ; Institute of Sport Science and Innovations, Lithuanian Sports University , Kaunas , Lithuania ; Clinical Genetics Unit, Department of Woman and Child Health, University of Padova , Padova , Italy ; IRP Città della Speranza, Padova , Italy ; Department of Biology, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas ; Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, Minnesota ; Department of Biomedical Science, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova , Padova , Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Basic and Clinical Muscle Biology Group, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Section of Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania ; School of Healthcare Science, Metropolitan University , Manchester , United Kingdom ; Institute of Sport Science and Innovations, Lithuanian Sports University , Kaunas , Lithuania ; Clinical Genetics Unit, Department of Woman and Child Health, University of Padova , Padova , Italy ; IRP Città della Speranza, Padova , Italy ; Department of Biology, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas ; Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, Minnesota ; Department of Biomedical Science, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova , Padova , Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Basic and Clinical Muscle Biology Group, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Section of Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania ; School of Healthcare Science, Metropolitan University , Manchester , United Kingdom ; Institute of Sport Science and Innovations, Lithuanian Sports University , Kaunas , Lithuania ; Clinical Genetics Unit, Department of Woman and Child Health, University of Padova , Padova , Italy ; IRP Città della Speranza, Padova , Italy ; Department of Biology, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas ; Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, Minnesota ; Department of Biomedical Science, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova , Padova , Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Basic and Clinical Muscle Biology Group, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Section of Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania ; School of Healthcare Science, Metropolitan University , Manchester , United Kingdom ; Institute of Sport Science and Innovations, Lithuanian Sports University , Kaunas , Lithuania ; Clinical Genetics Unit, Department of Woman and Child Health, University of Padova , Padova , Italy ; IRP Città della Speranza, Padova , Italy ; Department of Biology, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas ; Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, Minnesota ; Department of Biomedical Science, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova , Padova , Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Basic and Clinical Muscle Biology Group, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Section of Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania ; School of Healthcare Science, Metropolitan University , Manchester , United Kingdom ; Institute of Sport Science and Innovations, Lithuanian Sports University , Kaunas , Lithuania ; Clinical Genetics Unit, Department of Woman and Child Health, University of Padova , Padova , Italy ; IRP Città della Speranza, Padova , Italy ; Department of Biology, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas ; Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, Minnesota ; Department of Biomedical Science, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova , Padova , Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Basic and Clinical Muscle Biology Group, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Section of Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania ; School of Healthcare Science, Metropolitan University , Manchester , United Kingdom ; Institute of Sport Science and Innovations, Lithuanian Sports University , Kaunas , Lithuania ; Clinical Genetics Unit, Department of Woman and Child Health, University of Padova , Padova , Italy ; IRP Città della Speranza, Padova , Italy ; Department of Biology, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas ; Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, Minnesota ; Department of Biomedical Science, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova , Padova , Italy
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Santos Tavares Silva I, Sunnerhagen KS, Willén C, Ottenvall Hammar I. The extent of using mobility assistive devices can partly explain fatigue among persons with late effects of polio - a retrospective registry study in Sweden. BMC Neurol 2016; 16:230. [PMID: 27863472 PMCID: PMC5116159 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-016-0753-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 11/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Fatigue is reported as one of the most disabling symptoms and is common among persons living with late effects of polio. Although fatigue has been studied in the context of people living with late effects of polio, there is a lack of knowledge concerning the association of fatigue and variables of importance for participation in daily life. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore possible factors associated with fatigue among persons with late effects of polio in Sweden. Methods This retrospective registry study consisted of 89 persons with late effects of polio living in Sweden. Fatigue was measured with the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI-20) scale, Swedish version. Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used to analyse the correlation between the factors and fatigue, and a multiple linear regression was carried out to explore factors for fatigue. Results Fatigue statistically significantly correlated with age (r = 0.234, p < 0.05) and the use of mobility assistive devices (r = 0.255, p < 0.05). The multiple linear regression model showed that the factors age (β = 0.304, p < 0.019) and mobility assistive devices (β = 0.262, p < 0.017) were associated with fatigue among persons living with late effects of polio, and the model partly explained 14% of the variation of fatigue. Conclusions Fatigue could partly be explained by the extent of using mobility assistive devices and age. Healthcare professionals should provide and demonstrate the importance of assistive devices to ensure management of fatigue in persons living with late effects of polio.
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- I Santos Tavares Silva
- Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. .,Department of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, The Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital, Nesodden, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, The Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Centre of Aging and Health-AGECAP, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Muscles are composed of groups of muscle fibers, called motor units, each innervated by a single motoneuron originating in the spinal cord. During constant or linearly varying voluntary force contractions, motor units are activated in a hierarchical order, with the earlier-recruited motor units having greater firing rates than the later-recruited ones. We found that this normal pattern of firing activation can be altered during oscillatory contractions where the force oscillates at frequencies ≥2 Hz. During these high-frequency oscillations, the activation of the lower-threshold motor units effectively decreases and that of the higher-threshold motor units effectively increases. This transposition of firing activation provides means to activate higher-threshold motor units preferentially. Our results demonstrate that the hierarchical regulation of motor unit activation can be manipulated to activate specific motoneuron populations preferentially. This finding can be exploited to develop new forms of physical therapies and exercise programs that enhance muscle performance or that target the preferential atrophy of high-threshold motor units as a result of aging or motor disorders such as stroke and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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- Carlo J De Luca
- NeuroMuscular Research Center, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Neurology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts; and Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- NeuroMuscular Research Center, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- NeuroMuscular Research Center, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
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Skeletal muscle fatigue is defined as the fall of force or power in response to contractile activity. Both the mechanisms of fatigue and the modes used to elicit it vary tremendously. Conceptual and technological advances allow the examination of fatigue from the level of the single molecule to the intact organism. Evaluation of muscle fatigue in a wide range of disease states builds on our understanding of basic function by revealing the sources of dysfunction in response to disease.
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- Jane A Kent-Braun
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA.
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Voorn EL, Beelen A, Gerrits KH, Nollet F, de Haan A. Fatigue resistance of the knee extensor muscles is not reduced in post-polio syndrome. Neuromuscul Disord 2013; 23:892-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2013.06.372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2013] [Revised: 06/11/2013] [Accepted: 06/19/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Boyer FC, Tiffreau V, Rapin A, Laffont I, Percebois-Macadré L, Supper C, Novella JL, Yelnik AP. Post-polio syndrome: Pathophysiological hypotheses, diagnosis criteria, medication therapeutics. Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2010; 53:34-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2009.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2009] [Accepted: 11/16/2009] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Li M, Lionikas A, Yu F, Tajsharghi H, Oldfors A, Larsson L. Muscle cell and motor protein function in patients with a IIa myosin missense mutation (Glu-706 to Lys). Neuromuscul Disord 2006; 16:782-91. [PMID: 17005402 PMCID: PMC1693964 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2006.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2006] [Revised: 06/21/2006] [Accepted: 07/31/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The pathogenic events leading to the progressive muscle weakness in patients with a E706K mutation in the head of the myosin heavy chain (MyHC) IIa were analyzed at the muscle cell and motor protein levels. Contractile properties were measured in single muscle fiber segments using the skinned fiber preparation and a single muscle fiber in vitro motility assay. A dramatic impairment in the function of the IIa MyHC isoform was observed at the motor protein level. At the single muscle fiber level, on the other hand, a general decrease was observed in the number of preparations where the specific criteria for acceptance were fulfilled irrespective of MyHC isoform expression. Our results provide evidence that the pathogenesis of the MyHC IIa E706K myopathy involves defective function of the mutated myosin as well as alterations in the structural integrity of all muscle cells irrespective of MyHC isoform expression.
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- M Li
- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala SE-75185, Sweden
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Farbu E, Gilhus NE, Barnes MP, Borg K, de Visser M, Driessen A, Howard R, Nollet F, Opara J, Stalberg E. EFNS guideline on diagnosis and management of post-polio syndrome. Report of an EFNS task force. Eur J Neurol 2006; 13:795-801. [PMID: 16879288 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01385.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Post-polio syndrome (PPS) is characterized by new or increased muscular weakness, atrophy, muscle pain and fatigue several years after acute polio. The aim of the article is to prepare diagnostic criteria for PPS, and to evaluate the existing evidence for therapeutic interventions. The Medline, EMBASE and ISI databases were searched. Consensus in the group was reached after discussion by e-mail. We recommend Halstead's definition of PPS from 1991 as diagnostic criteria. Supervised, aerobic muscular training, both isokinetic and isometric, is a safe and effective way to prevent further decline for patients with moderate weakness (Level B). Muscular training can also improve muscular fatigue, muscle weakness and pain. Training in a warm climate and non-swimming water exercises are particularly useful (Level B). Respiratory muscle training can improve pulmonary function. Recognition of respiratory impairment and early introduction of non-invasive ventilatory aids prevent or delay further respiratory decline and the need for invasive respiratory aid (Level C). Group training, regular follow-up and patient education are useful for the patients' mental status and well-being. Weight loss, adjustment and introduction of properly fitted assistive devices should be considered (good practice points). A small number of controlled studies of potential-specific treatments for PPS have been completed, but no definitive therapeutic effect has been reported for the agents evaluated (pyridostigmine, corticosteroids, amantadine). Future randomized trials should particularly address the treatment of pain, which is commonly reported by PPS patients. There is also a need for studies evaluating the long-term effects of muscular training.
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- E Farbu
- Department of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. European Federation of Neurological Society
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Weakness is a characteristic of muscles influenced by the postpolio syndrome (PPS), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and spinal cord injury (SCI). The strength deficits relate to changes in muscle use and to the chronic denervation that can follow the spinal motoneuron death common to these disorders. PPS, ALS, and SCI also involve variable amounts of supraspinal neuron death, the effects of which on muscle weakness remains unclear. Nevertheless, weakness of muscle itself defines the functional consequences of these disorders. A weaker muscle requires an individual to work that muscle at higher than usual intensities relative to its maximal capacity, inducing progressive fatigue and an increased sense of effort. Little evidence is available to suggest that the fatigue commonly experienced by individuals with these disorders relates to an increase in the intrinsic fatigability of the muscle fibers. The only exception is when SCI induces chronic muscle paralysis. To reduce long-term functional deficits in these disorders, studies must identify the signaling pathways that influence neuron survival and determine the factors that encourage and limit sprouting of motor axons. This may ensure that a greater proportion of the fibers in each muscle remain innervated and available for use.
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- Christine K Thomas
- The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Lois Pope LIFE Center, 1095 NW 14th Terrace (R-48), Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
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Palencia P, Quiroz-Rothe E, Rivero JLL. New insights into the skeletal muscle phenotype of equine motor neuron disease: a quantitative approach. Acta Neuropathol 2005; 109:272-84. [PMID: 15616793 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-004-0940-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2004] [Revised: 10/05/2004] [Accepted: 10/06/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Equine motor neuron disease (EMND) is a neurodegenerative disorder similar to the sporadic form of human amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. This study was conducted to quantify myofiber plasticity in response to EMND. Deep M. gluteus medius biopsy samples from eight horses with an ante mortem diagnosis of EMND, which in five cases was later confirmed by post mortem examination of spinal cord and peripheral nerves, were examined by combined methodologies of electrophoresis of myosin heavy chains (MyHC), muscle enzymes and substrate biochemistry, immunohistochemistry of MyHCs and sarcoendoplasmic Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) isoforms, quantitative histochemistry of succinic dehydrogenase, glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, periodic acid-Schiff and capillaries, and photometric image analysis. The data were compared with muscle biopsies from healthy controls. Histopathological findings of EMND were observed in muscle biopsy specimens from all cases, but the severity and intra-biopsy extent varied from case to case. Compared with controls, muscle biopsy samples from EMND horses had a lower percentage of MyHC type I fibers, higher percentages of hybrid IIAX and pure IIX fibers, significant atrophy of all muscle fiber types, reduced oxidative capacity, increased glycolytic capacity, diminished intramuscular glycogen, lower capillary-to-fiber ratio, a higher ratio of myofibers expressing SERCA1a to SERCA2a isoforms, and a lower percentage of fibers expressing phospholamban. Objective discrimination of muscle biopsy specimens according to their healthy status (EMND vs controls) was possible on the basis of their muscular characteristics. A coordinated shift from slow to fast muscle characteristics in contractile and metabolic features of muscle fiber types, together with generalized myofiber atrophy, occurs in EMND and the extent of this change seems to be related to the duration of the disease.
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- P Palencia
- Laboratory of Muscular Biopathology, Department of Comparative Anatomy and Pathological Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Cordoba, Campus Universitario de Rabanales, Córdoba, Spain
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Sandberg A, Stålberg E. Changes in macro electromyography over time in patients with a history of polio: a comparison of 2 muscles. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2004; 85:1174-82. [PMID: 15241770 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2003.08.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate whether changes over time are different in a weight-bearing leg muscle than in a less heavily used arm muscle. DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING University hospital laboratory. PARTICIPANTS Twenty-three patients with a history of poliomyelitis. INTERVENTION Two investigations were performed 5 years apart, using macro electromyography and the patients' own assessments of symptoms in the tibial anterior and the biceps brachii muscles. Test-retest of macro electromyography was performed in controls and in patients with old polio. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Macro motor unit potential (MUP) and symptoms in the tibial anterior and biceps brachii over time. RESULTS The macro MUP amplitude increased by 24% (P<.05) in the tibial anterior but was unchanged in the biceps brachii muscle. CONCLUSIONS An increase in the macro MUP amplitude of the tibial anterior muscle, but not of the biceps brachii, most likely indicates a more pronounced ongoing denervation-reinnervation process over time in the tibial anterior. This difference could be activity dependent, but other factors cannot be excluded.
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- Arne Sandberg
- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Uppsala University Hospital, ing 85, 3 tr., S-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden.
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Chapter 8 Effects of aging on motor unit structure and function. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-4231(09)70118-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Percutaneous biopsies were taken from the right vastus lateralis (VL), tibialis anterior (TA), soleus (Sol), and lateral gastrocnemius (LG) muscles of eight recreationally active adult males. Approximately 60 fibers in each sample were analyzed for their type (I, IIa, or IIx), cross-sectional area (CSA), and succinic dehydrogenase (SDH), alpha glycerol phosphate dehydrogenase (GPDH) and calcium-activated actomyosin adenosine triphosphatase (qATPase) activities. This was done to test the hypothesis that metabolic enzyme activities are more reflective of the functional diversity among human locomotor muscles than fiber type composition. The results showed that enzymatic characteristics differed more or less than expected between muscles of the same or different fiber type. For example, the relative CSA occupied by fast fibers was only about 50% greater in the mixed (LG and VL) than in the slow (Sol and TA) muscles (57 vs. 38%). At the same time, average fiber SDH activity and fiber type specific SDH:qATPase*%CSA, both used as estimates of fatigue resistance, were greater in Sol and LG than in TA and VL. As a result, the two slow muscles and the two mixed muscles had different values, and a mixed muscle (LG) had higher values than a slow muscle (TA). The findings suggest that differences in enzymatic profile, more than fiber type composition, afford human locomotor muscles the capacity to perform their purportedly divergent functional tasks.
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- C M Gregory
- Department of Exercise Science, The University of Georgia, 115M Ramsey Center, 300 River Road, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
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Conwit RA, Stashuk D, Suzuki H, Lynch N, Schrager M, Metter EJ. Fatigue effects on motor unit activity during submaximal contractions. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2000; 81:1211-6. [PMID: 10987164 DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2000.6975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine motor unit changes during the development of fatigue in healthy subjects. DESIGN Automated decomposition-enhanced spike-triggered averaging was used to characterize motor unit size and firing rate in the dominant vastus medialis during maintained contractions at 10% and 30% of maxima voluntary contraction (MVC). SETTING Academic outpatient neuromuscular clinic. PARTICIPANTS Healthy laboratory personnel. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Surface electromyogram, surface-detected motor unit action potential amplitude (S-MUAP), mean firing rate, force (MVC), motor unit index. RESULTS Surface electromyogram values and S-MUAP amplitudes increased during both 10% and 30% MVC fatiguing contractions, while mean firing rates decreased. A motor unit index, indicating the degree of motor unit pool activation, increased similarly to S-MUAP size, implying that new and larger units were recruited to maintain the contraction. Repeated contractions led to earlier motor unit changes and fatigue. CONCLUSION During submaximal fatiguing contractions, additional motor units are activated to maintain strength. These changes begin early, within the first minute, particularly after a previous fatiguing effort.
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- R A Conwit
- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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Electrophysiologic evaluation of muscle fatigue development and recovery in late polio. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9993(00)90109-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Nollet F, Beelen A, Prins MH, de Visser M, Sargeant AJ, Lankhorst GJ, de Jong BA. Disability and functional assessment in former polio patients with and without postpolio syndrome. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1999; 80:136-43. [PMID: 10025486 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9993(99)90110-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To compare perceived health problems and disability in former polio subjects with postpolio syndrome (PPS) and those without postpolio syndrome (non-PPS), and to evaluate perceived health problems, disability, physical performance, and muscle strength. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey; partially blinded data collection. SUBJECTS One hundred three former polio subjects, aged 32 to 60yrs. This volunteer sample came from referrals and patient contacts. Criterion for PPS: new muscle weakness among symptoms. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Nottingham Health Profile (NHP), adapted D-code of the International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities and Handicaps, performance test, and muscle strength assessment. RESULTS PPS subjects (n = 76) showed higher scores (p < .001) than non-PPS subjects (n = 27) within the NHP categories of physical mobility, energy, and pain. On a 16-item Polio Problems List, 78% of PPS subjects selected fatigue as their major problem, followed by walking outdoors (46%) and climbing stairs (41%). The disabilities of PPS subjects were mainly seen in physical and social functioning. No differences in manually tested strength were found between patient groups. PPS subjects needed significantly more time for the performance test than non-PPS subjects and their perceived exertion was higher. Perceived health problems (NHP-PhysMobility) correlated significantly with physical disability (r = .66), performance-time (r = .54), and muscle strength (r = .38). With linear regression analysis, 54% of the NHP-PhysMobility score could be explained by the performance test (time and exertion), presence of PPS, and muscle strength, whereas strength itself explained only 14% of the NHP-PhysMobility score. CONCLUSIONS PPS subjects are more prone to fatigue and have more physical mobility problems than non-PPS subjects. In former polio patients, measurements of perceived health problems and performance tests are the most appropriate instruments for functional evaluation.
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- F Nollet
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Larsson L, Li X, Frontera WR. Effects of aging on shortening velocity and myosin isoform composition in single human skeletal muscle cells. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY 1997; 272:C638-49. [PMID: 9124308 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1997.272.2.c638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 241] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Maximum unloaded shortening velocity (V0) and maximum force normalized to cross-sectional fiber area (specific tension) were determined in 400 single quadriceps muscle cells of young (n = 4, 25-31 yr) and old (n = 4, 73-81 yr) men. Two of the old men were physically very active, and the subjects were divided into young control, old control, and old physically active groups. The expressions of types I, IIa, and IIb myosin heavy chains (MHC) and essential and regulatory myosin light chains were determined by 6 and 12% sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. V0 was highly dependent on the MHC isoform composition, and a gradient from slow to fast was observed in the sequence I, I-IIa, IIa, IIab, and IIb MHC cells. The V0 values and specific tensions of types I and IIa MHC fibers in the young control group were significantly higher than those in the old control and old physically active groups. Thus the present results provide evidence of qualitative changes in contractile properties of human skeletal muscle in old age, which probably play an important role in the age-related impairment of skeletal muscle function.
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- L Larsson
- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology and Neurology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Larsson L, Li X, Berg HE, Frontera WR. Effects of removal of weight-bearing function on contractility and myosin isoform composition in single human skeletal muscle cells. Pflugers Arch 1996; 432:320-8. [PMID: 8662283 DOI: 10.1007/s004240050139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a 6-week period without weight bearing, achieved by bed rest, on the contractile behaviour, myosin isoform expression and myofibrillar protein content of single human muscle fibres. Percutaneous biopsied specimens of the quadriceps muscle were taken from three healthy male volunteers before and at the end of the experimental period. Maximum force normalised to cross-sectional area (specific tension), maximum velocity of unloaded shortening (V0), and myosin heavy chain (MyHC) and light chain (MyLC) isoform composition were measured in single membrane-permeabilised muscle cells obtained from these specimens. At the end of the experimental period, specific tension was reduced (P < 0.001) by 40% and there was a parallel decline in myofibrillar protein content per muscle cell volume. V0 did not change significantly in response to bed rest when data from all muscle cells were pooled. In two of the subjects, however, V0 decreased (P < 0.01-0.001) in muscle cells expressing the beta/slow (type I) MyHC isoform, but there was no change in fibres expressing type IIA or a combination of type IIA and IIB MyHCs. The slowing in type I MyHC fibres was associated with a change in the isoform composition of the regulatory MyLC.
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- L Larsson
- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Karolinska Hospital, S-104 01 Stockholm, Sweden
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