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Hyngstrom AS, Nguyen JN, Murphy SA, Raab SC, Schmit BD, Gutterman DD, Durand MJ. Reduced oxygen desaturation in the vastus lateralis of chronic stroke survivors during graded muscle contractions. Top Stroke Rehabil 2024; 31:513-526. [PMID: 38095272 PMCID: PMC11129930 DOI: 10.1080/10749357.2023.2291902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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BACKGROUND Few studies have examined changes in skeletal muscle physiology post-stroke. This study examined changes in tissue oxygen saturation (StO2) of the vastus lateralis (VL) muscle of stroke survivors and age-matched control participants during maximal and submaximal isometric contractions of the knee extensor muscles. OBJECTIVES We hypothesized that tissue oxygen desaturation (ΔStO2) during knee extensor muscle contractions would be less in the VL in the paretic vs. the non-paretic and control legs. METHODS Ten chronic stroke survivors (>6 months post-stroke) with lower extremity muscle weakness and 10 age-matched controls completed this prospective cohort study. Maximum voluntary contractions (MVCs) of the knee extensor muscles were assessed with a Biodex dynamometer and StO2 of the VL was measured using near-infrared spectroscopy. RESULTS In the paretic leg of the stroke survivors little change in StO2 of the VL was observed during an MVC (ΔStO2 = -1.7 ± 1.8%) compared to the non-paretic (ΔStO2 = -5.1 ± 6.1%; p < 0.05) and control legs (ΔStO2 = -14.4 ± 8.8%; p < 0.05 vs. paretic and non-paretic leg). These differences remained when normalizing for strength differences between the legs. Compared to controls, both the paretic and non-paretic VL showed pronounced reductions in ΔStO2 during ramp and hold contractions equal to 20%, 40%, or 60% of the MVC (p < 0.05 vs. controls at all load levels). CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that oxygen desaturation in response to isometric muscle contractions is impaired in both the paretic and non-paretic leg muscle of stroke survivors compared to age-matched controls, and these differences are independent of differences in muscle strength.
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53226
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53233
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53233
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53226
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- Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53226
- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53226
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53226
- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53226
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Oranchuk DJ, Diewald SN, McGrath JW, Nelson AR, Storey AG, Cronin JB. Kinetic and kinematic profile of eccentric quasi-isometric loading. Sports Biomech 2024; 23:758-771. [PMID: 33666143 DOI: 10.1080/14763141.2021.1890198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Eccentric quasi-isometric (EQI) contractions (maintaining a yielding contraction for as long as possible, beyond task failure) have gained interest in research and applied settings. However, little is known regarding the biomechanical profile of EQIs. Fourteen well-trained males performed four maximal effort knee-extensor EQIs, separated by 180 seconds. Angular impulse, velocity, and time-under-tension through the 30-100º range of motion (ROM), and in eight ROM brackets were quantified. Statistical parametric mapping, analyses of variance, and standardised effects (Hedges' g (ES), %Δ) detected between-contraction joint-angle-specific differences in time-normalised and absolute variables. Mean velocity was 1.34º·s-1 with most (62.5 ± 4.9%) of the angular impulse imparted between 40-70º. Most between-contraction changes occurred between 30-50º (p≤ 0.067, ES = 0.53 ± 0.31, 60 ± 52%), while measures remained constant between 50-100º (= 0.069-0.83, ES = 0.10 ± 0.26, 14.3 ± 24.6%). EQIs are a time-efficient means to impart high cumulative mechanical tension, especially at short to medium muscle lengths. However, angular impulse distribution shifts towards medium to long muscle lengths with repeat contractions. Practitioners may utilise EQIs to emphasize the initial portion of the ROM, and limit ROM, or apply EQIs in a fatigued state to emphasize longer muscle lengths.
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- Dustin J Oranchuk
- Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
- Institute of Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Institute of Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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Olmos AA, Montgomery TR, Sears KN, Dinyer TK, Hammer SM, Bergstrom HC, Hill EC, Succi PJ, Lawson J, Trevino MA. Blood flow restriction increases necessary muscle excitation of the elbow flexors during a single high-load contraction. Eur J Appl Physiol 2024; 124:1807-1820. [PMID: 38236301 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-023-05405-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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PURPOSE To investigate the effects of blood flow restriction (BFR) on electromyographic amplitude (EMGRMS)-force relationships of the biceps brachii (BB) during a single high-load muscle action. METHODS Twelve recreationally active males and eleven recreationally active females performed maximal voluntary contractions (MVCs), followed by an isometric trapezoidal muscle action of the elbow flexors at 70% MVC. Surface EMG was recorded from the BB during BFR and control (CON) visits. For BFR, cuff pressure was 60% of the pressure required to completely occlude blood at rest. Individual b (slope) and a terms (gain) were calculated from the log-transformed EMGRMS-force relationships during the linearly increasing and decreasing segments of the trapezoid. EMGRMS during the steady force segment was normalized to MVC EMGRMS. RESULTS For BFR, the b terms were greater during the linearly increasing segment than the linearly decreasing segment (p < 0.001), and compared to the linearly increasing segment for CON (p < 0.001). The a terms for BFR were greater during the linearly decreasing than linearly increasing segment (p = 0.028). Steady force N-EMGRMS was greater for BFR than CON collapsed across sex (p = 0.041). CONCLUSION BFR likely elicited additional recruitment of higher threshold motor units during the linearly increasing- and steady force-segment. The differences between activation and deactivation strategies were only observed with BFR, such as the b terms decreased and the a terms increased for the linearly decreasing segment in comparison to the increasing segment. However, EMGRMS-force relationships during the linearly increasing- and decreasing-segments were not different between sexes during BFR and CON.
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- Alex A Olmos
- Applied Neuromuscular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health and Human Performance, Oklahoma State University, 191 CRC, Stillwater, OK, 74074, USA
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- Applied Neuromuscular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health and Human Performance, Oklahoma State University, 191 CRC, Stillwater, OK, 74074, USA
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- Applied Neuromuscular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health and Human Performance, Oklahoma State University, 191 CRC, Stillwater, OK, 74074, USA
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- Applied Neuromuscular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health and Human Performance, Oklahoma State University, 191 CRC, Stillwater, OK, 74074, USA
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- Applied Neuromuscular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health and Human Performance, Oklahoma State University, 191 CRC, Stillwater, OK, 74074, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40506, USA
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- School of Kinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32816, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40506, USA
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- School of Kinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32816, USA
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- Applied Neuromuscular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health and Human Performance, Oklahoma State University, 191 CRC, Stillwater, OK, 74074, USA.
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McMahon G, Onambele-Pearson G. Joint angle-specific neuromuscular time course of recovery after isometric resistance exercise at shorter and longer muscle lengths. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2024; 136:889-900. [PMID: 38450425 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00820.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024] Open
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Resistance training at longer muscle lengths induces greater muscle hypertrophy and different neuromuscular functional adaptations than training at shorter muscle lengths. However, the acute time course of recovery of neuromuscular characteristics after resistance exercise at shorter and longer muscle lengths in the quadriceps has never been described. Eight healthy young participants (4 M, 4 F) were randomly assigned to perform four sets of eight maximal isometric contractions at shorter (SL; 50° knee flexion) or longer (LL; 90° knee flexion) muscle lengths in a crossover fashion. During exercise, peak torque (PT), muscle activity [electromyogram (EMG)], and internal muscle forces were assessed. PT and EMG at shorter (PT50, EMG50) and longer (PT90, EMG90) muscle lengths, creatine kinase (CK), and muscle soreness were measured at baseline, immediately after exercise (Post), after 24 h (24 h), and after 48 h (48 h). During exercise, EMG (P = 0.002) and internal muscle forces (P = 0.017) were greater in LL than in SL. During recovery, there was a main effect of exercise angle, with PT50 (P = 0.002), PT90 (P = 0.016), and EMG50 (P = 0.002) all significantly reduced to a greater degree in LL compared with SL. CK and muscle soreness increased after resistance exercise, but there were no differences between SL and LL. The present results suggest that if the preceding isometric resistance exercise is performed at longer muscle lengths, function and muscle activity at shorter and longer muscle lengths are inhibited to a larger degree in the subsequent recovery period. This information can be used by practitioners to manipulate exercise prescription.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Despite the established long-term benefits of training at longer muscle lengths for muscle size and strength, acutely performing resistance exercise at longer muscle lengths may require a longer time course of neuromuscular recovery compared with performing resistance exercises at shorter muscle lengths. Furthermore, there appear to be different joint angle-specific recovery profiles, depending on the muscle length of the preceding exercise.
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- Gerard McMahon
- Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Institute, School of Sport, Ulster University, Belfast, United Kingdom
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- Research Centre for MusculoSkeletal Sciences & Sport Medicine, Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Comparison of Different Approaches Estimating Skeletal Muscle Oxygen Consumption Using Continuous-Wave Near-Infrared Spectroscopy at a Submaximal Contraction Level—A Comparative Study. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12052272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Continuous-wave near-infrared spectroscopy (CW-NIRS) is a method used to non-invasively estimate skeletal muscle oxygen consumption (mVO2). Three different signals are provided by CW-NIRS devices: (1) oxygenated hemoglobin (O2Hb); (2) deoxygenated hemoglobin (HHb); and (3) tissue saturation index (TSI). Typically, the signal’s slope is interpreted with respect to high or low mVO2 during a muscle action. What signal (or combination of signals) is used for slope interpretation differs according to what approach is used, and there are several published in literature. It is unclear if resulting mVO2 estimates can be used interchangeably. Hence, this work aimed to compare five commonly used approaches on the same set of CW-NIRS data regarding their agreement in estimated mVO2. A controlled, lab-based study setting was used for this experiment. Data are based on isometric dorsiflexion contractions of 15 subjects at 30% of voluntary maximum torque, at two different ankle angles. CW-NIRS was placed on the m. tibialis anterior and blood flow was occluded. The approaches for mVO2 estimation included calculations based on (1) TSI, (2) the difference between O2Hb and HHb (Hbdiff), (3) the mean of slopes from O2Hb and HHb (Hbmean), (4) the HHb signal, and (5) the O2Hb signal. Linear regression modelling was used to calculate respective slopes (r2 > 0.99). Repeated measures ANOVA identified significant differences between the approaches (p < 0.001, ω2 = 0.258). Post-hoc tests revealed that only TSI vs. Hbmean and Hbdiff vs. HHb gave comparable results (p > 0.271). In addition, Bland–Altman plots showed good accuracy (mean bias ~2%) but low precision (±20%) between the comparisons. Thus, the different approaches to estimate mVO2 cannot be used interchangeably. The results from different studies using different approaches should be compared with caution.
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Azevedo RDA, Forot J, Millet GY, Murias JM. Comparing muscle VO 2 from near-infrared spectroscopy desaturation rate to pulmonary VO 2 during cycling below, at and above the maximal lactate steady state. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2022; 132:641-652. [PMID: 35112926 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00754.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Muscle oxygen uptake (V̇O2m) evaluated from changes in the near-infrared spectroscopy oxygen desaturation slope during a 5-s arterial blood flow occlusion has been proposed as an estimation of the actual V̇O2m. However, its correspondence with pulmonary oxygen uptake (V̇O2p) during exercise remains unknown. PURPOSE to investigate the V̇O2m and V̇O2p relationship in females and males in response to prolonged constant-load cycling exercise at different intensities. METHODS Eighteen participants (8 females) visited the laboratory on six occasions: 1) ramp incremental test; 2-3) 30-min constant power output (constant-PO) exercise bout to determine the maximal lactate steady state (MLSS); 4-6) constant-PO exercise bouts to task failure at (i) 15% below MLSS (MLSS-15%); (ii) MLSS; (iii) 15% above MLSS (MLSS+15%). V̇O2m was estimated at baseline, at min 5, 10, 20, 30, and at task failure. V̇O2p was continuously recorded during the constant-PO bouts. RESULTS V̇O2pand V̇O2m significantly increased from min 5 to min 30 in MLSS condition (all p < 0.05) and from min 5 to min 10 in MLSS+15% condition (all p < 0.05). V̇O2pand V̇O2m were correlated (r2 adj range of 0.70-0.98, all p < 0.001) amongst exercise intensities in both females and males. Additionally, both variables were also correlated when expressed as percent (r2 adj range of 0.52-0.77, all p < 0.001). CONCLUSION V̇O2p and V̇O2m responses were similar when exercising below, at, and above the MLSS independently of sex. Most importantly, V̇O2p andV̇O2m were correlated regardless the exercise intensity and sex of the participants.
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.,Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.,Univ Lyon, UJM-Saint-Etienne, Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité, Saint-Etienne, France.,Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), Paris, France
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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Geng Y, Wu X, Zhang L. Effects of Blood Flow Restriction Training on Blood Perfusion and Work Ability of Muscles in Elite Para-alpine Skiers. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2021; 54:489-496. [PMID: 34669671 PMCID: PMC8830888 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000002805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Purpose The effects of short-term blood flow restriction (BFR) exercise on muscle blood flow perfusion and performance during high-intensity exercise were determined in elite para-alpine standing skiers to assess whether this would be an effective training regimen for elite athletes with disabilities. Methods Nine national-level para-alpine standing skiers (mean age, 20.67 ± 1.34 yr; four women) were recruited. Nondominant lower limbs were trained with BFR (eight in final analyses), and dominant lower limbs were trained without BFR (seven in final analyses). The 2-wk protocol included high-load resistance, local muscle endurance (circuit resistance training), and aerobic endurance (stationary cycling) training performed 4 times a week, with BFR during local muscle endurance and aerobic endurance sessions. Muscle strength was measured by maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) in the knee extensors; microcirculatory blood perfusion (MBP), by laser Doppler blood flow; and muscle strength and endurance, by the total amount of work (TW) performed during high-intensity centrifugal and concentric contractions. Results BFR significantly increased absolute and relative MVIC (P < 0.001, P = 0.001), MBP (P = 0.011, P = 0.008), and TW (P = 0.006, P = 0.007) from pretraining values, whereas only absolute MVIC increased without BFR (P = 0.047). However, the MVIC increase with BFR exercise (35.88 ± 14.83 N·m) was significantly greater (P = 0.040) than without BFR exercise (16.71 ± 17.79 N·m). Conclusions Short-term BFR exercise significantly increased strength endurance, muscle strength, and MBP in national-level para-alpine standing skiers. Our study provides new evidence that BFR exercise can improve local muscle blood perfusion during high-intensity exercise and informs BFR exercise strategies for athletes with disabilities.
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- Yu Geng
- School of Physical Education and Sport Training, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China Department of Physical Education, Jiyang College of Zhejiang A&F University, Zhejiang, China
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Fatigue-induced changes in knee-extensor torque complexity and muscle metabolic rate are dependent on joint angle. Eur J Appl Physiol 2021; 121:3117-3131. [PMID: 34355267 PMCID: PMC8505307 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-021-04779-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Purpose Joint angle is a significant determinant of neuromuscular and metabolic function. We tested the hypothesis that previously reported correlations between knee-extensor torque complexity and metabolic rate (\documentclass[12pt]{minimal}
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Diniz RCR, Tourino FD, Lacerda LT, Martins-Costa HC, Lanza MB, Lima FV, Chagas MH. Does the Muscle Action Duration Induce Different Regional Muscle Hypertrophy in Matched Resistance Training Protocols? J Strength Cond Res 2020; 36:2371-2380. [DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0000000000003883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Maestroni L, Read P, Bishop C, Turner A. Strength and Power Training in Rehabilitation: Underpinning Principles and Practical Strategies to Return Athletes to High Performance. Sports Med 2020; 50:239-252. [PMID: 31559567 DOI: 10.1007/s40279-019-01195-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Injuries have a detrimental impact on team and individual athletic performance. Deficits in maximal strength, rate of force development (RFD), and reactive strength are commonly reported following several musculoskeletal injuries. This article first examines the available literature to identify common deficits in fundamental physical qualities following injury, specifically strength, rate of force development and reactive strength. Secondly, evidence-based strategies to target a resolution of these residual deficits will be discussed to reduce the risk of future injury. Examples to enhance practical application and training programmes have also been provided to show how these can be addressed.
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- Luca Maestroni
- Smuoviti, Viale Giulio Cesare, 29, 24121, Bergamo, BG, Italy.
- StudioErre, Via della Badia, 18, 25127, Brescia, BS, Italy.
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- Athlete Health and Performance Research Center, Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar
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- London Sport Institute, School of Science and Technology, Middlesex University, Greenlands Lane, London, UK
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- London Sport Institute, School of Science and Technology, Middlesex University, Greenlands Lane, London, UK
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Piponnier E, Martin V, Chalchat E, Bontemps B, Julian V, Bocock O, Duclos M, Ratel S. Effect of Muscle-Tendon Unit Length on Child-Adult Difference in Neuromuscular Fatigue. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2020; 51:1961-1970. [PMID: 31415444 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000001981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to compare the development and etiology of neuromuscular fatigue of the knee extensor muscles at different muscle-tendon unit (MTU) lengths during repeated maximal voluntary isometric contractions (MVIC) between boys and men. METHODS Twenty-two prepubertal boys (9-11 yr) and 22 men (18-30 yr) performed three knee extensor fatigue protocols at short (SHORT), optimal (OPT), and long (LONG) MTU lengths, consisting of repeating 5-s MVIC interspersed with 5-s passive recovery periods until torque reached 60% of the initial MVIC torque. The etiology of neuromuscular fatigue was identified using noninvasive methods such as surface electromyography, near-infrared spectroscopy, magnetic nerve stimulation and twitch interpolation technique. RESULTS The number of repetitions was significantly lower in men at OPT (14.8 ± 3.2) and LONG (15.8 ± 5.8) than boys (39.7 ± 18.4 and 29.5 ± 10.2, respectively; P < 0.001), whereas no difference was found at SHORT between both age groups (boys, 33.7 ± 15.4; men, 40.9 ± 14.2). At OPT and LONG boys showed a lower reduction in the single potentiated twitch (Qtwpot) and a greater decrease in the voluntary activation level than men. At SHORT, both populations displayed a moderate Qtwpot decrement and a significant voluntary activation reduction (P < 0.001). The differences in maximal torque between boys and men were almost twice greater at OPT (223.9 N·m) than at SHORT (123.3 N·m) and LONG (136.5 N·m). CONCLUSIONS The differences in neuromuscular fatigue between children and adults are dependent on MTU length. Differences in maximal torque could underpin differences in neuromuscular fatigue between children and adults at OPT and SHORT. However, at LONG these differences do not seem to be explained by differences in maximal torque. The origins of this specific effect of MTU length remain to be determined.
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- Enzo Piponnier
- Clermont-Auvergne University, AME2P, Clermont-Ferrand, FRANCE
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- Clermont-Auvergne University, AME2P, Clermont-Ferrand, FRANCE
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- Clermont-Auvergne University, AME2P, Clermont-Ferrand, FRANCE
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- Clermont University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand, FRANCE
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- Clermont-Auvergne University, AME2P, Clermont-Ferrand, FRANCE
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Oranchuk DJ, Storey AG, Nelson AR, Cronin JB. Scientific Basis for Eccentric Quasi-Isometric Resistance Training: A Narrative Review. J Strength Cond Res 2020; 33:2846-2859. [PMID: 31361732 DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0000000000003291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Oranchuk, DJ, Storey, AG, Nelson, AR, and Cronin, JB. The scientific basis for eccentric quasi-isometric resistance training: A narrative review. J Strength Cond Res 33(10): 2846-2859, 2019-Eccentric quasi-isometric (EQI) resistance training involves holding a submaximal, yielding isometric contraction until fatigue causes muscle lengthening and then maximally resisting through a range of motion. Practitioners contend that EQI contractions are a powerful tool for the development of several physical qualities important to health and sports performance. In addition, several sports involve regular quasi-isometric contractions for optimal performance. Therefore, the primary objective of this review was to synthesize and critically analyze relevant biological, physiological, and biomechanical research and develop a rationale for the value of EQI training. In addition, this review offers potential practical applications and highlights future areas of research. Although there is a paucity of research investigating EQIs, the literature on responses to traditional contraction types is vast. Based on the relevant literature, EQIs may provide a practical means of increasing total volume, metabolite build-up, and hormonal signaling factors while safely enduring large quantities of mechanical tension with low levels of peak torque. Conversely, EQI contractions likely hold little neuromuscular specificity to high velocity or power movements. Therefore, EQI training seems to be effective for improving musculotendinous morphological and performance variables with low injury risk. Although speculative due to the limited specific literature, available evidence suggests a case for future experimentation.
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- Dustin J Oranchuk
- Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.,School of Health and Medical Science, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
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Oranchuk DJ, Koral J, da Mota GR, Wrightson JG, Soares R, Twomey R, Millet GY. Effect of blood flow occlusion on neuromuscular fatigue following sustained maximal isometric contraction. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2019; 45:698-706. [PMID: 31809198 DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2019-0579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Sustained isometric maximal voluntary contractions (IMVCs) have blood flow occlusive effects on the microvasculature. However, it is unknown if this effect would be magnified with additional blood flow restriction via a cuff and what the influence on fatigue development would be. Twelve healthy male participants performed a 1-min IMVC of the knee extensors with and without additional blood flow occlusion induced by pneumatic cuff in counterbalanced order on separate days. Vastus lateralis muscle deoxygenation was estimated via near-infrared spectroscopy-derived tissue oxygen saturation (SmO2) throughout the fatiguing contraction. Central and peripheral measures of neuromuscular fatigue (NMF) were assessed via surface electromyography (EMG) and force responses to voluntary contractions and peripheral nerve/transcranial magnetic stimulations before, immediately after, and throughout an 8-min recovery period. SmO2, force, and EMG amplitude decreased during the 1-min IMVC, but there were no between-condition differences. Similarly, no significant (p > 0.05) between-condition differences were detected for any dependent variable immediately after the fatiguing contraction. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)-derived voluntary activation was lower (p < 0.05) in the no-cuff condition during the recovery period. Sustained IMVC results in a similar degree of muscle deoxygenation and NMF as IMVCs with additional occlusion, providing further evidence that a sustained IMVC induces full ischemia. Novelty NMF etiology, muscle oxygenation, and corticospinal factors during an IMVC are similar with or without an occlusion cuff. Contrary to all other measures, TMS-evaluated voluntary activation returned to baseline faster following the occluded condition.
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- Dustin J Oranchuk
- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.,Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 0632, New Zealand
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.,Université of Lyon, UJM-Saint-Etienne, Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité, EA 7424, F-42023, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.,Department of Sport Sciences, Institute of Health Sciences, Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba 38025-180, Brazil
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.,Université of Lyon, UJM-Saint-Etienne, Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité, EA 7424, F-42023, Saint-Etienne, France
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Effect of knee joint angle on the neuromuscular activation of the quadriceps femoris during repetitive fatiguing contractions. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2019; 49:102356. [PMID: 31557704 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2019.102356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We assessed the effect of knee joint angle on the EMG amplitude and frequency of the four individual muscles in the quadriceps femoris during repetitive fatiguing maximum voluntary contractions (MVCs). Fifteen healthy men and women performed two fatiguing tasks consisting of 40 MVCs in flexion (80°) and extension (140˚) (full extension = 180˚). Neuromuscular activation of the vastus intermedius (VI), vastus lateralis (VL), vastus medialis (VM), and rectus femoris (RF) was recorded using surface electrodes, and median frequency (MF) and root mean square (RMS) of electromyographic (EMG) signals (normalized by pre-test MVCs) were calculated. MVCs significantly decreased from the 10th to the 40th repetition in both flexion and extension. The MFs of VI and VM in flexion and that of RF flexion and extension were significantly decreased after the 10th repetition. There were no significant changes in normalized EMG amplitude in any muscles specific to knee angle. Stepwise regression analysis suggested that predictive synergistic action may occur in RF/VM and RF/VI in flexion and in RF/VM in extension. This suggest that EMG MF of RF/VM is independent, but that of RF/VI and RF/VL is dependent upon knee joint angle, which may, in part, explain joint angle-specific muscle fatigue.
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Pethick J, Winter SL, Burnley M. Relationship between muscle metabolic rate and muscle torque complexity during fatiguing intermittent isometric contractions in humans. Physiol Rep 2019; 7:e14240. [PMID: 31552708 PMCID: PMC6759514 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2019] [Revised: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 08/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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To test the hypothesis that a system's metabolic rate and the complexity of fluctuations in the output of that system are related, thirteen healthy participants performed intermittent isometric knee extensor contractions at intensities where a rise in metabolic rate would (40% maximal voluntary contraction, MVC) and would not (20% MVC) be expected. The contractions had a 60% duty factor (6 sec contraction, 4 sec rest) and were performed until task failure or for 30 min, whichever occurred sooner. Torque and surface EMG signals were sampled continuously. Complexity and fractal scaling of torque were quantified using approximate entropy (ApEn) and the detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA) α scaling exponent. Muscle metabolic rate was determined using near-infrared spectroscopy. At 40% MVC, task failure occurred after (mean ± SD) 11.5 ± 5.2 min, whereas all participants completed 30 min of contractions at 20% MVC. Muscle metabolic rate increased significantly after 2 min at 40% MVC (2.70 ± 1.48 to 4.04 ± 1.23 %·s-1 , P < 0.001), but not at 20% MVC. Similarly, complexity decreased significantly at 40% MVC (ApEn, 0.53 ± 0.19 to 0.15 ± 0.09; DFA α, 1.37 ± 0.08 to 1.60 ± 0.09; both P < 0.001), but not at 20% MVC. The rates of change of torque complexity and muscle metabolic rate at 40% MVC were significantly correlated (ApEn, ρ = -0.63, P = 0.022; DFA, ρ = 0.58, P = 0.037). This study demonstrated that an inverse relationship exists between muscle torque complexity and metabolic rate during high-intensity contractions.
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- Jamie Pethick
- Endurance Research GroupSchool of Sport and Exercise SciencesUniversity of KentCanterburyUnited Kingdom
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- Endurance Research GroupSchool of Sport and Exercise SciencesUniversity of KentCanterburyUnited Kingdom
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- Endurance Research GroupSchool of Sport and Exercise SciencesUniversity of KentCanterburyUnited Kingdom
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Oranchuk DJ, Storey AG, Nelson AR, Cronin JB. Isometric training and long-term adaptations: Effects of muscle length, intensity, and intent: A systematic review. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2019; 29:484-503. [DOI: 10.1111/sms.13375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2018] [Accepted: 12/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Dustin J. Oranchuk
- Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand; Auckland University of Technology; Auckland New Zealand
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- Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand; Auckland University of Technology; Auckland New Zealand
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- Institute for Health and Sport; Victoria University; Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand; Auckland University of Technology; Auckland New Zealand
- School of Health and Medical Science; Edith Cowan University; Perth Western Australia Australia
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Piponnier E, Martin V, Bontemps B, Chalchat E, Julian V, Bocock O, Duclos M, Ratel S. Child-adult differences in neuromuscular fatigue are muscle-dependent. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2018; 125:1246-1256. [PMID: 30091669 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00244.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to compare the development and etiology of neuromuscular fatigue of the knee extensor (KE) and plantar flexor (PF) muscles during repeated maximal voluntary isometric contractions (MVIC) between children and adults. Twenty-one prepubertal boys (9-11 years) and 24 men (18-30 years) performed two fatigue protocols consisting in a repetition of 5-s isometric MVIC of the KE or PF muscles interspersed with 5-s passive recovery periods until MVIC reached 60% of its initial value. The etiology of neuromuscular fatigue of the KE and PF muscles was investigated by means of non-invasive methods such as the surface electromyography, single and doublet magnetic stimulation, twitch interpolation technique and NIRS. The number of repetitions performed was significantly lower in men (15.4 ± 3.8) than boys (38.7 ± 18.8) for the KE fatigue test. In contrast, no significant difference was found for the PF muscles between boys and men (12.1 ± 4.9 and 13.8 ± 4.9 repetitions, respectively). Boys displayed a lower reduction in potentiated twitch torque, low-frequency fatigue and muscle oxygenation than men whatever the muscle group considered. In contrast, voluntary activation level and normalized EMG data decreased to a greater extent in boys than men for both muscle groups. To conclude, boys experienced less peripheral and more central fatigue during repeated MVICs than men whatever the muscle group considered. However, child-adult differences in neuromuscular fatigue were muscle-dependent since boys fatigued similarly to men with the PF muscles and to a lower extent with the KE muscles than men.
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- Enzo Piponnier
- Laboratoire des Adaptations Métaboliques à l'Exercice en conditions Physiologiques et Pathologiques (EA 3533, AME2P), Clermont-Auvergne University, France
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- Blaise Pascal University, Laboratory of Metabolic Adaptations to exercise in Physiological and Pathological conditions (AME2P, EA 3533), France
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- Laboratoire des Adaptations Métaboliques à l'Exercice en conditions Physiologiques et Pathologiques (EA 3533, AME2P), Clermont-Auvergne University, France
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- Laboratoire des Adaptations Métaboliques à l'Exercice en conditions Physiologiques et Pathologiques (EA 3533, AME2P), Clermont-Auvergne University, France
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- Clermont University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, Hôpital G.Montpied, Service de Médecine du Sport et d'Explorations Fonctionnelles, Clermont-Ferrand, France, France
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- Laboratoire des Adaptations Métaboliques à l'Exercice en conditions Physiologiques et Pathologiques (EA 3533, AME2P), Clermont-Auvergne University, France
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Papadopoulos S, Dipla K, Triantafyllou A, Nikolaidis MG, Kyparos A, Touplikioti P, Vrabas IS, Zafeiridis A. Beetroot Increases Muscle Performance and Oxygenation During Sustained Isometric Exercise, but Does Not Alter Muscle Oxidative Efficiency and Microvascular Reactivity at Rest. J Am Coll Nutr 2018; 37:361-372. [DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2017.1401497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Stavros Papadopoulos
- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Physical Education and Sports Science at Serres, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Serres, Greece
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- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Physical Education and Sports Science at Serres, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Serres, Greece
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- Third Department of Internal Medicine, Papageorgiou Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Physical Education and Sports Science at Serres, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Serres, Greece
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- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Physical Education and Sports Science at Serres, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Serres, Greece
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- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Physical Education and Sports Science at Serres, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Serres, Greece
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- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Physical Education and Sports Science at Serres, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Serres, Greece
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Draghici AE, Potart D, Hollmann JL, Pera V, Fang Q, DiMarzio CA, Taylor JA, Niedre MJ, Shefelbine SJ. Near infrared spectroscopy for measuring changes in bone hemoglobin content after exercise in individuals with spinal cord injury. J Orthop Res 2018; 36:183-191. [PMID: 28561268 PMCID: PMC5711624 DOI: 10.1002/jor.23622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Accepted: 05/19/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Bone blood perfusion has an essential role in maintaining a healthy bone. However, current methods for measuring bone blood perfusion are expensive and highly invasive. This study presents a custom built near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) instrument to measure changes in bone blood perfusion. We demonstrated the efficacy of this device by monitoring oxygenated and deoxygenated hemoglobin changes in the human tibia during and after exercise in able-bodied and in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI), a population with known impaired peripheral blood perfusion. Nine able-bodied individuals and six volunteers with SCI performed a 10 min rowing exercise (functional electrical stimulation rowing for those with SCI). With exercise, during rowing, able-bodied showed an increase in deoxygenated hemoglobin in the tibia. Post rowing, able-bodied showed an increase in total blood content, characterized by an increase in total hemoglobin content due primarily to an increase in deoxygenated hemoglobin. During rowing and post-rowing, those with SCI showed no change in total blood content in the tibia. The current study demonstrates that NIRS can non-invasively detect changes in hemoglobin concentration in the tibia. © 2017 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 36:183-191, 2018.
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- Adina E. Draghici
- Department of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Université de Technologie Compiègne, Compiègne, France
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA,Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Cambridge, MA, USA,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA,Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA,Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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Oxygen consumption of gastrocnemius medialis muscle during submaximal voluntary isometric contractions with and without preceding stretch. Sci Rep 2017; 7:4674. [PMID: 28680113 PMCID: PMC5498657 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-04068-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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After an active muscle stretch, maintaining a certain amount of force in the following isometric phase is accompanied by less muscle activation compared to an isometric contraction without preceding active stretch at the corresponding muscle length. This reduced muscle activation might be related to reduced metabolic costs, such as the oxidative metabolism. Hence, the aim of this study was to clarify if mechanisms associated with stretch-induced activation reduction (AR) also influence oxygen consumption of voluntary activated human muscles after active stretch. Plantarflexion torque of 20 subjects was measured during 1) purely isometric and 2) active stretch contractions (26°, 60°/s), at a submaximal torque level of 30% MVC. Oxygen consumption (m\documentclass[12pt]{minimal}
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Gagnon DD, Peltonen JE, Rintamäki H, Gagnon SS, Herzig KH, Kyröläinen H. The effects of skin and core tissue cooling on oxygenation of the vastus lateralis muscle during walking and running. J Sports Sci 2016; 35:1995-2004. [PMID: 27800701 DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2016.1245436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Skin and core tissue cooling modulates skeletal muscle oxygenation at rest. Whether tissue cooling also influences the skeletal muscle deoxygenation response during exercise is unclear. We evaluated the effects of skin and core tissue cooling on skeletal muscle blood volume and deoxygenation during sustained walking and running. Eleven male participants walked or ran six times on a treadmill for 60 min in ambient temperatures of 22°C (Neutral), 0°C for skin cooling (Cold 1), and at 0°C following a core and skin cooling protocol (Cold 2). Difference between oxy/deoxygenated haemoglobin ([diffHb]: deoxygenation index) and total haemoglobin content ([tHb]: total blood volume) in the vastus lateralis (VL) muscle was measured continuously. During walking, lower [tHb] was observed at 1 min in Cold 1 and Cold 2 vs. Neutral (P˂0.05). Lower [diffHb] was seen at 1 and 10 min in Cold 2 vs. Neutral by 13.5 ± 1.2 µM and 15.3 ± 1.4 µM and Cold 1 by 10.4 ± 3.1 µM and 11.1 ± 4.1 µM, respectively (P˂0.05). During running, [tHb] was lower in Cold 2 vs. Neutral at 10 min only (P = 0.004). [diffHb] was lower at 1 min in Cold 2 by 11.3 ± 3.1 µM compared to Neutral and by 13.5 ± 2.8 µM compared to Cold 1 (P˂0.001). Core tissue cooling, prior to exercise, induced greater deoxygenation of the VL muscle during the early stages of exercise, irrespective of changes in blood volume. Skin cooling alone, however, did not influence deoxygenation of the VL during exercise.
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- Dominique D Gagnon
- a School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Health , Laurentian University , Sudbury , Canada.,b Center for Research in Occupational Safety and Health , Laurentian University , Sudbury , Canada.,c Research Unit of Biomedicine, Department of Physiology and Biocenter of Oulu , University of Oulu , Oulu , Finland
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- d Department of Sports and Exercise Medicine , Clinicum, University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland.,e Clinic for Sports and Exercise Medicine , Foundation for Sports and Exercise Medicine , Helsinki , Finland
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- c Research Unit of Biomedicine, Department of Physiology and Biocenter of Oulu , University of Oulu , Oulu , Finland.,f Finnish Institute of Occupational Health , Oulu , Finland
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- g Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences , University of Western Ontario , Ontario , Canada
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- c Research Unit of Biomedicine, Department of Physiology and Biocenter of Oulu , University of Oulu , Oulu , Finland.,h Medical Research Center Oulu and Oulu University Hospital , Oulu , Finland.,i Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism , Poznan University of Medical Sciences , Poznan , Poland
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- j Department of Biology of Physical Activity , University of Jyväskylä , Jyväskylä , Finland
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van der Zwaard S, Jaspers RT, Blokland IJ, Achterberg C, Visser JM, den Uil AR, Hofmijster MJ, Levels K, Noordhof DA, de Haan A, de Koning JJ, van der Laarse WJ, de Ruiter CJ. Oxygenation Threshold Derived from Near-Infrared Spectroscopy: Reliability and Its Relationship with the First Ventilatory Threshold. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0162914. [PMID: 27631607 PMCID: PMC5025121 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2016] [Accepted: 08/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) measurements of oxygenation reflect O2 delivery and utilization in exercising muscle and may improve detection of a critical exercise threshold. PURPOSE First, to detect an oxygenation breakpoint (Δ[O2HbMb-HHbMb]-BP) and compare this breakpoint to ventilatory thresholds during a maximal incremental test across sexes and training status. Second, to assess reproducibility of NIRS signals and exercise thresholds and investigate confounding effects of adipose tissue thickness on NIRS measurements. METHODS Forty subjects (10 trained male cyclists, 10 trained female cyclists, 11 endurance trained males and 9 recreationally trained males) performed maximal incremental cycling exercise to determine Δ[O2HbMb-HHbMb]-BP and ventilatory thresholds (VT1 and VT2). Muscle haemoglobin and myoglobin O2 oxygenation ([HHbMb], [O2HbMb], SmO2) was determined in m. vastus lateralis. Δ[O2HbMb-HHbMb]-BP was determined by double linear regression. Trained cyclists performed the maximal incremental test twice to assess reproducibility. Adipose tissue thickness (ATT) was determined by skinfold measurements. RESULTS Δ[O2HbMb-HHbMb]-BP was not different from VT1, but only moderately related (r = 0.58-0.63, p<0.001). VT1 was different across sexes and training status, whereas Δ[O2HbMb-HHbMb]-BP differed only across sexes. Reproducibility was high for SmO2 (ICC = 0.69-0.97), Δ[O2HbMb-HHbMb]-BP (ICC = 0.80-0.88) and ventilatory thresholds (ICC = 0.96-0.99). SmO2 at peak exercise and at occlusion were strongly related to adipose tissue thickness (r2 = 0.81, p<0.001; r2 = 0.79, p<0.001). Moreover, ATT was related to asymmetric changes in Δ[HHbMb] and Δ[O2HbMb] during incremental exercise (r = -0.64, p<0.001) and during occlusion (r = -0.50, p<0.05). CONCLUSION Although the oxygenation threshold is reproducible and potentially a suitable exercise threshold, VT1 discriminates better across sexes and training status during maximal stepwise incremental exercise. Continuous-wave NIRS measurements are reproducible, but strongly affected by adipose tissue thickness.
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- Stephan van der Zwaard
- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Faculty of Sports and Nutrition, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Ando R, Tomita A, Watanabe K, Akima H. Knee joint angle and vasti muscle electromyograms during fatiguing contractions. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging 2016; 38:566-572. [PMID: 27194453 DOI: 10.1111/cpf.12372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2015] [Accepted: 04/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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We compared vasti muscle electromyograms for two knee joint angles during fatiguing tetanic contractions. Tetanic contraction of the knee extensors was evoked for 70 s by electrical stimulation of the femoral nerve at knee joint angles of 60° (extended, with 0° indicating full extension) and 110° (flexed) in eight healthy men. Surface electromyography was recorded from the vastus intermedius (VI), vastus lateralis (VL) and vastus medialis (VM) muscles. Knee extension force and M-wave amplitudes and durations were calculated every 7 s, which were normalized by the initial value. Normalized knee extension force was decreased at the flexed knee joint angle compared with that of the extended knee joint angle (P<0·05). Decreased normalized M-wave amplitude and increased normalized M-wave duration of the VI were greater at the flexed knee joint angle than the extended knee joint angle (P<0·05), whereas those for the VL and VM were similar (P>0·05). These results suggest that peripheral fatigue profiles of the VI might be greater at the flexed than the extended knee joint angles, but that of VL and VM might be similar in the tested range of knee joint angles (i.e. 60°-110°) during continuous tetanic contraction induced by electrical stimulation. Therefore, greater reduction of knee extension force at the flexed knee joint angle than the extended knee joint angle may reflect fatigue development of the VI more than other quadriceps femoris components.
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- Ryosuke Ando
- Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.,Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Nagoya, Japan
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- Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- School of International Liberal Studies, Chukyo University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.,Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness & Sports, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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Akima H, Ando R. Oxygenation and neuromuscular activation of the quadriceps femoris including the vastus intermedius during a fatiguing contraction. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging 2016; 37:750-758. [DOI: 10.1111/cpf.12370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 03/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Hiroshi Akima
- Research Center of Health; Physical Fitness & Sports; Nagoya University; Nagoya Japan
- Graduate School of Education & Human Development; Nagoya University; Nagoya Japan
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- Graduate School of Education & Human Development; Nagoya University; Nagoya Japan
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; Chiyoda, Tokyo Japan
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Ganesan G, Cotter JA, Reuland W, Cerussi AE, Tromberg BJ, Galassetti P. Effect of blood flow restriction on tissue oxygenation during knee extension. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2016; 47:185-93. [PMID: 24870580 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000000393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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PURPOSE Time-resolved near-infrared spectroscopy was used to quantify tissue oxy- and deoxyhemoglobin concentrations ([HbO2] and [HbR]) and O2 saturation (stO2) in the oblique fibers of the vastus medialis muscle and brain prefrontal cortex during knee extension with and without blood flow restriction (BFR). METHODS Six young healthy males performed three sets of knee extensions on a dynamometer (50% one-repetition maximum) separated by 90-s rest periods in three conditions: 1) until fatigue without BFR (fatigue), 2) until fatigue with BFR (100 mm Hg cuff constriction around thigh (BFR)), 3) same number of repetitions from condition 2 without BFR (matched). Each condition was performed on a separate visit. RESULTS BFR was associated with higher [HbR] at the oblique fibers of the vastus medialis muscle (rest 1: 57.8 (BFR) vs 35.0 μM (matched); P < 0.0001) and a significantly lower stO2 during recovery periods between sets (7.5%-11.2 % lower than non-BFR conditions for rest 1 and 2, P < 0.0001). Using a piecewise linear spline method, a spike in [HbR] was observed before the onset of HbR clearance during recovery, causing HbR clearance to begin at a higher concentration (81 (BFR) vs 62 μM (matched), P = 0.029). [HbO2] kinetics during recovery were also affected by BFR, with longer duration (BFR, 51 s; matched, 31 s; P = 0.047) but lower rate of increase (BFR, 58 μM·min; matched, 89 μM·min; P = 0.004) during recovery. In the prefrontal cortex, BFR was associated with increased [HbR], diminished increase in [HbO2], and higher subjective exertion. CONCLUSIONS These findings yield insight into possible physiological mechanisms of BFR and suggest a role of time-resolved near-infrared spectroscopy in monitoring and optimization of BFR exercise on an individual basis.
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- Goutham Ganesan
- 1Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA; 2Department of Pediatrics, Irvine School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA; 3Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California, Irvine, CA; and 4Department of Kinesiology, California State University, Long Beach, CA
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De Ruiter CJ, Hamacher P, Wolfs BGA. A Short Submaximal Test to Determine the Fatigue Threshold of Knee Extensors in Young Men. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2015; 48:913-9. [PMID: 26656774 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000000832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE Recently, a fatigue threshold obtained during submaximal repetitive isometric knee extensor contractions was related to V˙O2max measured during cycling and to exercise endurance. However, test duration is quite long (20-30 min in young people) to be of practical and possibly clinical use. The purpose of the present study was to test the day-to-day reliability of a newly developed short test that assessed the fatigue threshold during a submaximal test with the knee extensors. METHODS Fifteen healthy young males were tested three times, once using the original long protocol (5-min blocks of repetitive unilateral isometric knee extensor contractions with stepwise (5% MVC) increases of force) and twice using a new shorter protocol. In the latter, force increased by 2% MVC every 30 s, starting at 15% MVC (all contractions were 3 s on, 2 s off). The fatigue threshold was defined as the force where the EMG/force ratio started to increase and, compared with the force, at which deoxygenated hemoglobin concentration ([HHb]) increased steeply (HHb threshold). RESULTS The EMG/force threshold during the short trials was reached after 3.9 ± 1.5 min of submaximal exercise and similar (P > 0.05) between days. The EMG/force threshold showed good reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.87, SEM = 2.2%) and did not differ between (P > 0.05) the short (31.1% ± 7.6% MVC) and long tests (30.5% ± 6.2% MVC), with a significant relation (r = 0.71) between both tests. Similar results (P > 0.05) were found for the HHb threshold. CONCLUSION In young healthy men, a fatigue threshold can be detected during repetitive isometric knee extensor contractions using a short submaximal test, which may be suitable for untrained or frail people and patients.
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Alegre LM, Ferri-Morales A, Rodriguez-Casares R, Aguado X. Effects of isometric training on the knee extensor moment-angle relationship and vastus lateralis muscle architecture. Eur J Appl Physiol 2014; 114:2437-46. [PMID: 25099962 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-014-2967-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2014] [Accepted: 07/26/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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PURPOSE To analyse the muscle adaptations induced by two protocols of isometric training performed at different muscle lengths. METHODS Twenty-eight subjects were divided into three groups: one (K90) performed isometric training of the knee extensors at long muscle lengths (90° of knee flexion) for 8 weeks, and the second group (K50) at short muscle lengths (50°). The subjects of the third group acted as controls. Isokinetic dynamometry was utilized to analyse the net moment-angle relationship and vastus lateralis muscle thickness at three different locations, and pennation angles and fascicle length at 50 % of thigh length were measured at rest with ultrasonography. RESULTS Only subjects from K90 group showed significant increases in isokinetic strength (23.5%, P < 0.001), while K50 group showed no increases in isokinetic strength: (10%, P > 0.05). There was a shift in the angle of peak torque of the K90 group to longer muscle lengths (+14.6%, P = 0.002) with greater increases in isokinetic strength, while the K50 angle shifted to shorter muscle lengths (-7.3%, P = 0.039). Both training groups showed significant increases in muscle thickness, (K90 9-14% vs. K50 5-9%) but only K90 significantly increased their pennation angles (11.7%, P = 0.038). Fascicle lengths remained unchanged. CONCLUSIONS Isometric training at specific knee angles led to significant shifts of peak torque in the direction of the training muscle lengths. The greater strength gains and the architectural changes with training at long muscle lengths probably come from a combination of different factors, such as the different mechanical stresses placed upon the muscle-tendon complex.
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- Luis M Alegre
- Human and Sports Biomechanics Research Group, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Avda. Carlos III s/n, 45071, Toledo, Spain,
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McMahon G, Morse CI, Burden A, Winwood K, Onambélé GL. Muscular adaptations and insulin-like growth factor-1 responses to resistance training are stretch-mediated. Muscle Nerve 2014; 49:108-19. [PMID: 23625461 DOI: 10.1002/mus.23884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2012] [Revised: 04/11/2013] [Accepted: 04/15/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Modulation of muscle characteristics was attempted through altering muscle stretch during resistance training. We hypothesized that stretch would enhance muscle responses. METHODS Participants trained for 8 weeks, loading the quadriceps in a shortened (SL, 0-50° knee flexion; n=10) or lengthened (LL, 40-90°; n=11) position, followed by 4 weeks of detraining. Controls (CON; n=10) were untrained. Quadriceps strength, vastus lateralis architecture, anatomical cross-sectional area (aCSA), and serum insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) were measured at weeks 0, 8, 10, and 12. RESULTS Increases in fascicle length (29±4% vs. 14±4%), distal aCSA (53±12% vs. 18±8%), strength (26±6% vs. 7±3%), and IGF-1 (31±6% vs. 7±6%) were greater in LL compared with SL muscles (P<0.05). No changes occurred in CON. Detraining decrements in strength and aCSA were greater in SL than LL muscles (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Enhanced muscle in vivo (and somewhat IGF-1) adaptations to resistance training are concurrent with muscle stretch, which warrants its inclusion within training.
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Angelopoulos E, Karatzanos E, Dimopoulos S, Mitsiou G, Stefanou C, Patsaki I, Kotanidou A, Routsi C, Petrikkos G, Nanas S. Acute microcirculatory effects of medium frequency versus high frequency neuromuscular electrical stimulation in critically ill patients - a pilot study. Ann Intensive Care 2013; 3:39. [PMID: 24355422 PMCID: PMC3878255 DOI: 10.1186/2110-5820-3-39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2013] [Accepted: 12/09/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICUAW) is a common complication, associated with significant morbidity. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) has shown promise for prevention. NMES acutely affects skeletal muscle microcirculation; such effects could mediate the favorable outcomes. However, optimal current characteristics have not been defined. This study aimed to compare the effects on muscle microcirculation of a single NMES session using medium and high frequency currents. METHODS ICU patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) or sepsis of three to five days duration and patients with ICUAW were studied. A single 30-minute NMES session was applied to the lower limbs bilaterally using current of increasing intensity. Patients were randomly assigned to either the HF (75 Hz, pulse 400 μs, cycle 5 seconds on - 21 seconds off) or the MF (45 Hz, pulse 400 μs, cycle 5 seconds on - 12 seconds off) protocol. Peripheral microcirculation was monitored at the thenar eminence using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to obtain tissue O2 saturation (StO2); a vascular occlusion test was applied before and after the session. Local microcirculation of the vastus lateralis was also monitored using NIRS. RESULTS Thirty-one patients were randomized. In the HF protocol (17 patients), peripheral microcirculatory parameters were: thenar O2 consumption rate (%/minute) from 8.6 ± 2.2 to 9.9 ± 5.1 (P = 0.08), endothelial reactivity (%/second) from 2.7 ± 1.4 to 3.2 ± 1.9 (P = 0.04), vascular reserve (seconds) from 160 ± 55 to 145 ± 49 (P = 0.03). In the MF protocol: thenar O2 consumption rate (%/minute) from 8.8 ± 3.8 to 9.9 ± 3.6 (P = 0.07), endothelial reactivity (%/second) from 2.5 ± 1.4 to 3.1 ± 1.7 (P = 0.03), vascular reserve (seconds) from 163 ± 37 to 144 ± 33 (P = 0.001). Both protocols showed a similar effect. In the vastus lateralis, average muscle O2 consumption rate was 61 ± 9%/minute during the HF protocol versus 69 ± 23%/minute during the MF protocol (P = 0.5). The minimum amplitude in StO2 was 5 ± 4 units with the HF protocol versus 7 ± 4 units with the MF protocol (P = 0.3). Post-exercise, StO2 increased by 6 ± 7 units with the HF protocol versus 5 ± 4 units with the MF protocol (P = 0.6). These changes correlated well with contraction strength. CONCLUSIONS A single NMES session affected local and systemic skeletal muscle microcirculation. Medium and high frequency currents were equally effective.
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- Epameinondas Angelopoulos
- First Critical Care Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Evangelismos General Hospital, Ypsilantou 45-47, Athens 106 75, Greece
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- First Critical Care Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Evangelismos General Hospital, Ypsilantou 45-47, Athens 106 75, Greece
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- First Critical Care Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Evangelismos General Hospital, Ypsilantou 45-47, Athens 106 75, Greece
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- First Critical Care Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Evangelismos General Hospital, Ypsilantou 45-47, Athens 106 75, Greece
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- First Critical Care Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Evangelismos General Hospital, Ypsilantou 45-47, Athens 106 75, Greece
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- First Critical Care Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Evangelismos General Hospital, Ypsilantou 45-47, Athens 106 75, Greece
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- First Critical Care Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Evangelismos General Hospital, Ypsilantou 45-47, Athens 106 75, Greece
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- First Critical Care Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Evangelismos General Hospital, Ypsilantou 45-47, Athens 106 75, Greece
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- Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Attikon University General Hospital, Rimini 1, Athens 124 62, Greece
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- First Critical Care Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Evangelismos General Hospital, Ypsilantou 45-47, Athens 106 75, Greece
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Saito A, Akima H. Knee joint angle affects EMG–force relationship in the vastus intermedius muscle. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2013; 23:1406-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2013.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2013] [Revised: 07/31/2013] [Accepted: 08/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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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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de Ruiter CJ, Maas EA, Wesseling MGH, de Haan A. Knee extensor fatigue threshold is related to whole-body VO2max. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2012; 44:1366-74. [PMID: 22246220 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e318249d701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE Above a given exercise intensity, rapid muscle fatigue will occur. We explored the possibility of assessing torque threshold for peripheral fatigue during single-legged repetitive isometric knee extensor exercise. We hypothesized this fatigue threshold to be related to the general aerobic fitness level and the so-called "critical torque" (CT) established with a recently validated 5-min all-out test. METHODS Seventeen healthy men (VO(2max) = 44.7-69.6 mL·kg(-1)·min(-1)) performed six submaximal (20%-55% maximal voluntary contraction [MVC]) 5-min bouts of 60 repetitive contractions (3-s on, 2-s off). Torque was changed between bouts in steps of 5% MVC to estimate the highest intensity (fatigue threshold) at which average changes in rsEMG, EMG median power frequency, and tissue deoxygenation (near-infrared spectroscopy) of the three superficial knee extensor muscles were still <5%, signifying steady-state exercise with minimal peripheral fatigue. On another occasion, one bout was performed in an all-out manner with end-test torque representing CT. RESULTS Fatigue threshold (40.0% ± 8.1% MVC) was related (r(2) = 0.57, P < 0.05) to CT (53.1% ± 10.0% MVC), but it was consistently lower (P < 0.05) and only fatigue threshold was significantly related to VO(2max) (r(2) = 0.68), and the first (r(2) = 0.45) and second (r(2) = 0.63) ventilatory threshold obtained during cycle ergometry. CONCLUSIONS Performing submaximal bouts of knee extensor contractions, while monitoring EMG and deoxygenation, seems a feasible manner to estimate an aerobic capacity-related exercise intensity of peripheral fatigue onset. This test may be used to evaluate changes in endurance capacity of single muscle groups, without the necessity for all-out testing, which could be problematic with frail subjects.
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Effect of Caffeine on Fatigue During Submaximal Isometric Contractions at Different Knee Angles. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.2478/v10036-011-0027-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Muthalib M, Lee H, Millet GY, Ferrari M, Nosaka K. The repeated-bout effect: influence on biceps brachii oxygenation and myoelectrical activity. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2011; 110:1390-9. [DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00191.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This study investigated biceps brachii oxygenation and myoelectrical activity during and following maximal eccentric exercise to better understand the repeated-bout effect. Ten men performed two bouts of eccentric exercise (ECC1, ECC2), consisting of 10 sets of 6 maximal lengthening contractions of the elbow flexors separated by 4 wk. Tissue oxygenation index minimum amplitude (TOImin), mean and maximum total hemoglobin volume by near-infrared spectroscopy, torque, and surface electromyography root mean square (EMGRMS) during exercise were compared between ECC1 and ECC2. Changes in maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVC) torque, range of motion, plasma creatine kinase activity, muscle soreness, TOImin, and EMGRMS during sustained (10-s) and 30-repeated isometric contraction tasks at 30% (same absolute force) and 100% MVC (same relative force) for 4 days postexercise were compared between ECC1 and ECC2. No significant differences between ECC1 and ECC2 were evident for changes in torque, TOImin, mean total hemoglobin volume, maximum total hemoglobin volume, and EMGRMS during exercise. Smaller ( P < 0.05) changes and faster recovery of muscle damage markers were evident following ECC2 than ECC1. During 30% MVC tasks, TOImin did not change, but EMGRMS increased 1–4 days following ECC1 and ECC2. During 100% MVC tasks, EMGRMS did not change, but torque and TOImin decreased 1–4 days following ECC1 and ECC2. TOImin during 100% MVC tasks and EMGRMS during 30% MVC tasks recovered faster ( P < 0.05) following ECC2 than ECC1. We conclude that the repeated-bout effect cannot be explained by altered muscle activation or metabolic/hemodynamic changes, and the faster recovery in muscle oxygenation and activation was mainly due to faster recovery of force.
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- Makii Muthalib
- School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia
- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation and School of Human Movement Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; and
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- School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia
- Graduate School of Sport of Science, Dankook University, Choongnam, South Korea
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- School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia
- Université de Lyon, and Exercise Physiology Laboratory, Jean Monnet University, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia
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Muthalib M, Lee H, Millet GY, Ferrari M, Nosaka K. Comparison between maximal lengthening and shortening contractions for biceps brachii muscle oxygenation and hemodynamics. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2010; 109:710-20. [PMID: 20595540 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01297.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Eccentric contractions (ECC) require lower systemic oxygen (O2) and induce greater symptoms of muscle damage than concentric contractions (CON); however, it is not known if local muscle oxygenation is lower in ECC than CON during and following exercise. This study compared between ECC and CON for changes in biceps brachii muscle oxygenation [tissue oxygenation index (TOI)] and hemodynamics [total hemoglobin volume (tHb) = oxygenated-Hb + deoxygenated-Hb], determined by near-infrared spectroscopy over 10 sets of 6 maximal contractions of the elbow flexors of 10 healthy subjects. This study also compared between ECC and CON for changes in TOI and tHb during a 10-s sustained and 30-repeated maximal isometric contraction (MVC) task measured immediately before and after and 1–3 days following exercise. The torque integral during ECC was greater ( P < 0.05) than that during CON by ∼30%, and the decrease in TOI was smaller ( P < 0.05) by ∼50% during ECC than CON. Increases in tHb during the relaxation phases were smaller ( P < 0.05) by ∼100% for ECC than CON; however, the decreases in tHb during the contraction phases were not significantly different between sessions. These results suggest that ECC utilizes a lower muscle O2 relative to O2 supply compared with CON. Following exercise, greater ( P < 0.05) decreases in MVC strength and increases in plasma creatine kinase activity and muscle soreness were evident 1–3 days after ECC than CON. Torque integral, TOI, and tHb during the sustained and repeated MVC tasks decreased ( P < 0.01) only after ECC, suggesting that muscle O2 demand relative to O2 supply during the isometric tasks was decreased after ECC. This could mainly be due to a lower maximal muscle mass activated as a consequence of muscle damage; however, an increase in O2 supply due to microcirculation dysfunction and/or inflammatory vasodilatory responses after ECC is recognized.
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- Makii Muthalib
- School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia
- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation and School of Human Movement Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia
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- School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia
- Université de Lyon, F-42023, and Exercise Physiology Laboratory, Jean Monnet University, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy; and
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- School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia
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Muthalib M, Jubeau M, Millet GY, Maffiuletti NA, Ferrari M, Nosaka K. Biceps brachii muscle oxygenation in electrical muscle stimulation. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging 2010; 30:360-368. [PMID: 20618357 DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-097x.2010.00953.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to compare between electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) and maximal voluntary (VOL) isometric contractions of the elbow flexors for changes in biceps brachii muscle oxygenation (tissue oxygenation index, TOI) and haemodynamics (total haemoglobin volume, tHb = oxygenated-Hb + deoxygenated-Hb) determined by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). The biceps brachii muscle of 10 healthy men (23-39 years) was electrically stimulated at high frequency (75 Hz) via surface electrodes to evoke 50 intermittent (4-s contraction, 15-s relaxation) isometric contractions at maximum tolerated current level (EMS session). The contralateral arm performed 50 intermittent (4-s contraction, 15-s relaxation) maximal voluntary isometric contractions (VOL session) in a counterbalanced order separated by 2-3 weeks. Results indicated that although the torque produced during EMS was approximately 50% of VOL (P<0.05), there was no significant difference in the changes in TOI amplitude or TOI slope between EMS and VOL over the 50 contractions. However, the TOI amplitude divided by peak torque was approximately 50% lower for EMS than VOL (P<0.05), which indicates EMS was less efficient than VOL. This seems likely because of the difference in the muscles involved in the force production between conditions. Mean decrease in tHb amplitude during the contraction phases was significantly (P<0.05) greater for EMS than VOL from the 10th contraction onwards, suggesting that the muscle blood volume was lower in EMS than VOL. It is concluded that local oxygen demand of the biceps brachii sampled by NIRS is similar between VOL and EMS.
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- Makii Muthalib
- School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia.,Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation & School of Human Movement Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia.,Laboratory INSERM U887, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Burgundy, Dijon, France
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- School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia.,Exercise Physiology Laboratory, Jean Monnet University, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia
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Muthalib M, Millet GY, Quaresima V, Nosaka K. Reliability of near-infrared spectroscopy for measuring biceps brachii oxygenation during sustained and repeated isometric contractions. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2010; 15:017008. [PMID: 20210482 DOI: 10.1117/1.3309746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We examine the test-retest reliability of biceps brachii tissue oxygenation index (TOI) parameters measured by near-infrared spectroscopy during a 10-s sustained and a 30-repeated (1-s contraction, 1-s relaxation) isometric contraction task at 30% of maximal voluntary contraction (30% MVC) and maximal (100% MVC) intensities. Eight healthy men (23 to 33 yr) were tested on three sessions separated by 3 h and 24 h, and the within-subject reliability of torque and each TOI parameter were determined by Bland-Altman+/-2 SD limits of agreement plots and coefficient of variation (CV). No significant (P>0.05) differences between the three sessions were found for mean values of torque and TOI parameters during the sustained and repeated tasks at both contraction intensities. All TOI parameters were within+/-2 SD limits of agreement. The CVs for torque integral were similar between the sustained and repeated task at both intensities (4 to 7%); however, the CVs for TOI parameters during the sustained and repeated task were lower for 100% MVC (7 to 11%) than for 30% MVC (22 to 36%). It is concluded that the reliability of the biceps brachii NIRS parameters during both sustained and repeated isometric contraction tasks is acceptable.
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- Makii Muthalib
- Edith Cowan University, School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Sciences, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia.
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Cheng AJ, Rice CL. Voluntary activation in the triceps brachii at short and long muscle lengths. Muscle Nerve 2010; 41:63-70. [DOI: 10.1002/mus.21447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Altenburg TM, de Haan A, Verdijk PWL, van Mechelen W, de Ruiter CJ. Vastus lateralis single motor unit EMG at the same absolute torque production at different knee angles. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2009; 107:80-9. [DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.90322.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Single motor unit electromyographic (EMG) activity of the knee extensors was investigated at different knee angles with subjects ( n = 10) exerting the same absolute submaximal isometric torque at each angle. Measurements were made over a 20° range around the optimum angle for torque production (AngleTmax) and, where feasible, over a wider range (50°). Forty-six vastus lateralis (VL) motor units were recorded at 20.7 ± 17.9 %maximum voluntary contraction (%MVC) together with the rectified surface EMG (rsEMG) of the superficial VL muscle. Due to the lower maximal torque capacity at positions more flexed and extended than AngleTmax, single motor unit recruitment thresholds were expected to decrease and discharge rates were expected to increase at angles above and below AngleTmax. Unexpectedly, the recruitment threshold was higher ( P < 0.05) at knee angles 10° more extended (43.7 ± 22.2 N·m) and not different ( P > 0.05) at knee angles 10° more flexed (35.2 ± 17.9 N·m) compared with recruitment threshold at AngleTmax (41.8 ± 21.4 N·m). Also, unexpectedly the discharge rates were similar ( P > 0.05) at the three angles: 11.6 ± 2.2, 11.6 ± 2.1, and 12.3 ± 2.1 Hz. Similar angle independent discharge rates were also found for 12 units ( n = 5; 7.4 ± 5.4 %MVC) studied over the wider (50°) range, while recruitment threshold only decreased at more flexed angles. In conclusion, the similar recruitment threshold and discharge behavior of VL motor units during submaximal isometric torque production suggests that net motor unit activation did not change very much along the ascending limb of the knee-angle torque relationship. Several factors such as length-dependent twitch potentiation, which may contribute to this unexpected aspect of motor control, are discussed.
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Altenburg TM, de Ruiter CJ, Verdijk PW, van Mechelen W, de Haan A. Vastus lateralis surface and single motor unit EMG following submaximal shortening and lengthening contractions. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2008; 33:1086-95. [DOI: 10.1139/h08-092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A single shortening contraction reduces the force capacity of muscle fibers, whereas force capacity is enhanced following lengthening. However, how motor unit recruitment and discharge rate (muscle activation) are adapted to such changes in force capacity during submaximal contractions remains unknown. Additionally, there is limited evidence for force enhancement in larger muscles. We therefore investigated lengthening- and shortening-induced changes in activation of the knee extensors. We hypothesized that when the same submaximal torque had to be generated following shortening, muscle activation had to be increased, whereas a lower activation would suffice to produce the same torque following lengthening. Muscle activation following shortening and lengthening (20° at 10°/s) was determined using rectified surface electromyography (rsEMG) in a 1st session (at 10% and 50% maximal voluntary contraction (MVC)) and additionally with EMG of 42 vastus lateralis motor units recorded in a 2nd session (at 4%–47%MVC). rsEMG and motor unit discharge rates following shortening and lengthening were normalized to isometric reference contractions. As expected, normalized rsEMG (1.15 ± 0.19) and discharge rate (1.11 ± 0.09) were higher following shortening (p < 0.05). Following lengthening, normalized rsEMG (0.91 ± 0.10) was, as expected, lower than 1.0 (p < 0.05), but normalized discharge rate (0.99 ± 0.08) was not (p > 0.05). Thus, muscle activation was increased to compensate for a reduced force capacity following shortening by increasing the discharge rate of the active motor units (rate coding). In contrast, following lengthening, rsEMG decreased while the discharge rates of active motor units remained similar, suggesting that derecruitment of units might have occurred.
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- Teatske M. Altenburg
- Institute for Biomedical Research into Human Movement and Health, Manchester Metropolitan University, Cheshire, UK
- Research Institute MOVE, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- EMGO Institute and Department of Public and Occupational Health, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Institute for Biomedical Research into Human Movement and Health, Manchester Metropolitan University, Cheshire, UK
- Research Institute MOVE, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- EMGO Institute and Department of Public and Occupational Health, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Institute for Biomedical Research into Human Movement and Health, Manchester Metropolitan University, Cheshire, UK
- Research Institute MOVE, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- EMGO Institute and Department of Public and Occupational Health, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Institute for Biomedical Research into Human Movement and Health, Manchester Metropolitan University, Cheshire, UK
- Research Institute MOVE, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- EMGO Institute and Department of Public and Occupational Health, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Institute for Biomedical Research into Human Movement and Health, Manchester Metropolitan University, Cheshire, UK
- Research Institute MOVE, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- EMGO Institute and Department of Public and Occupational Health, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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de Ruiter CJ, Hoddenbach JG, Huurnink A, de Haan A. Relative torque contribution of vastus medialis muscle at different knee angles. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2008; 194:223-37. [PMID: 18691348 DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2008.01888.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM We investigated the relative contribution of the vastus medialis (VM) muscle to total isometric knee extension torque at 10 degrees , 30 degrees , 60 degrees and 90 degrees knee flexion. In the past a more prominent role of the VM muscle at more extended knee angles has been put forward. However, different components of the quadriceps muscle converge via a common distal tendon. We therefore hypothesized that the relative contribution of the VM to total knee extension torque would be similar across angles. METHODS At each knee angle the EMG isometric torque relations [20%, 25%, 30%, 35% maximal voluntary contraction (MVC)] of the rectus femoris (RF), vastus lateralis (VL) and VM muscle were established in 10 healthy male subjects; rectified surface EMG was normalized to M-wave area. Subsequently, the VM was functionally eliminated by selective electrical surface stimulation with occluded blood flow. RESULTS There was no evidence for preferential activation of VM at any of the knee angles. Following VM elimination, total knee extension torque during maximal femoral nerve stimulation (three pulses at 300 Hz) at 10 degrees , 30 degrees , 60 degrees and 90 degrees , respectively, decreased (P < 0.05) to (mean +/- SD): 75.7 +/- 12.2, 75.1 +/- 9.3, 78.2 +/- 7.2 and 76.0 +/- 5.8% (P > 0.05 among knee angles). In addition, during voluntary contractions at 20% MVC the increases in torque output of RF and VL compensating for the loss of VM function were calculated from the increases in EMG and found to be similar (P > 0.05) at 10 degrees , 30 degrees , 60 degrees and 90 degrees values (%MVC), respectively, were: 9.1 +/- 6.8, 7.5 +/- 2.9, 5.9 +/- 3.7 and 6.9 +/- 3.4. CONCLUSION The present findings support our hypothesis that the VM contributes similarly to total knee extension torque at different knee angles.
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- C J de Ruiter
- Research Institute MOVE, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. c_ j
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Hamaoka T, McCully KK, Quaresima V, Yamamoto K, Chance B. Near-infrared spectroscopy/imaging for monitoring muscle oxygenation and oxidative metabolism in healthy and diseased humans. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2007; 12:062105. [PMID: 18163808 DOI: 10.1117/1.2805437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 222] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) was initiated in 1977 by Jobsis as a simple, noninvasive method for measuring the presence of oxygen in muscle and other tissues in vivo. This review honoring Jobsis highlights the progress that has been made in developing and adapting NIRS and NIR imaging (NIRI) technologies for evaluating skeletal muscle O(2) dynamics and oxidative energy metabolism. Development of NIRS/NIRI technologies has included novel approaches to quantification of the signal, as well as the addition of multiple source detector pairs for imaging. Adaptation of NIRS technology has focused on the validity and reliability of NIRS measurements. NIRS measurements have been extended to resting, ischemic, localized exercise, and whole body exercise conditions. In addition, NIRS technology has been applied to the study of a number of chronic health conditions, including patients with chronic heart failure, peripheral vascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, varying muscle diseases, spinal cord injury, and renal failure. As NIRS technology continues to evolve, the study of skeletal muscle function with NIRS first illuminated by Jobsis continues to be bright.
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- Takafumi Hamaoka
- National Institute of Fitness and Sports, Department of Exercise Science, Shiromizu 1, Kanoya, 891-2393 Japan.
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Knee angle-dependent oxygen consumption of human quadriceps muscles during maximal voluntary and electrically evoked contractions. Eur J Appl Physiol 2007; 102:233-42. [DOI: 10.1007/s00421-007-0573-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/13/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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de Ruiter CJ, Goudsmit JFA, Van Tricht JA, de Haan A. The isometric torque at which knee-extensor muscle reoxygenation stops. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2007; 39:443-53. [PMID: 17473770 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e31802dd3cc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE We investigated the knee-extensor torque at which reoxygenation (inflow of arterial blood) during an isometric contraction stopped, whether this torque depended on maximal torque capacity (MTC), and whether there were differences among the synergists. METHODS Isometric knee-extension torque was measured using a dynamometer with 90 degrees angles in the hip and knee. Maximal voluntary activation (established with superimposed nerve stimulation) was > 90% in the 15 healthy male subjects (20-30 yr). Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) was used to measure changes in muscle oxygenation of the vastus medialis (VM), vastus lateralis (VL), and rectus femoris (RF) muscle during submaximal isometric contractions at intensities of 20-45% MTC with 5% increments, applied in randomized order and divided over 2 d. At each torque, a contraction with an inflated pressure cuff (450 mm Hg), inducing full arterial occlusion, was followed (10 min of rest) by a second contraction without the cuff. RESULTS MTC ranged from 178 to 348 N.m. The torque at which maximal deoxygenation (all oxygen consumed) during contraction without the cuff became similar (P < 0.05) to the maximal deoxygenation reached with the cuff (indicative for complete occlusion of blood flow during the contraction without the cuff) was significantly higher for the RF (35% MTC) than for both vasti (25% MTC). There was no significant relation between MTC and relative (% MTC) torque at which muscle reoxygenation stopped. CONCLUSION Knee-extensor reoxygenation stopped at lower torques than previously reported for blood flow in this muscle, and this occurred at the same % MTC in subjects of different strength but at different % MTC for the different synergists.
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- C J de Ruiter
- Institute for Fundamental and Clinical Human Movement Sciences, Vrije University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Kooistra RD, de Ruiter CJ, de Haan A. Conventionally assessed voluntary activation does not represent relative voluntary torque production. Eur J Appl Physiol 2007; 100:309-20. [PMID: 17357793 PMCID: PMC1914240 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-007-0425-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/06/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The ability to voluntarily activate a muscle is commonly assessed by some variant of the twitch interpolation technique (ITT), which assumes that the stimulated force increment decreases linearly as voluntary force increases. In the present study, subjects (n = 7) with exceptional ability for maximal voluntary activation (VA) of the knee extensors were used to study the relationship between superimposed and voluntary torque. This includes very high contraction intensities (90-100%VA), which are difficult to consistently obtain in regular healthy subjects (VA of approximately 90%). Subjects were tested at 30, 60, and 90 degrees knee angles on two experimental days. At each angle, isometric knee extensions were performed with supramaximal superimposed nerve stimulation (triplet: three pulses at 300 Hz). Surface EMG signals were obtained from rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, and medialis muscles. Maximal VA was similar and very high across knee angles: 97 +/- 2.3% (mean +/- SD). At high contraction intensities, the increase in voluntary torque was far greater than would be expected based on the decrement of superimposed torque. When voluntary torque increased from 79.6 +/- 6.1 to 100%MVC, superimposed torque decreased from 8.5 +/- 2.6 to 2.8 +/- 2.3% of resting triplet. Therefore, an increase in VA of 5.7% (from 91.5 +/- 2.6 to 97 +/- 2.3%) coincided with a much larger increase in voluntary torque (20.4 +/- 6.1%MVC) and EMG (33.9 +/- 6.6%max). Moreover, a conventionally assessed VA of 91.5 +/- 2.6% represented a voluntary torque of only 79.6 +/- 6.1%MVC. In conclusion, when maximal VA is calculated to be approximately 90% (as in regular healthy subjects), this probably represents a considerable overestimation of the subjects' ability to maximally drive their quadriceps muscles.
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- R. D. Kooistra
- Institute for Fundamental and Clinical Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 9, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Fundamental and Clinical Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 9, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Fundamental and Clinical Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 9, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Institute for Biophysical and Clinical Research into Human Movement, Manchester Metropolitan University, Cheshire, UK
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Blazevich AJ, Gill ND, Zhou S. Intra- and intermuscular variation in human quadriceps femoris architecture assessed in vivo. J Anat 2007; 209:289-310. [PMID: 16928199 PMCID: PMC2100333 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2006.00619.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 301] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Despite the functional importance of the human quadriceps femoris in movements such as running, jumping, lifting and climbing, and the known effects of muscle architecture on muscle function, no research has fully described the complex architecture of this muscle group. We used ultrasound imaging techniques to measure muscle thickness, fascicle angle and fascicle length at multiple regions of the four quadriceps muscles in vivo in 31 recreationally active, but non-strength-trained adult men and women. Our analyses revealed a reasonable similarity in the superficial quadriceps muscles, which is suggestive of functional similarity (at least during the uni-joint knee extension task) given that they act via a common tendon. The deep vastus intermedius (VI) is architecturally dissimilar and therefore probably serves a different function(s). Architecture varies significantly along the length of the superficial muscles, which has implications for the accuracy of models that assume a constant intramuscular architecture. It might also have consequences for the efficiency of intra- and intermuscular force transmission. Our results provide some evidence that subjects with a given architecture of one superficial muscle, relative to the rest of the subject sample, also have a similar architecture in other superficial muscles. However, this is not necessarily true for vastus lateralis (VL), and was not the case for VI. Therefore, the relative architecture of one muscle cannot confidently be used to estimate the relative architecture of another. To confirm this, we calculated a value of whole quadriceps architecture by four different methods. Regardless of the method used, we found that the absolute or relative architecture of one muscle could not be used as an indicator of whole quadriceps architecture, although vastus medialis, possibly in concert with VL and the anterior portion of VI, could be used to provide a useful snapshot. Importantly, our estimates of whole quadriceps architecture show a gender difference in whole quadriceps muscle thickness, and that muscle thickness is positively correlated with fascicle angle whereas fascicle length is negatively, although weakly, correlated with fascicle angle. These results are supportive of the validity of estimates of whole quadriceps architecture. These data are interpreted with respect to their implications for neural control strategies, region-specific adaptations in muscle size in response to training, and gender-dependent differences in the response to exercise training.
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- Anthony J Blazevich
- Centre for Sports Medicine and Human Performance, School of Sport and Education, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK.
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Kooistra RD, Blaauboer ME, Born JR, de Ruiter CJ, de Haan A. Knee extensor muscle oxygen consumption in relation to muscle activation. Eur J Appl Physiol 2006; 98:535-45. [PMID: 17089159 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-006-0298-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/23/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Recently, fatigability and muscle oxygen consumption (mVO(2)) during sustained isometric contractions were found to be less at shorter (30 degrees knee angle; 0 degrees = full extension) compared to longer knee extensor muscle lengths (90 degrees ) and, at low torques, less in the rectus femoris (RF) muscle than in the vastus lateralis and medialis. In the present study we hypothesized that these findings could be accounted for by a knee angle- and a muscle-dependent activation respectively. On two experimental days rectified surface EMG (rsEMG) was obtained as a measure of muscle activation in nine healthy young males. In addition, on day 1 maximal torque capacity (MTC) was carefully determined using superimposed nerve stimulation on brief high intensity contractions (> 70%MVC) at 30, 60 and 90 degrees knee angles. On day 2, subjects performed longer lasting isometric contractions (10-70%MTC) while mVO(2) was measured using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). At 30 degrees , maximal mVO(2) was reached significantly later (11.0 s +/- 6.5 s) and was 57.9 +/- 8.3% less (average +/- SD, across intensities and muscles) than mVO(2) at 60 and 90 degrees (p < 0.05). However, rsEMG was on average only 18.0 +/- 11.8% (p = 0.062) less at the start of the contraction at 30 degrees . At 10%MTC at all knee angles, maximal mVO(2) of the RF occurred significantly later (28.8 +/- 36.0 s) and showed a significantly smaller increase in rsEMG compared to both vasti. In conclusion, it is unlikely that the tendency for less intense muscle activation could fully account for the approximately 60% lower oxygen consumption at 30 degrees , but the later increase in RFmVO(2) seemed to be caused by a less strong activation of the RF.
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- R D Kooistra
- Institute for Fundamental and Clinical Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 9, 1081, BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Desbrosses K, Babault N, Scaglioni G, Meyer JP, Pousson M. Neural Activation after Maximal Isometric Contractions at Different Muscle Lengths. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2006; 38:937-44. [PMID: 16672848 DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000218136.58899.46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate i) whether neural activation dependence on muscle length is preserved with neuromuscular fatigue and ii) whether fatigue induced by a maximal isometric exercise is muscle length dependent. METHODS Twelve male subjects performed two fatiguing quadriceps muscle exercises: FS is the fatigue carried out at short muscle length (S) (S = 40 degrees of knee flexion) and FL is the fatigue at long muscle length (L) (L = 100 degrees). Before and after each fatiguing exercise (i.e., three maximal isometric contractions maintained until 80, 60, and 40% of the initial maximal torque, respectively), activation level (AL, assessed by means of twitch interpolation technique), EMG activity (RMS), and peak doublet torque (Pd) were measured at the two lengths (S and L). RESULTS First, AL was greater (P < 0.05) at L compared with S before and after both exercises. Second, despite a similar decrease in maximal voluntary torque (approximately 21% of the initial value) after the two exercises, AL and RMS were significantly reduced after FS (P < 0.05) but remained unchanged after FL, whereas the Pd decrease was more pronounced after FL than FS (P < 0.05). Nevertheless, after a given fatiguing exercise (i.e., FS or FL), AL, RMS, and Pd changes were similar at both postexercise test lengths (S and L). CONCLUSION These results clearly demonstrate that i) the neural activation dependence on quadriceps muscle length is maintained with fatigue, and ii) neuromuscular fatigue after maximal isometric contractions is dependent on the muscle length at which the exercise is performed: short length preferentially induces neural activation impairment, whereas long length leads to higher contractile failure.
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- Kévin Desbrosses
- INSERM/ERIT-M Motricity-Plasticity, Faculty of Sport Science, University of Burgundy, Dijon, France.
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