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O'Malley CA, Smith SA, Mauger AR, Norbury R. Exercise-induced pain within endurance exercise settings: Definitions, measurement, mechanisms and potential interventions. Exp Physiol 2024. [PMID: 38985528 DOI: 10.1113/ep091687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
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Pain can be defined as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with or resembling that associated with actual or potential tissue damage. Though consistent with this definition, different types of pain result in different behavioural and psychophysiological responses. For example, the transient, non-threatening, acute muscle pain element of exercise-induced pain (EIP) is entirely different from other pain types like delayed onset muscle soreness, muscular injury or chronic pain. However, studies often conflate the definitions or assume parity between distinct pain types. Consequently, the mechanisms through which pain might impact exercise behaviour across different pain subcategories may be incorrectly assumed, which could lead to interventions or recommendations that are inappropriate. Therefore, this review aims to distinguish EIP from other subcategories of pain according to their aetiologies and characteristics, thereby providing an updated conceptual and operational definition of EIP. Secondly, the review will discuss the experimental pain models currently used across several research domains and their relevance to EIP with a focus on the neuro-psychophysiological mechanisms of EIP and its effect on exercise behaviour and performance. Finally, the review will examine potential interventions to cope with the impact of EIP and support wider exercise benefits. HIGHLIGHTS: What is the topic of this review? Considerations for future research focusing on exercise-induced pain within endurance exercise settings. What advances does it highlight? An updated appraisal and guide of research concerning exercise-induced pain and its impact on endurance task behaviour, particularly with reference to the aetiology, measurement, and manipulation of exercise-induced pain.
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- Callum A O'Malley
- School of Sport, Exercise, and Nutritional Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
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- School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
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- Faculty of Sport, Technology, and Health Sciences, St Mary's University, Twickenham, UK
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O'Malley CA, Norbury R, Smith SA, Fullerton CL, Mauger AR. Elevated muscle pain induced by a hypertonic saline injection reduces power output independent of physiological changes during fixed perceived effort cycling. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2024; 137:99-110. [PMID: 38813614 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00325.2023] [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: 05/19/2023] [Revised: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024] Open
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Pain is a naturally occurring phenomenon that consistently inhibits exercise performance by imposing unconscious, neurophysiological alterations (e.g., corticospinal changes) as well as conscious, psychophysiological pressures (e.g., shared effort demands). Although several studies indicate that pain would elicit lower task outputs for a set intensity of perceived effort, no study has tested this. Therefore, this study investigated the impact of elevated muscle pain through a hypertonic saline injection on the power output, psychophysiological, cerebral oxygenation, and perceptual changes during fixed perceived effort exercise. Ten participants completed three visits (1 familiarization + 2 fixed perceived effort trials). Fixed perceived effort cycling corresponded to 15% above gas exchange threshold (GET) [mean rating of perceived effort (RPE) = 15 "hard"]. Before the 30-min fixed perceived effort exercise, participants received a randomized bilateral hypertonic or isotonic saline injection in the vastus lateralis. Power output, cardiorespiratory, cerebral oxygenation, and perceptual markers (e.g., affective valence) were recorded during exercise. Linear mixed-model regression assessed the condition and time effects and condition × time interactions. Significant condition effects showed that power output was significantly lower during hypertonic conditions [t107 = 208, P = 0.040, β = 4.77 W, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) [0.27 to 9.26 W]]. Meanwhile, all physiological variables (e.g., heart rate, oxygen uptake, minute ventilation) demonstrated no significant condition effects. Condition effects were observed for deoxyhemoglobin changes from baseline (t107 = -3.29, P = 0.001, β = -1.50 ΔμM, 95% CI [-2.40 to -0.61 ΔμM]) and affective valence (t127 = 6.12, P = 0.001, β = 0.93, 95% CI [0.63 to 1.23]). Results infer that pain impacts the self-regulation of fixed perceived effort exercise, as differences in power output mainly occurred when pain ratings were higher after hypertonic versus isotonic saline administration.NEW & NOTEWORTHY This study identifies that elevated muscle pain through a hypertonic saline injection causes significantly lower power output when pain is experienced but does not seem to affect exercise behavior in a residual manner. Results provide some evidence that pain operates on a psychophysiological level to alter the self-regulation of exercise behavior due to differences between conditions in cerebral deoxyhemoglobin and other perceptual parameters.
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Affiliation(s)
- Callum A O'Malley
- School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom
- School of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom
- Faculty of Sport, Technology, and Health Sciences, St Mary's University Twickenham, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom
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- School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom
- Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom
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- School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom
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Galgiani JE, French MA, Morton SM. Acute pain impairs retention of locomotor learning. J Neurophysiol 2024; 131:678-688. [PMID: 38381551 PMCID: PMC11305642 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00343.2023] [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: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024] Open
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Despite abundant evidence that pain alters movement performance, considerably less is known about the potential effects of pain on motor learning. Some of the brain regions involved in pain processing are also responsible for specific aspects of motor learning, indicating that the two functions have the potential to interact, yet it is unclear if they do. In experiment 1, we compared the acquisition and retention of a novel locomotor pattern in young, healthy individuals randomized to either experience pain via capsaicin and heat applied to the lower leg during learning or no stimulus. On day 1, participants learned a new asymmetric walking pattern using distorted visual feedback, a paradigm known to involve mostly explicit re-aiming processes. Retention was tested 24 h later. Although there were no differences in day 1 acquisition between groups, individuals who experienced pain on day 1 demonstrated reduced retention on day 2. Furthermore, the degree of forgetting between days correlated with pain ratings during learning. In experiment 2, we examined the effects of a heat stimulus alone, which served as a control for (nonpainful) cutaneous stimulation, and found no effects on either acquisition or retention of learning. Thus, pain experienced during explicit, strategic locomotor learning interferes with motor memory consolidation processes and does so most likely through a pain mechanism and not an effect of distraction. These findings have important implications for understanding basic motor learning processes and for clinical rehabilitation, in which painful conditions are often treated through motor learning-based interventions.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Pain is a highly prevalent and burdensome experience that rehabilitation practitioners often treat using motor learning-based interventions. Here, we showed that experimental acute pain, but not a heat stimulus, during locomotor learning impaired 24-h retention of the newly learned walking pattern. The degree of retention loss was related to the perceived pain level during learning. These findings suggest important links between pain and motor learning that have significant implications for clinical rehabilitation.
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- Jessica E Galgiani
- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, United States
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Biomechanics and Movement Science, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, United States
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, United States
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Biomechanics and Movement Science, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, United States
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, United States
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Biomechanics and Movement Science, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, United States
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Cooper JL, Karduna AR. Experimentally Induced Pain Results in Reduced Activity of the Rotator Cuff Muscles in Healthy Subjects. J Appl Biomech 2024; 40:73-80. [PMID: 37935173 DOI: 10.1123/jab.2022-0006] [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: 01/12/2022] [Revised: 09/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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Shoulder pain is a complex, prevalent problem that is multifactorial in nature. While there are many potential causes, one common suspect is the rotator cuff musculature. The purpose of the present study was to induce pain in the supraspinatus muscle of healthy subjects and observe the resulting changes in muscle activity. Eight muscles on 23 subjects were assessed using electromyography: anterior, middle, and posterior deltoid; pectoralis major; upper trapezius; latissimus dorsi; serratus anterior; supraspinatus; and infraspinatus. It was hypothesized that the rotator cuff muscles would display reduced activity during pain, and that reductions in activity would remain after the pain had dissipated. Both of the rotator cuff muscles measured did indeed display reduced activity in a majority of the dynamic, isometric, and maximal contractions. Many of those reductions remained after the pain had subsided.
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- Jennifer L Cooper
- Department of Human Physiology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
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- Department of Human Physiology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
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Smith SA, Norbury R, Hunt AJ, Mauger AR. Intra- and interindividual reliability of muscle pain induced by an intramuscular injection of hypertonic saline injection into the quadriceps. Eur J Pain 2023; 27:1216-1225. [PMID: 37376739 DOI: 10.1002/ejp.2151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Intramuscular injections of hypertonic saline are commonly used to induce experimental muscle pain, but reliability data on this technique are lacking. This study investigated the intra- and interindividual reliability of pain measures from a hypertonic saline injection into the vastus lateralis. METHODS Fourteen healthy participants (6 female) attended three laboratory visits where they received an intramuscular injection of 1 mL hypertonic saline into the vastus lateralis. Changes in pain intensity were recorded on an electronic visual analogue scale, and pain quality was assessed after pain had resolved. Reliability was assessed with the coefficient of variation (CV), minimum detectable change (MDC) and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) with 95% CIs. RESULTS Mean pain intensity displayed high levels of intraindividual variability (CV = 16.3 [10.5-22.0]%) and 'poor' to 'very good' relative reliability (ICC = 0.71 [0.45-0.88]) but had a MDC of 11 [8-16] au (out of 100). Peak pain intensity exhibited high levels of intraindividual variability (CV = 14.8 [8.8-20.8]%) with 'moderate' to 'excellent' levels of relative reliability (ICC = 0.81 [0.62-0.92]), whereas the MDC was 18 [14-26] au. Measures of pain quality exhibited good reliability. Interindividual variability in pain measures was high (CV > 37%). CONCLUSIONS Intramuscular injections of 1 mL of hypertonic saline into the vastus lateralis display substantial levels of interindividual variability, but MDC is below the clinically important changes in pain. This model of experimental pain is suitable for studies involving repeated exposures. SIGNIFICANCE Many pain research studies have performed intramuscular injections of hypertonic saline to investigate responses to muscle pain. However, the reliability of this technique is not well established. We examined the pain response over three repeated sessions of a hypertonic saline injection. The pain induced by hypertonic saline has considerable interindividual variability but has largely acceptable intraindividual reliability. Therefore, the injections of hypertonic saline to induce muscle pain are a reliable model of experimental muscle pain.
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- Samuel A Smith
- School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
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- School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
- Faculty of Sport, Allied Health, and Performance Science, St Mary's University, Twickenham, UK
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- School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
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- School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
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Sueki DG, Dunleavy K, Puentedura EJ, Heard L, Van der Heide P, Cheng MS. Differing Effects of Nociception and Pain Memory on Isometric Muscle Strength in Participants With and Without a History of Injury: A Quasi-Experimental Study. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2023; 102:787-794. [PMID: 36753453 DOI: 10.1097/phm.0000000000002205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The goals of this study are to establish whether mechanical pressure pain, short-term memory recall of a painful stimulus, or long-term memory of a previous painful lower limb injury alters isometric muscle strength and whether there was a difference in responses between participants with and without a previous history of injury. DESIGN Fifty-nine pain-free participants (29 with previous injury and 30 without) participated in this study. Tibialis anterior isometric muscle strength was compared pre- and post-noxious mechanical stimulus with instructions to recall pain (short- and long-term). RESULTS Short- and long-term pain recall produced a significant reduction in muscle strength (short-term: F (1,57) = 160.472, P < 0.001; long-term: F (1,57) = 128.899, P < 0.001). A greater decrease was experienced with short- and long-term pain memory than exposure to mechanical pain (mechanical pain: -14.8% or -32.98 kg, 95% confidence interval [CI], -41.57 to -24.19; short-term: -24.1% or -52.70 kg, 95% CI = -60.98 to -44.34; long-term: -20.3% or -44.63 kg, 95% CI = -52.77 to -36.95). There was no significant difference in responses associated with an injury history. CONCLUSIONS Findings suggest that recalled pain memory can impact motor responses and calls attention to the role of past injury history in the rehabilitation process.
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- Derrick G Sueki
- From the Department of Physical Therapy, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California (DGS); Department of Physical Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (KD); Department of Physical Therapy, Baylor University, Waco, Texas (EJP); Scripps Memorial Hospital, Encinitas, California (LH); Amigo Baby, Oxnard, California (PVH); and Department of Physical Therapy, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (M-SC)
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Chen Y, Hu CL, Hong CK, Hsu KL, Kuan FC, Chen WL, Su WR, Chen YC, Hwang IS. Deficits in neuromuscular control of increasing force in patients with chronic lateral epicondylitis. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1178557. [PMID: 37637142 PMCID: PMC10450945 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1178557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023] Open
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Objective: This study investigated the neuromuscular control of increasing and releasing force in patients with chronic lateral epicondylitis (CLE). Methods: Fifteen patients with CLE (10 males, 5 females, 46.5 ± 6.3 years) and fifteen healthy participants (9 males, 6 females, 45.3 ± 2.5 years) participated in this study. In addition to power grip and maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) of wrist extension, force fluctuation dynamics and characteristics of inter-spike intervals (ISI) of motor units (MUs) with various recruitment thresholds in the extensor carpi radialis brevis (ECRB) and extensor carpi radialis longus (ECRL) during a designated force-tracking task with a trapezoidal target (0%-75%-0% MVC) were assessed. Results: Besides a smaller MVC of wrist extension, the patients exhibited significantly greater task errors (p = 0.007) and force fluctuations (p = 0.001) during force increment than the healthy counterparts. Nevertheless, no force variables significantly differed between groups during force release (p > 0.05). During force increment, the amplitudes of the motor unit action potential of the ECRB and ECRL muscles of the patients were smaller than those of the heathy counterparts (p < 0.001). The patient group also exhibited a higher percentage of motor units (MU) with lower recruitment threshold (<5% MVC) in the ECRL/ECRB muscles and a lower percentage of MU with higher recruitment threshold (>40% MVC) in the ECRB muscle, compared to the healthy group. During force increment, the patient group exhibited a higher rate of decrease in inter-spike intervals (ISIs) of motor units with lower recruitment thresholds (<10% MVC) in the ECRB and ECRL muscles, compared to the control group (p < 0.005). Conclusion: The patients with CLE exhibited more pronounced impairment in increasing force than in releasing force. This impairment in increasing force is attributed to deficits in tendon structure and degenerative changes in the larger motor units of the wrist extensors. To compensate for the neuromuscular deficits, the rate of progressive increase in discharge rate of the remaining smaller motor units (MUs) is enhanced to generate force. Significance: The deficits in neuromuscular control observed in CLE with degenerative changes cannot be fully explained by the experimental pain model, which predicts pain-related inhibition on low-threshold motor units.
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- Yueh Chen
- Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Department of Orthopedics, Madou Sin-Lâu Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Madou Sin-Lâu Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Musculoskeletal Research Center, Innovation Headquarter, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Medical Science and Technology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Neuropathic-like Pain Symptoms and Their Association with Muscle Strength in Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11185471. [PMID: 36143118 PMCID: PMC9503957 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11185471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The relationship between sarcopenia and pain remains unclear; thus, this study evaluated whether muscle strength is independently associated with neuropathic-like pain symptoms in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain. A cut-off score of painDETECT ≥13 was used to indicate a possible neuropathic component. Handgrip strength was measured, and muscle mass was estimated. A total of 2599 patients, including 439 patients who reported neuropathic-like pain symptoms (16.9%), were included for analysis. Handgrip strength was significantly lower in patients experiencing neuropathic-like pain symptoms (23.23 ± 10.57 vs. 24.82 ± 10.43 kg, p < 0.001), and this result was chiefly found in female patients. However, there was no difference in estimated muscle mass. Shorter duration of pain, opioid usage, pain in lower limbs, sleep disturbance, and lower handgrip strength were significantly associated with neuropathic-like pain symptoms. In patients with handgrip strength below the reference values by sex, experiencing radiating pain and at least moderate sensory symptoms by light touch and thermal stimulation were more frequently reported. In conclusion, lower handgrip strength appeared to be an independent factor associated with symptoms suggestive of neuropathic pain in this population. Interventional studies are required to determine whether improvement in muscle strength can reduce the neuropathic pain component in chronic musculoskeletal pain.
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Cleary J, Coombes BK, Hodges P, Tucker K. Motor Unit Recruitment is Altered When Acute Experimental Pain is Induced at a Site Distant to the Contracting Muscle. Neuroscience 2022; 496:141-151. [PMID: 35710065 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2022.06.015] [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] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Acute pain alters motor unit discharge properties in muscles that are painful or influence loading of painful structures. Less is known about the changes in discharge when pain is induced in distant tissues that are unable or have limited capacity to modify the load of the contracting muscle. We aimed to determine whether acute experimental pain alters quadriceps motor unit discharge when pain is induced in; (i) a muscle that is unlikely to be mechanically influenced by modified quadriceps activity (tibialis anterior: TA), or (ii) the antagonist muscle (biceps femoris: BF). Using a within-subject design, 16 adults performed force-matched isometric knee extension during pain-free control conditions, and trials after painful hypertonic saline injections into TA or BF. Surface and intramuscular electromyography recordings were made. Despite maintained force, discharge rate of quadriceps motor units was lower during Pain than Control conditions for TA and BF trials (both P < 0.001). Redistribution of motor unit activity was observed; some units were recruited in control or pain but not both. As modified quadriceps motor unit discharge has limited/no potential to modify load in the painful tissue to protect the painful part, the findings might support an alternative hypothesis that activity is redistributed to larger motor units.
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- Jennifer Cleary
- The University of Queensland, School of Biomedical Sciences, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, School of Biomedical Sciences, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Griffith University, School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, School of Biomedical Sciences, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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Norbury R, Smith SA, Burnley M, Judge M, Mauger AR. The effect of hypertonic saline evoked muscle pain on neurophysiological changes and exercise performance in the contralateral limb. Exp Brain Res 2022; 240:1423-1434. [PMID: 35288782 PMCID: PMC9038847 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-022-06342-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Non-local muscle pain may impair endurance performance through neurophysiological mechanisms, but these are relatively unknown. This study examined the effects of muscle pain on neuromuscular and neurophysiological responses in the contralateral limb. On separate visits, nine participants completed an isometric time to task failure (TTF) using the right knee extensors after intramuscular injection of isotonic saline (CTRL) or hypertonic saline (HYP) into the left vastus lateralis. Measures of neuromuscular fatigue were taken before, during and after the TTF using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and peripheral nerve stimulation. Mean pain intensity was greater in the left leg in HYP (3.3 ± 1.9) compared to CTRL (0.4 ± 0.7; P < 0.001) which was combined with a reduced TTF by 9.8% in HYP (4.54 ± 0.56 min) compared to CTRL (5.07 ± 0.77 min; P = 0.005). Maximum voluntary force was not different between conditions (all P > 0.05). Voluntary activation was lower in HYP compared to CTRL (P = 0.022). No difference was identified between conditions for doublet amplitude (P > 0.05). Furthermore, no difference in MEP·Mmax−1 or the TMS silent period between conditions was observed (all P > 0.05). Non-local pain impairs endurance performance of the contralateral limb. This impairment in performance is likely due to the faster attainment of the sensory tolerance limit from a greater amount of sensory feedback originating from the non-exercising, but painful, left leg.
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- Ryan Norbury
- Endurance Research Group, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Kent, Chipperfield Building Room 114, Canterbury Campus, Kent, CT2 7PE, UK
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- Endurance Research Group, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Kent, Chipperfield Building Room 114, Canterbury Campus, Kent, CT2 7PE, UK
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- Endurance Research Group, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Kent, Chipperfield Building Room 114, Canterbury Campus, Kent, CT2 7PE, UK
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- Endurance Research Group, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Kent, Chipperfield Building Room 114, Canterbury Campus, Kent, CT2 7PE, UK
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- Endurance Research Group, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Kent, Chipperfield Building Room 114, Canterbury Campus, Kent, CT2 7PE, UK.
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Khassetarash A, Baggaley M, Vernillo G, Millet GY, Edwards WB. The repeated bout effect influences lower-extremity biomechanics during a 30-min downhill run. Eur J Sport Sci 2022; 23:510-519. [PMID: 35225166 DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2022.2048083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The repeated bout effect in eccentric-biased exercises is a well-known phenomenon, wherein a second bout of exercise results in attenuated strength loss and soreness compared to the first bout. We sought to determine if the repeated bout effect influences changes in lower-extremity biomechanics over the course of a 30-min downhill run. Eleven male participants completed two bouts of 30-min downhill running (DR1 and DR2) at 2.8 m.s-1 and -11.3° on an instrumented treadmill. Three-dimensional kinematics and ground reaction forces were recorded and used to quantify changes in spatiotemporal parameters, external work, leg stiffness, and lower extremity joint-quasi-stiffness throughout the 30-min run. Maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) and perceived quadriceps pain were assessed before-after, and throughout the run, respectively. DR2 resulted in attenuated loss of MVIC (P = 0.004), and perceived quadriceps pain (P < 0.001) compared to DR1. In general, participants ran with an increased duty factor towards the end of each running bout; however, increases in duty factor during DR2 (+5.4%) were less than during DR1 (+8.8%, P < 0.035). Significant reductions in leg stiffness (-11.7%, P = 0.002) and joint quasi-stiffness (up to -25.4%, all P < 0.001) were observed during DR1 but not during DR2. Furthermore, DR2 was associated with less energy absorption and energy generation than DR1 (P < 0.004). To summarize, the repeated bout effect significantly influenced lower-extremity biomechanics over the course of a downhill run. Although the mechanism(s) underlying these observations remain(s) speculative, strength loss and/or perceived muscle pain are likely to play a key role.HighlightsA 30-min downhill running bout increased contact time and reduced flight time transitioning to an increased duty factor.Lower-extremity stiffness also decreased and mechanical energy absorption increased over the course of the first 30-min downhill running bout.When the same bout of 30-min downhill running was performed three weeks later, the observed changes to lower extremity biomechanics were significantly attenuated.The findings from this study demonstrated, for this first time, a repeated bout effect for lower extremity biomechanics associated with downhill running.
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- Arash Khassetarash
- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
- Univ Lyon, UJM-Saint-Etienne, Inter-university Laboratory of Human Movement Biology, EA 7424, F-42023, Saint-Etienne, France
- Institut Universitaire de France (IUF)
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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Kolind MI, Gam S, Phillip JG, Pareja-Blanco F, Olsen HB, Gao Y, Søgaard K, Nielsen JL. Effects of low load exercise with and without blood-flow restriction on microvascular oxygenation, muscle excitability and perceived pain. Eur J Sport Sci 2022; 23:542-551. [PMID: 35125067 DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2022.2039781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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This paper aimed to examine the acute effect of low-load (LL) exercise with blood-flow restriction (LL-BFR) on microvascular oxygenation and muscle excitability of the vastus medialis (VM) and vastus lateralis (VL) muscles during a single bout of unilateral knee extension exercise performed to task failure. Seventeen healthy recreationally resistance-trained males were enrolled in a within-group randomized cross-over study design. Participants performed one set of unilateral knee extensions at 20% of one-repetition maximum (1RM) to task failure, using a LL-BFR or LL free-flow (LL-FF) protocol in a randomized order on separate days. Changes in microvascular oxygenation and muscle excitability in VL and VM were assessed using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and surface electromyography (sEMG), respectively. Pain measures were collected using the visual analog scale (VAS) before and following set completion. Within- and between- protocol comparisons were performed at multiple time points of set completion for each muscle. During LL-BFR, participants performed 43% fewer repetitions and reported feeling more pain compared to LL-FF (p<0.05). Normalized to time to task failure, LL-BFR and LL-FF generally demonstrated similar progression in microvascular oxygenation and muscle excitability during exercise to task failure. The present results demonstrate that LL-BFR accelerates time to task failure, compared with LL-FF, resulting in a lower dose of mechanical work to elicit similar levels of oxygenation, blood-pooling, and muscle excitability. LL-BFR may be preferable to LL-FF in clinical settings where high workloads are contraindicated, although increased pain experienced during BFR may limit its application.HighlightsCompared to free flow (FF), neuromuscular fatigue mechanisms are accelerated during blood flow restricted (BFR) training. This can be observed as changes in microvascular oxygenation and muscle excitability occurring at a ∼43% faster mean rate during BFR compared to FF.BFR exercise seems to elicit the same level of neuromuscular fatigue as FF training within a shorter timeframe. This reduces total joint load and may be especially helpful in cases where high training volumes may be contraindicated (e.g. recovering from a sports injury or orthopedic surgery).
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- Mikkel I. Kolind
- Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Campus vej 55, 5230 Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Campus vej 55, 5230 Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Campus vej 55, 5230 Odense, Denmark
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- Physical Performance & Sports Research Center, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Ctra. de Utrera, 1, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Campus vej 55, 5230 Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Sports Science, College of Education, Zhejiang University, 310028 Hangzhou, China
- Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Seminaarinkatu 15, 40014 Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Campus vej 55, 5230 Odense, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Campus vej 55, 5230 Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Campus vej 55, 5230 Odense, Denmark
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Xu Y, Wang K, Jin Y, Qiu F, Yao Y, Xu L. Influence of electrode configuration on muscle-fiber-conduction-velocity estimation using surface electromyography. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2022; 69:2414-2422. [PMID: 35077351 DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2022.3145038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Muscle fiber conduction velocity (MFCV) is an important myoelectric parameter and can be estimated by analyzing surface electromyography (EMG). Among many factors, electrode configuration plays a key role on MFCV estimation. Most studies adopt bipolar configuration (BC) for CV estimation. However, a thorough understanding of the underlying mechanism is lacking, confusing the design of the most appropriate EMG measurement setup for CV estimation. The aim of this study is therefore to systematically investigate the influence of electrode configuration on MFCV estimation. METHODS Four possible configurations are considered, including BC, monopolar configuration (MC), common average reference (CAR), and a special monopolar configuration (SMC) using a fix channel on the active muscle as reference. For each configuration, mathematic models computing the time delay between adjacent channels are derived and evaluated by dedicated simulation as well as real EMG measurements. MFCV was calculated using the maximum likelihood algorithm with and without channel normalization. RESULTS The simulation results are in line with the mathematical models. The CVs estimated from the real EMG with and without normalization are 4.30.7 and 7.23.7 m/s, 5.71.3 and 20.44.7 m/s, 9.03.4 and 20.69.8 m/s, and 5.52.5 and 5.52.4 m/s for BC, MC, SMC, and CAR, respectively. CONCLUSION Our results show normalized BC to produce the most accurate CV estimation, in line with the mathematical models and the simulation results. SIGNIFICANCE These findings enable a better understanding of the influence of electrode configuration on MFCV estimation, providing useful information for EMG measurement setup design aiming at MFCV studies.
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Norbury R, Smith SA, Burnley M, Judge M, Mauger AR. The effect of elevated muscle pain on neuromuscular fatigue during exercise. Eur J Appl Physiol 2022; 122:113-126. [PMID: 34586471 PMCID: PMC8748369 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-021-04814-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Muscle pain can impair exercise performance but the mechanisms for this are unknown. This study examined the effects of muscle pain on neuromuscular fatigue during an endurance task. METHODS On separate visits, twelve participants completed an isometric time-to-task failure (TTF) exercise of the right knee extensors at ~ 20% of maximum force following an intramuscular injection of isotonic saline (CTRL) or hypertonic saline (HYP) into the vastus lateralis. Measures of neuromuscular fatigue were taken before, during and after the TTF using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and peripheral nerve stimulation. RESULTS The mean pain intensity was 57 ± 10 in HYP compared to 38 ± 18 in CTRL (P < 0.001). TTF was reduced in HYP (4.36 ± 0.88 min) compared to CTRL (5.20 ± 0.39 min) (P = 0.003). Maximum voluntary force was 12% lower at minute 1 (P = 0.003) and 11% lower at minute 2 in HYP (P = 0.013) compared to CTRL. Voluntary activation was 4% lower at minute 1 in HYP compared to CTRL (P = 0.006) but not at any other time point (all P > 0.05). The TMS silent period was 9% longer at 100 s during the TTF in HYP compared to CTRL (P = 0.026). CONCLUSION Muscle pain reduces exercise performance through the excacerbation of neuromuscular fatigue that is central in origin. This appears to be from inhibitory feedback from group III/IV nociceptors which acts to reduce central motor output.
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- Ryan Norbury
- Endurance Research Group, School of Sports and Exercise Sciences, University of Kent, Chipperfield Building, Canterbury Campus, Canterbury, CT2 7NZ, Kent, UK
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- Endurance Research Group, School of Sports and Exercise Sciences, University of Kent, Chipperfield Building, Canterbury Campus, Canterbury, CT2 7NZ, Kent, UK
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- Endurance Research Group, School of Sports and Exercise Sciences, University of Kent, Chipperfield Building, Canterbury Campus, Canterbury, CT2 7NZ, Kent, UK
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- Endurance Research Group, School of Sports and Exercise Sciences, University of Kent, Chipperfield Building, Canterbury Campus, Canterbury, CT2 7NZ, Kent, UK
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- Endurance Research Group, School of Sports and Exercise Sciences, University of Kent, Chipperfield Building, Canterbury Campus, Canterbury, CT2 7NZ, Kent, UK.
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Martinez-Valdes E, Negro F, Arvanitidis M, Farina D, Falla D. Pain-induced changes in motor unit discharge depend on recruitment threshold and contraction speed. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2021; 131:1260-1271. [PMID: 34473572 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01011.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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At high forces, the discharge rates of lower- and higher-threshold motor units (MU) are influenced in a different way by muscle pain. These differential effects may be particularly important for performing contractions at different speeds since the proportion of lower- and higher-threshold MUs recruited varies with contraction velocity. We investigated whether MU discharge and recruitment strategies are differentially affected by pain depending on their recruitment threshold (RT), across a range of contraction speeds. Participants performed ankle dorsiflexion sinusoidal-isometric contractions at two frequencies (0.25 and 1 Hz) and two modulation amplitudes [5% and 10% of the maximum voluntary contraction (MVC)] with a mean target torque of 20%MVC. High-density surface electromyography recordings from the tibialis anterior muscle were decomposed and the same MUs were tracked across painful (hypertonic saline injection) and nonpainful conditions. Torque variability, mean discharge rate (MDR), DR variability (DRvar), RT, and the delay between the cumulative spike train and the resultant torque output (neuromechanical delay, NMD) were assessed. The average RT was greater at faster contraction velocities (P = 0.01) but was not affected by pain. At the fastest contraction speed, torque variability and DRvar were reduced (P < 0.05) and MDR was maintained. Conversely, MDR decreased and DRvar and NMD increased significantly during pain at slow contraction speeds (P < 0.05). These results show that reductions in contraction amplitude and increased recruitment of higher-threshold MUs at fast contraction speeds appear to compensate for the inhibitory effect of nociceptive inputs on lower-threshold MUs, allowing the exertion of fast submaximal contractions during pain.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Pain induces changes in motor performance, motor unit recruitment, and rate coding behavior that varies across different contraction speeds. Here we show that that pain reduces motor unit discharge rate and prolongs the neuromechanical delay at slow contraction speeds only. This new evidence suggests that there are differential nociceptive inhibitory effects across the motor unit pool, which allows fast submaximal contractions to be exerted despite the presence of pain.
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- Eduardo Martinez-Valdes
- Centre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain (CPR Spine), School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Università degli Studi di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Centre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain (CPR Spine), School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain (CPR Spine), School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Sanderson A, Wang SF, Elgueta-Cancino E, Martinez-Valdes E, Sanchis-Sanchez E, Liew B, Falla D. The effect of experimental and clinical musculoskeletal pain on spinal and supraspinal projections to motoneurons and motor unit properties in humans: A systematic review. Eur J Pain 2021; 25:1668-1701. [PMID: 33964047 DOI: 10.1002/ejp.1789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Numerous studies have examined the influence of pain on spinal reflex excitability, motor unit behaviour and corticospinal excitability. Nevertheless, there are inconsistencies in the conclusions made. This systematic review sought to understand the effect of pain on spinal and supraspinal projections to motoneurons and motor unit properties by examining the influence of clinical or experimental pain on the following three domains: H-reflex, corticospinal excitability and motor unit properties. DATABASES AND DATA TREATMENT MeSH terms and preselected keywords relating to the H-reflex, motor evoked potentials and motor unit decomposition in chronic and experimental pain were used to perform a systematic literature search using Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Excerpta Medica dataBASE (EMBASE), Web of Science, Medline, Google Scholar and Scopus databases. Two independent reviewers screened papers for inclusion and assessed the methodological quality using a modified Downs and Black risk of bias tool; a narrative synthesis and three meta-analyses were performed. RESULTS Sixty-one studies were included, and 17 different outcome variables were assessed across the three domains. Both experimental and clinical pain have no major influence on measures of the H-reflex, whereas experimental and clinical pain appeared to have differing effects on corticospinal excitability. Experimental pain consistently reduced motor unit discharge rate, a finding which was not consistent with data obtained from patients. The results indicate that when in tonic pain, induced via experimental pain models, inhibitory effects on motoneuron behaviour were evident. However, in chronic clinical pain populations, more varied responses were evident likely reflecting individual adaptations to chronic symptoms. SIGNIFICANCE This is a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis which synthesizes evidence on the influence of pain on spinal and supraspinal projections to motoneurons and motor unit properties considering measures of the H-reflex, corticospinal excitability and motor unit behaviour. The H-reflex is largely not influenced by the presence of either clinical or experimental pain. Whilst inhibitory effects on corticospinal excitability and motor unit behaviour were evident under experimental pain conditions, more variable responses were observed for people with painful musculoskeletal disorders.
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- Andy Sanderson
- Centre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain (CPR Spine), School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Musculoskeletal Science and Sports Medicine Research Centre, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
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- Graduate Institute and School of Physical Therapy, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Centre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain (CPR Spine), School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain (CPR Spine), School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Centre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain (CPR Spine), School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Essex, Colchester, UK
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- Centre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain (CPR Spine), School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Ahmadi H, Herat N, Alizadeh S, Button DC, Granacher U, Behm DG. Effect of an inverted seated position with upper arm blood flow restriction on measures of elbow flexors neuromuscular performance. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0245311. [PMID: 34010275 PMCID: PMC8133415 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Purpose The objective of the investigation was to determine the concomitant effects of upper arm blood flow restriction (BFR) and inversion on elbow flexors neuromuscular responses. Methods Randomly allocated, 13 volunteers performed four conditions in a within-subject design: rest (control, 1-min upright position without BFR), control (1-min upright with BFR), 1-min inverted (without BFR), and 1-min inverted with BFR. Evoked and voluntary contractile properties, before, during and after a 30-s maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) exercise intervention were examined as well as pain scale. Results Inversion induced significant pre-exercise intervention decreases in elbow flexors MVC (21.1%, ηp2 = 0.48, p = 0.02) and resting evoked twitch forces (29.4%, ηp2 = 0.34, p = 0.03). The 30-s MVC induced significantly greater pre- to post-test decreases in potentiated twitch force ( ηp2 = 0.61, p = 0.0009) during inversion (↓75%) than upright (↓65.3%) conditions. Overall, BFR decreased MVC force 4.8% ( ηp2 = 0.37, p = 0.05). For upright position, BFR induced 21.0% reductions in M-wave amplitude ( ηp2 = 0.44, p = 0.04). There were no significant differences for electromyographic activity or voluntary activation as measured with the interpolated twitch technique. For all conditions, there was a significant increase in pain scale between the 40–60 s intervals and post-30-s MVC (upright<inversion, and without BFR<BFR). Conclusion The concomitant application of inversion with elbow flexors BFR only amplified neuromuscular performance impairments to a small degree. Individuals who execute forceful contractions when inverted or with BFR should be cognizant that force output may be impaired.
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- Hamid Ahmadi
- School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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- School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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- School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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- School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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- Division of Training and Movement Science, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Hodges PW, Butler J, Tucker K, MacDonell CW, Poortvliet P, Schabrun S, Hug F, Garland SJ. Non-uniform Effects of Nociceptive Stimulation to Motoneurones during Experimental Muscle Pain. Neuroscience 2021; 463:45-56. [PMID: 33781800 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2021.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Nociceptive stimulation is predicted to uniformly inhibit motoneurone pools of painful muscles and those producing painful movements. Although reduced motoneurone discharge rate during pain provides some evidence, recent data show evidence of increased excitability of some motoneurones. These observations suggest non-uniform effects of nociception on motoneurone excitability. More direct measures are required, but this is difficult to assess as few measures enable in vivo evaluation of motoneurone excitability in humans. We investigated changes in motoneurone excitability during experimental pain using two methods in separate experiments: (i) estimation of the time-course of motoneurone afterhyperpolarization (AHP) from interval death rate analysis of interspike intervals of single motor unit discharge; and (ii) probability of early motoneurone discharge to a descending volley excited using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Tibialis anterior motor units were recorded with fine-wire electrodes before, during and after painful infusion of 5% hypertonic saline into the muscle. Activation of 17 units (16 participants) could be used for AHP analysis. Data show shortened (n = 11) and lengthened (n = 6) AHP time-course. Increased (n = 6) and decreased (n = 6) probability of early motoneurone discharge were observed in the TMS experiment. These convergent observations suggest non-uniform effects of nociceptive stimulation on motoneurone pools. This does not support the hypothesis that nociceptive input induces uniform inhibition of painful muscle. Instead, interpretation of results implies redistribution of activity between motor units, with possible benefit for unloading painful tissues. This finding supports an interpretation that differs from the generally accepted view in pain physiology regarding adaptation to motor function in pain.
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- Paul W Hodges
- Uni. of Queensland, School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences/Biomedical Sciences, Brisbane, Qld 4072 Australia.
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- Neuroscience Research Australia & Uni. of New South Wales, Randwick, Sydney, NSW 2035 Australia
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- Uni. of Queensland, School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences/Biomedical Sciences, Brisbane, Qld 4072 Australia
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- Spinal Cord Research Centre, Department of Physiology & Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E0J9 Canada
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- Uni. of Queensland, School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences/Biomedical Sciences, Brisbane, Qld 4072 Australia
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- Uni. of Queensland, School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences/Biomedical Sciences, Brisbane, Qld 4072 Australia; Western Sydney Uni., School of Science & Health, Sydney, NSW 2049 Australia
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- Uni. of Queensland, School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences/Biomedical Sciences, Brisbane, Qld 4072 Australia; Uni. of Nantes, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Nantes, France
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Uni. of Western Ontario, London N6A 5B9, Ontario, Canada
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Oda S, Izumi M, Takaya S, Tadokoro N, Aso K, Petersen KK, Ikeuchi M. Promising Effect of Visually-Assisted Motor Imagery Against Arthrogenic Muscle Inhibition - A Human Experimental Pain Study. J Pain Res 2021; 14:285-295. [PMID: 33568937 PMCID: PMC7868204 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s282736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Purpose Clinically, arthrogenic muscle inhibition (AMI) has a negative impact on functional recovery in musculoskeletal disorders. One possible technique to relieve AMI is motor imagery, which is widely used in neurological rehabilitation to enhance motor neuron excitability. The purpose of this study was to verify the efficacy of visually-assisted motor imagery against AMI using a human experimental pain model. Methods Ten healthy volunteers were included. Experimental ankle pain was induced by hypertonic saline infusion into unilateral Kager’s fat pad. Isotonic saline was used as control. Subjects were instructed to imagine while watching a movie in which repetitive motion of their own ankle or fingers was shown. H-reflex normalized by the motor response (H/M ratio) on soleus muscle, maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) force of ankle flexion, and contractile activities of the calf muscles during MVC were recorded at baseline, pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 10 minutes after the pain had subsided. Results Hypertonic saline produced continuous and constant peri-ankle pain (VAS peak [median]= 6.7 [2.1–8.4] cm) compared to isotonic saline (0 [0–0.8] cm). In response to pain, there were significant decreases in the H/M ratio, MVC and contractile activities (P<0.01), all of which were successfully reversed after the ankle motion imagery. In contrast, no significant changes were observed with the finger motion imagery. Conclusion Visually-assisted motor imagery improved the pain-induced AMI. Motor imagery of the painful joint itself would efficiently work for relieving AMI. This investigation possibly shows the potential of a novel and versatile approach against AMI for patients with musculoskeletal pain.
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- Shota Oda
- Department of Rehabilitation Center, Kochi Medical School Hospital, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Center, Kochi Medical School Hospital, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan.,Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Center, Kochi Medical School Hospital, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan.,Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan
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- Center for Neuroplasticity and Pain (CNAP), Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Rehabilitation Center, Kochi Medical School Hospital, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan.,Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan
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Peng B, Yang L, Li Y, Liu T, Liu Y. Cervical Proprioception Impairment in Neck Pain-Pathophysiology, Clinical Evaluation, and Management: A Narrative Review. Pain Ther 2021; 10:143-164. [PMID: 33464539 PMCID: PMC8119582 DOI: 10.1007/s40122-020-00230-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Neck pain is very common, but most of the causes are unknown, making diagnosis and treatment extremely challenging. Current studies have found that one of the main problems in patients with neck pain is the impairment of cervical proprioception, which subsequently leads to cervical sensorimotor control disturbances. Cervical spine has a very delicate proprioceptive system that plays a crucial role in controlling posture and balance. Cervical proprioceptive impairment in neck pain occurs through a variety of mechanisms. Experimental neck muscle pain induced by injection of hypertonic saline results in inhibition of the activation of painful muscle; chronic neck pain causes structural and functional impairment of cervical muscles; excessive activation of mechanoreceptors in degenerative cervical discs and facet joints produces a large number of erroneous sensory signals. Clinical examinations to assess the link between structural pathology and neck pain have been unsuccessful, opening the way for the development of function-based tests. To date, eight neck sensorimotor control tests have been reported to evaluate patients with chronic neck pain. Although some tests may involve different subsystems (such as oculomotor system and vestibular system), all tests measure sensorimotor control in the neck, and the most commonly used is cervical joint position error (JPE) test. Current studies support the effectiveness of exercises targeting different aspects of sensorimotor function, in particular retraining aimed at improving cervical proprioception and muscle coordination. Based on the available evidence, it is recommended that patients with neck pain should be assessed and managed for cervical proprioceptive impairment and sensorimotor control disturbances.
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- Baogan Peng
- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Third Medical Center, General Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Third Medical Center, General Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Third Medical Center, General Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing, China
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- Department of Algology, Lizhuang Tongji Hospital, Yibin, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Algology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Mesquita RNO, Taylor JL, Kirk B, Blazevich AJ. Involuntary sustained firing of plantar flexor motor neurones: effect of electrical stimulation parameters during tendon vibration. Eur J Appl Physiol 2021; 121:881-891. [PMID: 33392744 PMCID: PMC7892516 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-020-04563-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE Simultaneous application of tendon vibration and neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) induces an involuntary sustained torque. We examined the effect of different NMES parameters (intensity, pattern of stimulation and pulse width) on the magnitude of the evoked involuntary torque. METHODS Plantar flexor torque was recorded during 33-s Achilles tendon vibration with simultaneous 20-Hz NMES bouts on triceps surae (n = 20; 13 women). Intensity was set to elicit 10, 20 or 30% of maximal voluntary contraction torque (MVC), pulse width was narrow (0.2 ms) or wide (1 ms), and the stimulus pattern varied (5 × 2-s or 10 × 1-s). Up to 12 different trials were performed in a randomized order, and then repeated in those who produced a sustained involuntary torque after the cessation of vibration. RESULTS Six of 7 men and 5 of 13 women produced a post-vibration sustained torque. Eight of 20 participants did not complete the 30% trials, as they were perceived as painful. Torque during vibration at the end of NMES and the increase in torque throughout the trial were significantly higher in 20 than 10% trials (n = 11; 9.7 ± 9.0 vs 7.1 ± 6.1% MVC and 4.3 ± 4.5 vs 3.6 ± 3.5% MVC, respectively). Post-vibration sustained torque was higher in wide pulse-width trials (5.4 ± 5.9 vs 4.1 ± 4.3% MVC). Measures of involuntary torque were not different between 20 and 30% trials (n = 8). CONCLUSION Bouts of 5 × 2-s NMES with wide pulse width eliciting 20% MVC provides the most robust responses and could be used to maximise the production of involuntary torque in triceps surae.
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- Ricardo N O Mesquita
- Centre for Exercise and Sports Science Research, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia.
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- Centre for Exercise and Sports Science Research, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia.,Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Exercise and Sports Science Research, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
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- Centre for Exercise and Sports Science Research, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
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Guest NS, VanDusseldorp TA, Nelson MT, Grgic J, Schoenfeld BJ, Jenkins NDM, Arent SM, Antonio J, Stout JR, Trexler ET, Smith-Ryan AE, Goldstein ER, Kalman DS, Campbell BI. International society of sports nutrition position stand: caffeine and exercise performance. J Int Soc Sports Nutr 2021; 18:1. [PMID: 33388079 PMCID: PMC7777221 DOI: 10.1186/s12970-020-00383-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 64.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Following critical evaluation of the available literature to date, The International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) position regarding caffeine intake is as follows: 1. Supplementation with caffeine has been shown to acutely enhance various aspects of exercise performance in many but not all studies. Small to moderate benefits of caffeine use include, but are not limited to: muscular endurance, movement velocity and muscular strength, sprinting, jumping, and throwing performance, as well as a wide range of aerobic and anaerobic sport-specific actions. 2. Aerobic endurance appears to be the form of exercise with the most consistent moderate-to-large benefits from caffeine use, although the magnitude of its effects differs between individuals. 3. Caffeine has consistently been shown to improve exercise performance when consumed in doses of 3-6 mg/kg body mass. Minimal effective doses of caffeine currently remain unclear but they may be as low as 2 mg/kg body mass. Very high doses of caffeine (e.g. 9 mg/kg) are associated with a high incidence of side-effects and do not seem to be required to elicit an ergogenic effect. 4. The most commonly used timing of caffeine supplementation is 60 min pre-exercise. Optimal timing of caffeine ingestion likely depends on the source of caffeine. For example, as compared to caffeine capsules, caffeine chewing gums may require a shorter waiting time from consumption to the start of the exercise session. 5. Caffeine appears to improve physical performance in both trained and untrained individuals. 6. Inter-individual differences in sport and exercise performance as well as adverse effects on sleep or feelings of anxiety following caffeine ingestion may be attributed to genetic variation associated with caffeine metabolism, and physical and psychological response. Other factors such as habitual caffeine intake also may play a role in between-individual response variation. 7. Caffeine has been shown to be ergogenic for cognitive function, including attention and vigilance, in most individuals. 8. Caffeine may improve cognitive and physical performance in some individuals under conditions of sleep deprivation. 9. The use of caffeine in conjunction with endurance exercise in the heat and at altitude is well supported when dosages range from 3 to 6 mg/kg and 4-6 mg/kg, respectively. 10. Alternative sources of caffeine such as caffeinated chewing gum, mouth rinses, energy gels and chews have been shown to improve performance, primarily in aerobic exercise. 11. Energy drinks and pre-workout supplements containing caffeine have been demonstrated to enhance both anaerobic and aerobic performance.
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- Nanci S Guest
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Room 5326A, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada.
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- Department of Exercise Science and Sport Management, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, 30144, USA
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- Institute for Health and Sport (IHES), Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Health Sciences, CUNY Lehman College, Bronx, NY, 10468, USA
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- Department of Health and Human Physiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52240, USA
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- Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Colombia, SC, 29208, USA
- School of Social and Health Sciences, Leeds Trinity University, Leeds, UK
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- Exercise and Sport Science, Nova Southeastern University, Davie, FL, 33314, USA
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- Institue of Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32816, USA
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- Department of Exercise and Sport Science, Applied Physiology Laboratory, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Institue of Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32816, USA
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- Nutrion Department, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33314, USA
- Scientific Affairs. Nutrasource, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Performance & Physique Enhancement Laboratory, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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Cervical musculoskeletal disorders in patients with temporomandibular dysfunction: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Bodyw Mov Ther 2020; 24:84-101. [PMID: 33218570 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2020.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2019] [Revised: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To verify which are the neck musculoskeletal disorders presented by individuals with temporomandibular disorders (TMD). METHODS It is a systematic review and meta-analysis that were included cohort, case-control and cross-section studies that analyzed the presence of cervical musculoskeletal disorders in individuals with TMD, with age between 18 and 55 years. The searches were carried out in the databases: Medline/PubMed, Cinahl, Web of Science, Cochrane, Lilacs and Scopus; and there was no linguistic or temporal restriction. The evidence quality was evaluated by GRADE system and methodological quality by Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale (NOS) and the risk of publication bias assessed by the funnel plot graph. The data was quantitatively analyzed by the meta-analysis using the mean differences (MD) as an effect measure. RESULTS There were included 21 manuscripts in the synthesis, of theses 16 were evaluated by meta-analysis with methodological quality ranging from poor to excellent by NOS scale. Individuals with TMD present lower endurance of extensor neck muscle compared to TMD-free (MD = -194.66s [95%CI: 212.44;-176.88]), with moderate to excellent quality. As, upper neck hymobility on the right (MD = -8.59° (95%CI: -10.43°;-6.75°) and left (MD = -7.99° (95%CI: -9.63°;-6.35°), and in all global neck movements. Also, individuals with TMD presented worse self-reported neck disability (MD = 7.91 (95%CI: 7.39; 8.43)) compared to free-TMD. CONCLUSION There is moderate and strong evidence that patients with TMD present lower endurance of extensor neck muscle, global and upper neck hypomobility, worse self-reported neck disability, however, their cranio-cervical posture is similar to individuals without TMD, based on a moderate to excellent methodological quality. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION NUMBER PROSPERO CRD42018103918.
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Cuenca-Martínez F, Herranz-Gómez A, Madroñero-Miguel B, Reina-Varona Á, La Touche R, Angulo-Díaz-Parreño S, Pardo-Montero J, del Corral T, López-de-Uralde-Villanueva I. Craniocervical and Cervical Spine Features of Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies. J Clin Med 2020; 9:E2806. [PMID: 32872670 PMCID: PMC7565821 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9092806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Revised: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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To assess neck disability with respect to jaw disability, craniocervical position, cervical alignment, and sensorimotor impairments in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD), a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies trials were conducted. The meta-analysis showed statistically significant differences in the association between neck disability and jaw disability (standardized mean difference (SMD), 0.72 (0.56-0.82)). However, results showed no significant differences for cervical alignment (SMD, 0.02 (-0.31-0.36)) or for the craniocervical position (SMD, -0.09 (-0.27-0.09)). There was moderate evidence for lower pressure pain thresholds (PPT) and for limited cervical range of motion (ROM). There was limited evidence for equal values for maximal strength between the patients with TMD and controls. There was also limited evidence for reduced cervical endurance and conflicting evidence for abnormal electromyographic (EMG) activity and motor control in TMD patients. Results showed a clinically relevant association between cervical and mandibular disability in patients with TMD. Regarding sensory-motor alterations, the most conclusive findings were observed in the reduction of PPT and cervical ROM, with moderate evidence of their presence in the patients with TMD. Lastly, the evidence on impaired motor control and cervical EMG activity in patients with TMD was conflicting.
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- Ferran Cuenca-Martínez
- Departamento de Fisioterapia, Centro Superior de Estudios Universitarios La Salle, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28023 Madrid, Spain; (F.C.-M.); (A.H.-G.); (B.M.-M.); (Á.R.-V.); (J.P.-M.); (T.d.C.)
- Motion in Brains Research Group, Institute of Neurosciences and Movement Sciences (INCIMOV), Centro Superior de Estudios Universitarios La Salle, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28023 Madrid, Spain; (S.A.-D.-P.); (I.L.-d.-U.-V.)
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- Departamento de Fisioterapia, Centro Superior de Estudios Universitarios La Salle, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28023 Madrid, Spain; (F.C.-M.); (A.H.-G.); (B.M.-M.); (Á.R.-V.); (J.P.-M.); (T.d.C.)
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- Departamento de Fisioterapia, Centro Superior de Estudios Universitarios La Salle, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28023 Madrid, Spain; (F.C.-M.); (A.H.-G.); (B.M.-M.); (Á.R.-V.); (J.P.-M.); (T.d.C.)
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- Departamento de Fisioterapia, Centro Superior de Estudios Universitarios La Salle, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28023 Madrid, Spain; (F.C.-M.); (A.H.-G.); (B.M.-M.); (Á.R.-V.); (J.P.-M.); (T.d.C.)
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- Departamento de Fisioterapia, Centro Superior de Estudios Universitarios La Salle, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28023 Madrid, Spain; (F.C.-M.); (A.H.-G.); (B.M.-M.); (Á.R.-V.); (J.P.-M.); (T.d.C.)
- Motion in Brains Research Group, Institute of Neurosciences and Movement Sciences (INCIMOV), Centro Superior de Estudios Universitarios La Salle, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28023 Madrid, Spain; (S.A.-D.-P.); (I.L.-d.-U.-V.)
- Instituto de Neurociencia y Dolor Craneofacial (INDCRAN), 28008 Madrid, Spain
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- Motion in Brains Research Group, Institute of Neurosciences and Movement Sciences (INCIMOV), Centro Superior de Estudios Universitarios La Salle, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28023 Madrid, Spain; (S.A.-D.-P.); (I.L.-d.-U.-V.)
- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad CEU San Pablo, 28003 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Fisioterapia, Centro Superior de Estudios Universitarios La Salle, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28023 Madrid, Spain; (F.C.-M.); (A.H.-G.); (B.M.-M.); (Á.R.-V.); (J.P.-M.); (T.d.C.)
- Motion in Brains Research Group, Institute of Neurosciences and Movement Sciences (INCIMOV), Centro Superior de Estudios Universitarios La Salle, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28023 Madrid, Spain; (S.A.-D.-P.); (I.L.-d.-U.-V.)
- Instituto de Neurociencia y Dolor Craneofacial (INDCRAN), 28008 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Fisioterapia, Centro Superior de Estudios Universitarios La Salle, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28023 Madrid, Spain; (F.C.-M.); (A.H.-G.); (B.M.-M.); (Á.R.-V.); (J.P.-M.); (T.d.C.)
- Motion in Brains Research Group, Institute of Neurosciences and Movement Sciences (INCIMOV), Centro Superior de Estudios Universitarios La Salle, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28023 Madrid, Spain; (S.A.-D.-P.); (I.L.-d.-U.-V.)
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- Motion in Brains Research Group, Institute of Neurosciences and Movement Sciences (INCIMOV), Centro Superior de Estudios Universitarios La Salle, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28023 Madrid, Spain; (S.A.-D.-P.); (I.L.-d.-U.-V.)
- Department of Radiology, Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Martinez‐Valdes E, Negro F, Farina D, Falla D. Divergent response of low‐
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- Eduardo Martinez‐Valdes
- Centre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain (CPR Spine), School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences University of Birmingham Birmingham UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences Università degli Studi di Brescia Brescia Italy
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- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London Royal School of Mines London UK
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- Centre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain (CPR Spine), School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences University of Birmingham Birmingham UK
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Kian A, Pizzolato C, Halaki M, Ginn K, Lloyd D, Reed D, Ackland D. Static optimization underestimates antagonist muscle activity at the glenohumeral joint: A musculoskeletal modeling study. J Biomech 2019; 97:109348. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.109348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2019] [Revised: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 09/14/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Myofascial trigger points alter the modular control during the execution of a reaching task: a pilot study. Sci Rep 2019; 9:16065. [PMID: 31690799 PMCID: PMC6831581 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-52561-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Myofascial trigger points (TP) constitute a conundrum in research and clinical practice as their etiopathogenesis is debated. Several studies investigating one or few muscles have shown that both active and latent TP causes an increased muscle activity, however the influence of TP on modular motor control during a reaching task is still unclear. Electromyographic signals, recorded from the muscles of the shoulder girdle and upper arm during a reaching task, were decomposed with Non-Negative Matrix Factorization algorithm. The extracted matrices of motor modules and activation signals were used to label the muscles condition as dominant or non-dominant. The presence of latent and active TP was detected in each muscle with manual examination. Despite a similar muscle activity was observed, we found that muscles with active TP had increased weighting coefficients when labeled in the dominant condition. No influences were found when muscles were in the non-dominant condition. These findings suggest that TP altered the motor control without co-contraction patterns. As a preliminary evidence, the present results suggest that the increased weighting coefficients in presence of TPs are associated with an alteration of the modular motor control without affecting the dimensionality of motor modules for each individual and reciprocal inhibition.
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CASOLO ANDREA, FARINA DARIO, FALLA DEBORAH, BAZZUCCHI ILENIA, FELICI FRANCESCO, DEL VECCHIO ALESSANDRO. Strength Training Increases Conduction Velocity of High-Threshold Motor Units. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2019; 52:955-967. [DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000002196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Liew BX, (Ryan) Yue Y, Cescon C, Barbero M, Falla D. Influence of experimental pain on the spatio-temporal activity of upper trapezius during dynamic lifting – An investigation using Bayesian spatio-temporal ANOVA. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2019; 48:1-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2019.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Revised: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Rice DA, Mannion J, Lewis GN, McNair PJ, Fort L. Experimental knee pain impairs joint torque and rate of force development in isometric and isokinetic muscle activation. Eur J Appl Physiol 2019; 119:2065-2073. [DOI: 10.1007/s00421-019-04195-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Experimental knee-related pain enhances attentional interference on postural control. Eur J Appl Physiol 2019; 119:2053-2064. [PMID: 31327028 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-019-04192-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2018] [Accepted: 07/13/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To quantify how postural stability is modified during experimental pain while performing different cognitively demanding tasks. METHODS Sixteen healthy young adults participated in the experiment. Pain was induced by intramuscular injection of hypertonic saline solution (1 mL, 6%) in both vastus medialis and vastus lateralis muscles (0.9% isotonic saline was used as control). The participants stood barefoot in tandem position for 1 min on a force plate. Center of pressure (CoP) was recorded before and immediately after injections, while performing two cognitive tasks: (i) counting forwards by adding one; (ii) counting backwards by subtracting three. CoP variables-total area of displacement, velocity in anterior-posterior (AP-velocity) and medial-lateral (ML-velocity) directions, and CoP sample entropy in anterior-posterior and medial-lateral directions were displayed as the difference between the values obtained after and before each injection and compared between tasks and injections. RESULTS CoP total area ( - 84.5 ± 145.5 vs. 28.9 ± 78.5 cm2) and ML-velocity ( - 1.71 ± 2.61 vs. 0.98 ± 1.93 cm/s) decreased after the painful injection vs. Control injection while counting forward (P < 0.05). CoP total area (12.8 ± 53.9 vs. - 84.5 ± 145.5 cm2), ML-velocity ( - 0.34 ± 1.92 vs. - 1.71 ± 2.61 cm/s) and AP-velocity (1.07 ± 2.35 vs. - 0.39 ± 1.82 cm/s) increased while counting backwards vs. forwards after the painful injection (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Pain interfered with postural stability according to the type of cognitive task performed, suggesting that pain may occupy cognitive resources, potentially resulting in poorer balance performance.
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Chen HY, Chen YC, Tung K, Chao HH, Wang HS. Effects of caffeine and sex on muscle performance and delayed-onset muscle soreness after exercise-induced muscle damage: a double-blind randomized trial. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2019; 127:798-805. [PMID: 31219772 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01108.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The present study aims to investigate effects of caffeine ingestion and sex difference on muscle performance, delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS), and various biomarkers under exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD). Twenty (10 male and 10 female) healthy elite college athletes were recruited. Participants ingested either caffeine (6 mg/kg) or a placebo in a randomized, double-blind, and counterbalanced fashion at 24 and 48 h following EIMD. Muscle performance, DOMS, and blood samples were taken an hour before and an hour after supplementation. Caffeine ingestion restored impaired maximal voluntary isometric contractions (MVIC: 10.2%; MVICpost: 7.2%, both P < 0.05) during EIMD across both sexes. Following caffeine ingestion during MVIC, while affected by EIMD, an interaction was found in DOMS and serum K+ (both P < 0.05), with males showing greater attenuation (21.5 and 16.9%, respectively) compared with females (4.6 and 1.3%, respectively). DOMS demonstrated an inverse correlation with MVIC after caffeine ingestion both overall and among male athletes (r = -0.34 and -0.54, respectively; P < 0.05) but not among female athletes (r = -0.11; P > 0.05) under EIMD. In addition, caffeine ingestion increased postexercise serum glucose and lactate concentrations across both sexes (both P < 0.05). This is the first study to show that male athletes, compared with female athletes, experience a greater reduction in DOMS during enhanced MVIC when caffeine was consumed, suggesting men might receive greater ergogenic effects from caffeine when affected by EIMD. Furthermore, caffeine ingestion was able to restore impaired muscle power among elite collegiate athletes across both sexes.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD) reduces anaerobic/aerobic performance and increases delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) during exercise. We show that acute caffeine supplementation at a dosage of 6 mg/kg seems to facilitate recovery of anaerobic muscle power and attenuate DOMS after EIMD across both sexes. Furthermore, male athletes, compared with female athletes, when caffeine was prescribed, experience a greater reduction in DOMS with better restoration of impaired maximal voluntary isometric contractions. This suggests that male athletes might benefit from the ergogenic effect of acute caffeine supplementation after the onset of EIMD.
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- Hou-Yu Chen
- Education Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Physical Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physical Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Athletics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Physical Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Briani RV, De Oliveira Silva D, Flóride CS, Aragão FA, de Albuquerque CE, Magalhães FH, de Azevedo FM. Quadriceps neuromuscular function in women with patellofemoral pain: Influences of the type of the task and the level of pain. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0205553. [PMID: 30304030 PMCID: PMC6179260 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2017] [Accepted: 09/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The present study aimed at investigating whether the neuromuscular system behaves differently (in terms of force and muscle activity generation) as a function of the task being performed (i.e. maximal voluntary efforts vs stair negotiation) and the presence of patellofemoral pain (PFP) and possible influences of pain intensity. Thirty-eight women with (n = 19) and without PFP (n = 19) had their knee strength (extension joint torque) measured during maximal voluntary isometric contractions (MVIC) and electromyography (EMG) data recorded during both MVIC and stair ascent tasks, which were performed before and after a loading protocol designed to exacerbate pain symptoms. Women with PFP displayed lower levels of vastus medialis (p = 0.002) and vastus lateralis (p = 0.032) EMG activation during MVIC assessments. Conversely, the PFP group showed higher levels of vastus medialis muscle activity during stair climbing (p = 0.007), which happened exclusively after the loading protocol. Similarly, women with PFP displayed lower knee extensor torque only during the MVIC tests performed after the loading protocol, which was moderately correlated with the increase in self-reported pain (p = 0.041, r = 0.37), whereas the changes in EMG activity during stair ascent were not correlated with changes in pain intensity (p = 0.215, r = 0.12). These results suggest that, in comparison to pain-free controls, women with PFP display lower levels of quadriceps EMG activation during maximal contractions, but higher activation during dynamic tasks (stair ascent). In addition, the moderate association between the decrease in knee extensor torque and increase in self-reported pain indicates that care should be taken by clinicians during quadriceps strength evaluation in women with PFP, as misleading outcomes may emerge if the intensity of knee pain is not considered during screening. Additionally, rehabilitation strategies should focus on both restoring neuromuscular control and increasing muscle strength.
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- Ronaldo Valdir Briani
- Physical Therapy Department, School of Science and Technology, São Paulo State University, Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Physical Therapy Department, School of Science and Technology, São Paulo State University, Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physical Therapy, State University of West of Parana, Research Laboratory of Human Movement, Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Physical Therapy, State University of West of Parana, Research Laboratory of Human Movement, Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Physical Therapy, State University of West of Parana, Research Laboratory of Human Movement, Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil
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- Physical Therapy Department, School of Science and Technology, São Paulo State University, Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Sandoval I, Moura Ferreira P, Obregon F, Whittle T, Murray GM. Experimental noxious stimulation of the right masseter muscle does not affect bilateral masseter and temporalis muscle activity and force parameters during standardised isometric biting tasks. J Oral Rehabil 2018; 45:871-880. [PMID: 30024046 DOI: 10.1111/joor.12699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2018] [Revised: 06/29/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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AIM To determine if the electromyographic (EMG) activity of the left and right masseter and anterior temporalis muscles is altered by experimental right masseter muscle noxious stimulation during goal-directed isometric biting tasks in asymptomatic humans. METHODS Isometric biting tasks (slow and fast ramp biting tasks, 2-step biting task) were performed on an intraoral force transducer in 18 participants during the following blocks: baseline block, hypertonic saline infusion into the right masseter muscle (painful block) and isotonic saline infusion into the right masseter (control block). Bipolar surface electrodes recorded EMG activity from the bilateral masseter and anterior temporalis muscles. A 100-mm visual analogue scale (VAS) quantified pain intensity, and the McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ), the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21) and the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) were completed. Repeated measures ANOVA assessed the effects of pain on the force rates (N/s), force amplitudes (N) and the root mean square (RMS) jaw muscle EMG activity across blocks. Statistical significance accepted at P < 0.05. RESULTS VAS scores were significantly (P < 0.001) higher during hypertonic than isotonic saline infusion blocks. There was no significant effect of pain on the force rates, or force levels or the RMS EMG activity of each masseter and anterior temporalis muscle. CONCLUSION The findings suggest that experimentally induced right masseter muscle pain does not modify force or surface jaw muscle EMG activity during isometric biting tasks.
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- Isbel Sandoval
- Jaw Function and Orofacial Pain Research Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney, Level 2, Westmead Hospital Centre for Oral Health, Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
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- Jaw Function and Orofacial Pain Research Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney, Level 2, Westmead Hospital Centre for Oral Health, Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
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- Jaw Function and Orofacial Pain Research Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney, Level 2, Westmead Hospital Centre for Oral Health, Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
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- Jaw Function and Orofacial Pain Research Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney, Level 2, Westmead Hospital Centre for Oral Health, Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
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- Jaw Function and Orofacial Pain Research Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney, Level 2, Westmead Hospital Centre for Oral Health, Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
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Oda S, Izumi M, Aso K, Ikeuchi M. Impact of medial versus lateral knee pain on deep tissue hyperalgesia and muscle strength. Eur J Pain 2018; 22:1757-1766. [PMID: 29934985 DOI: 10.1002/ejp.1271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Accumulating evidence indicates that knee pain gives rise to sensory and motor alterations, however, whether different profile of knee pain causes different alterations has not been investigated. The purpose of this experimental study is to clarify characteristics of medial and lateral knee pain and its potential for modulating sensory and motor function in humans. METHODS Fourteen healthy men were included. Medial knee pain (MP) was induced by injection of hypertonic saline (0.5 mL) into the tibial insertion of the medial collateral ligament. For comparison, lateral knee pain (LP) was induced by injection of hypertonic saline identically into the iliotibial tract. Isotonic saline was injected contralaterally as control. Pain intensity was assessed on a continuous electronic visual analogue scale (VAS). Before, during and after the painful state, pressure pain thresholds from the knee (PPTs), maximal isometric muscle strength of the quadriceps and grip power were assessed bilaterally. RESULTS MP demonstrated significantly higher VAS scores than LP and compared with control. PPTs decreased on medial and lateral knee in MP but only on the lateral knee in LP. Quadriceps muscle strength and grip power reduced bilaterally in both models, however, MP caused significantly greater reduction of ipsilateral quadriceps strength compared with LP. CONCLUSION Medial knee pain has a greater impact on deep tissue hyperalgesia and reduction of the muscle strength compared with lateral knee pain. This is a novel finding that should be taken into consideration in a treatment strategy for painful knee patients. SIGNIFICANCE The experimental medial knee pain model demonstrated higher pain intensity, more localized pain distribution, widespread deep tissue hyperalgesia and more severe inhibition of muscle strength compared with the lateral knee pain model.
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- S Oda
- Department of Rehabilitation Center, Kochi Medical School Hospital, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Center, Kochi Medical School Hospital, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan.,Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan
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Location-specific responses to nociceptive input support the purposeful nature of motor adaptation to pain. Pain 2018; 159:2192-2200. [DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Lee SP, Smith JA, Kimber M, Houk K. Insertion and Presence of Fine-Wire Intramuscular Electrodes to the Lumbar Paraspinal Muscles Do Not Affect Muscle Performance and Activation During High-Exertion Spinal Extension Activities. PM R 2018; 10:1192-1197. [PMID: 29775800 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2018.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2017] [Revised: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/05/2018] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Low back pain (LBP) is commonly associated with paraspinal muscle dysfunctions. A method to study deep lumbar paraspinal (ie, multifidus) muscle function and neuromuscular activation pattern is intramuscular electromyography (EMG). Previous studies have shown that the procedure does not significantly impact muscle function during activities involving low-level muscle contractions. However, it is currently unknown how muscular function and activation are affected during high-exertion contractions. OBJECTIVE To examine the effects of insertion and presence of fine-wire EMG electrodes in the lumbar multifidus on muscle strength, endurance, and activation profiles during high-exertion spinal extension muscle contractions. DESIGN Single-blinded, repeated measures intervention trial. SETTING University clinical research laboratory PARTICIPANTS: Twenty individuals between the ages of 18-40 free of recent and current back pain. METHODS Muscle performance was assessed during 3 conditions (with [WI] and without [WO] presence of intramuscular electrodes, and insertion followed by removal [IO]). Isometric spinal extension strength was assessed with a motorized dynamometer. Muscle endurance was assessed using the Sorensen test with neuromuscular activation profiles analyzed during the endurance test. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS Spinal extensor muscle strength, endurance, and activation. RESULTS Our data showed no significant difference in isometric strength (P = .20) between the 3 conditions. A significant difference in muscle endurance was found (P = .03). Post hoc analysis showed that the muscle endurance in the IO condition was significantly higher than the WO condition (161.3 ± 58.3 versus 142.1 ± 48.2 seconds, P = .04), likely due to a learning effect. All 3 conditions elicited minimal pain (range 0-4/10) and comparable muscle activation profiles. CONCLUSION Our findings suggested the sonographically guided insertion and presence of fine-wire intramuscular EMG electrodes in the lumbar multifidus muscles had no significant impact on spinal extension muscle function. This study provides evidence that implementing intramuscular EMG does not affect muscle performance during high-exertion contractions in individuals with no current back pain. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE II.
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- Szu-Ping Lee
- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Box 453029, Las Vegas, NV 89154-3029(∗).
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Chapman University, Orange, CA(†)
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV(‡)
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV(§)
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Electromyographic Analysis of Masticatory Muscles in Cleft Lip and Palate Children with Pain-Related Temporomandibular Disorders. Pain Res Manag 2018; 2018:4182843. [PMID: 29861801 PMCID: PMC5971269 DOI: 10.1155/2018/4182843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2017] [Revised: 01/16/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Aim The aim of this study was to assess the electrical activity of temporalis and masseter muscles in children with cleft lip and palate (CLP) and pain-related temporomandibular disorders (TMD-P). Methods The sample consisted of 31 CLP patients with a TMD-P (mean age 9.5 ± 1.8 years) and 32 CLP subjects with no TMD (mean age 9.2 ± 1.7 years). The children were assessed for the presence of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) using Axis I of the Research Diagnostic Criteria for TMD (RDC/TMD). Electromyographical (EMG) recordings were performed using a DAB-Bluetooth Instrument (Zebris Medical GmbH, Germany) in the mandibular rest position and during maximum voluntary contraction (MVC). Results The rest activity of the temporalis and masseter muscles was significantly higher in TMD-P group compared with non-TMD children. A significant decrease in temporalis muscle activity during MVC was observed in TMD-P patients. There was a significant increase in the Asymmetry Index for temporalis and masseter muscle rest activity in the TMD-P group. Conclusion Cleft children diagnosed with TMD-P have altered masticatory muscle activity, and this can affect their muscle function.
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Jelmini JD, Cornwell A, Khodiguian N, Thayer J, Araujo AJ. Acute effects of unilateral static stretching on handgrip strength of the stretched and non-stretched limb. Eur J Appl Physiol 2018; 118:927-936. [PMID: 29453756 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-018-3810-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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PURPOSE To determine the effects of an acute bout of unilateral static stretching on handgrip strength of both the stretched and non-stretched limb. It was reasoned that if the non-stretched limb experienced a decrease in force output, further evidence for a neural mechanism to explain a post-stretch force reduction would be obtained as no mechanical adaptation would have occurred. METHODS Thirty participants performed maximum voluntary unilateral handgrip contractions of both limbs before and after stretching the finger flexors of the strength-dominant side only. Each trial was assessed for peak force, muscle activity (iEMG), and rate of force generation. RESULTS Following the stretching bout, peak force and iEMG decreased by 4.4% (p = 0.001) and 6.4% (p = 0.000) respectively in the stretched limb only. However, rate of force generation was significantly impaired in both the stretched (- 17.3%; p = 0.000) and non-stretched limbs (- 10.8%; p = 0.003) 1 min post-stretch, and remained similarly depressed for both limbs 15 min later. CONCLUSION Acute stretching negatively impacts rate of force generation more than peak force. Moreover, a reduced rate of force generation from the non-stretched limb indicates the presence of a cross-over inhibitory effect through the nervous system, which provides additional evidence for a neural mechanism.
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- Jacob D Jelmini
- School of Kinesiology and Nutritional Science, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, 90032, USA.
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- School of Kinesiology and Nutritional Science, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, 90032, USA
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- School of Kinesiology and Nutritional Science, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, 90032, USA
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- School of Kinesiology and Nutritional Science, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, 90032, USA
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- School of Kinesiology and Nutritional Science, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, 90032, USA
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Peolsson A, Landén Ludvigsson M, Peterson G. Neck-specific exercises with internet-based support compared to neck-specific exercises at a physiotherapy clinic for chronic whiplash-associated disorders: study protocol of a randomized controlled multicentre trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2017; 18:524. [PMID: 29233141 PMCID: PMC5727971 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-017-1853-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Accepted: 11/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Background Globally, neck pain is the fourth most common condition associated with longer periods of living with disability. Annually, approximately 0.3% of the population of Western countries undergo whiplash trauma, and half of those individuals will develop chronic problems with high costs for the individual and society. Evidence for chronic whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) treatment is scarce, though neck-specific training at a physiotherapy clinic twice a week for 12 weeks has demonstrated good results. More efficient, flexible rehabilitation with reduced waiting times and lower costs is needed, ideally replacing lengthy on-site treatment series by healthcare providers. Internet-based care has been shown to be a viable alternative for a variety of diseases and interventions, but studies are lacking on Internet-based interventions for individuals with chronic neck problems. The aim of the trial described here is to compare the effects of an Internet-based neck-specific exercise programme to the same exercises performed at a physiotherapy clinic in regards to self-reported and clinical measures, as well as cost-effectiveness. Methods This prospective, randomized controlled trial will involve 140 participants. Measurements will be made at baseline, 3 months (end of treatment), and 15 months (12 months after end of intervention) and will include ratings of pain, disability, satisfaction with care, work ability, quality of life, and cost-effectiveness. Discussion The study results may contribute to the development of a more effective rehabilitation, flexible and equal care, shorter waiting times, increased availability, and lower costs for healthcare and society. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov Protocol ID: NCT03022812, initial release 12/20/2016.
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- Anneli Peolsson
- Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Physiotherapy, Linköping University, Sandbäcksg. 7, 58183, Linköping, Sweden.
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- Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Physiotherapy, Linköping University, Sandbäcksg. 7, 58183, Linköping, Sweden.,Department of Rehabilitation and Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Rehab Väst, County Council of Östergötland, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Physiotherapy, Linköping University, Sandbäcksg. 7, 58183, Linköping, Sweden.,Centre for Clinical Research Sörmland, Uppsala University, Eskilstuna, Sweden
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Falla D, Cescon C, Lindstroem R, Barbero M. Muscle Pain Induces a Shift of the Spatial Distribution of Upper Trapezius Muscle Activity During a Repetitive Task. Clin J Pain 2017; 33:1006-1013. [DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Del Vecchio A, Negro F, Felici F, Farina D. Associations between motor unit action potential parameters and surface EMG features. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2017; 123:835-843. [PMID: 28751374 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00482.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2017] [Revised: 07/24/2017] [Accepted: 07/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The surface interference EMG signal provides some information on the neural drive to muscles. However, the association between neural drive to muscle and muscle activation has long been debated with controversial indications due to the unavailability of motor unit population data. In this study, we clarify the potential and limitations of interference EMG analysis to infer motor unit recruitment strategies with an experimental investigation of several concurrently active motor units and of the associated features of the surface EMG. For this purpose, we recorded high-density surface EMG signals during linearly increasing force contractions of the tibialis anterior muscle, up to 70% of maximal force. The recruitment threshold (RT), conduction velocity (MUCV), median frequency (MDFMU), and amplitude (RMSMU) of action potentials of 587 motor units from 13 individuals were assessed and associated with features of the interference EMG. MUCV was positively associated with RT (R2 = 0.64 ± 0.14), whereas MDFMU and RMSMU showed a weaker relation with RT (R2 = 0.11 ± 0.11 and 0.39 ± 0.24, respectively). Moreover, the changes in average conduction velocity estimated from the interference EMG predicted well the changes in MUCV (R2 = 0.71), with a strong association to ankle dorsiflexion force (R2 = 0.81 ± 0.12). Conversely, both the average EMG MDF and RMS were poorly associated with motor unit recruitment. These results clarify the limitations of EMG spectral and amplitude analysis in inferring the neural strategies of muscle control and indicate that, conversely, the average conduction velocity could provide relevant information on these strategies.NEW & NOTEWORTHY The surface EMG provides information on the neural drive to muscles. However, the associations between EMG features and neural drive have been long debated due to unavailability of motor unit population data. Here, by using novel highly accurate decomposition of the EMG, we related motor unit population behavior to a wide range of voluntary forces. The results fully clarify the potential and limitation of the surface EMG to provide estimates of the neural drive to muscles.
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- Alessandro Del Vecchio
- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico", Rome, Italy.,Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy; and
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Yang CC, Su FC, Yang PC, Lin HT, Guo LY. Characteristics of the Motor Units during Sternocleidomastoid Isometric Flexion among Patients with Mechanical Neck Disorder and Asymptomatic Individuals. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0167737. [PMID: 27941995 PMCID: PMC5152896 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2016] [Accepted: 11/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Mechanical neck disorder is a widespread and non-neurological musculoskeletal condition resulting from modern lifestyles. Presently, the fundamental electrophysiological properties of the motor units of the sternocleidomastoid muscles and the characteristics of the short-term synchronization of the motor unit in patients with neck pain are ambiguous. This study therefore aims to clarify the fundamental electrophysiological properties of the motor units of the sternocleidomastoid muscles in patients with mechanical neck disorder and in asymptomatic individuals. We further investigated whether alterations in the degree of motor unit short-term synchronization occur. The surface electrophysiological signals of the bilateral sternal heads of the sternocleidomastoid muscles of twelve patients with mechanical neck disorder and asymptomatic individuals were detected at 25% of the maximum voluntary contraction during cervical isometric flexion and then decomposed into individual motor unit action potential trains. We found that the patients with mechanical neck disorder showed significantly higher initial and mean firing rates of the sternocleidomastoid muscles and displayed substantially lower motor unit short-term synchronization values compared with the asymptomatic subjects. Consequently, these convincing findings support the assertion that patients with mechanical neck disorder display altered neuromuscular control strategies, such as the reinforcement of motor unit recruitment firing rates in the sternocleidomastoid muscles. The motor units of these patients also revealed neural recruitment strategies with relatively poor efficiency when executing the required motor tasks.
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- Chia-Chi Yang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Medical Device Innovation Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Sports Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Sports Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Sports Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Liu L, Bonato P, Clancy EA. Comparison of methods for estimating motor unit firing rate time series from firing times. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2016; 31:22-31. [PMID: 27623025 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2016.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2016] [Revised: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 08/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The central nervous system regulates recruitment and firing of motor units to modulate muscle tension. Estimation of the firing rate time series is typically performed by decomposing the electromyogram (EMG) into its constituent firing times, then lowpass filtering a constituent train of impulses. Little research has examined the performance of different estimation methods, particularly in the inevitable presence of decomposition errors. The study of electrocardiogram (ECG) and electroneurogram (ENG) firing rate time series presents a similar problem, and has applied novel simulation models and firing rate estimators. Herein, we adapted an ENG/ECG simulation model to generate realistic EMG firing times derived from known rates, and assessed various firing rate time series estimation methods. ENG/ECG-inspired rate estimation worked exceptionally well when EMG decomposition errors were absent, but degraded unacceptably with decomposition error rates of ⩾1%. Typical EMG decomposition error rates-even after expert manual review-are 3-5%. At realistic decomposition error rates, more traditional EMG smoothing approaches performed best, when optimal smoothing window durations were selected. This optimal window was often longer than the 400ms duration that is commonly used in the literature. The optimal duration decreased as the modulation frequency of firing rate increased, average firing rate increased and decomposition errors decreased. Examples of these rate estimation methods on physiologic data are also provided, demonstrating their influence on measures computed from the firing rate estimate.
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- Lukai Liu
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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Salomoni S, Tucker K, Hug F, McPhee M, Hodges P. Reduced Maximal Force during Acute Anterior Knee Pain Is Associated with Deficits in Voluntary Muscle Activation. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0161487. [PMID: 27559737 PMCID: PMC4999173 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 08/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Although maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) force is reduced during pain, studies using interpolated twitch show no consistent reduction of voluntary muscle drive. The present study aimed to test if the reduction in MVC force during acute experimental pain could be explained by increased activation of antagonist muscles, weak voluntary activation at baseline, or changes in force direction. Twenty-two healthy volunteers performed maximal voluntary isometric knee extensions before, during, and after the effects of hypertonic (pain) and isotonic (control) saline injections into the infrapatellar fat pad. The MVC force, voluntary activation, electromyographic (EMG) activity of agonist, antagonist, and auxiliary (hip) muscles, and pain cognition and anxiety scores were recorded. MVC force was 9.3% lower during pain than baseline (p < 0.001), but there was no systematic change in voluntary activation. Reduced MVC force during pain was variable between participants (SD: 14%), and was correlated with reduced voluntary activation (r = 0.90), baseline voluntary activation (r = − 0.62), and reduced EMG amplitude of agonist and antagonist muscles (all r > 0.52), but not with changes in force direction, pain or anxiety scores. Hence, reduced MVC force during acute pain was mainly explained by deficits in maximal voluntary drive.
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- Sauro Salomoni
- The University of Queensland, Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Brisbane, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Brisbane, Australia
- The University of Queensland, School of Biomedical Sciences, Brisbane, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Brisbane, Australia
- University of Nantes, Laboratory “Motricité, Interactions, Performance” (EA 4334), Nantes, France
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- The University of Queensland, Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Brisbane, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Brisbane, Australia
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Mista CA, Bergin MJG, Hirata RP, Christensen SW, Tucker K, Hodges P, Graven-Nielsen T. Effects of Prolonged and Acute Muscle Pain on the Force Control Strategy During Isometric Contractions. THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2016; 17:1116-1125. [PMID: 27480383 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2016.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2015] [Revised: 05/16/2016] [Accepted: 06/28/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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UNLABELLED Musculoskeletal pain is associated with multiple adaptions in movement control. This study aimed to determine whether changes in movement control acquired during acute pain are maintained over days of pain exposure. On day 0, the extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle of healthy participants was injected with nerve growth factor (NGF) to induce persistent movement-evoked pain (n = 13) or isotonic saline as a control (n = 13). On day 2, short-lasting pain was induced by injection of hypertonic saline into extensor carpi radialis brevis muscles of all participants. Three-dimensional force components were recorded during submaximal isometric wrist extensions on day 0, day 4, and before, during, and after saline-induced pain on day 2. Standard deviation (variation of task-related force) and total excursion of center of pressure (variation of force direction) were assessed. Maximal movement-evoked pain was 3.3 ± .4 (0-10 numeric scale) in the NGF-group on day 2 whereas maximum saline-induced pain was 6.8 ± .3 cm (10-cm visual analog scale). The difference in centroid position of force direction relative to day 0 was greater in the NGF group than in the control group (P < .05) on day 2 (before saline-induced pain) and day 4, reflecting changes in tangential force direction used to achieve the task. During saline-induced pain in both groups, tangential and task-related force variation was greater than before and after saline-induced pain (P < .05). PERSPECTIVE Persistent movement-evoked pain changes force direction from the pain-free direction. Acute pain leads to increased variation in force direction irrespective of persistent movement-evoked pain preceding the acutely painful event. These differences provide novel insight into the search for and consolidation of new motor strategies in the presence of pain.
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- Christian A Mista
- Center for Neuroplasticity and Pain, SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- University of Queensland, NHMRC Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Queensland, Australia
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- Center for Neuroplasticity and Pain, SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Center for Neuroplasticity and Pain, SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- University of Queensland, NHMRC Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Queensland, Australia; University of Queensland, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland, Australia
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- University of Queensland, NHMRC Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Queensland, Australia
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- Center for Neuroplasticity and Pain, SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.
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Lovell R, Siegler JC, Knox M, Brennan S, Marshall PWM. Acute neuromuscular and performance responses to Nordic hamstring exercises completed before or after football training. J Sports Sci 2016; 34:2286-2294. [PMID: 27267402 DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2016.1191661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The optimal scheduling of Nordic Hamstring exercises (NHEs) relative to football training sessions is unknown. We examined the acute neuromuscular and performance responses to NHE undertaken either before (BT) or after (AT) simulated football training. Twelve amateur players performed six sets of five repetitions of the NHE either before or after 60 min of standardised football-specific exercise (SAFT60). Surface electromyography signals (EMG) of the hamstring muscles were recorded during both the NHE, and maximum eccentric actions of the knee flexors (0.52 rad · s-1) performed before and after the NHE programme, and at 15 min intervals during SAFT60. Ten-metre sprint times were recorded on three occasions during each 15 min SAFT60 segment. Greater eccentric hamstring fatigue following the NHE programme was observed in BT versus AT (19.8 %; very likely small effect), which was particularly apparent in the latter range of knee flexion (0-15°; 39.6%; likely moderate effect), and synonymous with hamstring EMG declines (likely small-likely moderate effects). Performing NHE BT attenuated sprint performance declines (2.0-3.2%; likely small effects), but decreased eccentric hamstring peak torque (-14.1 to -18.9%; likely small effects) during football-specific exercise. Performing NHE prior to football training reduces eccentric hamstring strength and may exacerbate hamstring injury risk.
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- Ric Lovell
- a School of Science and Health , Western Sydney University , Penrith , Australia
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- a School of Science and Health , Western Sydney University , Penrith , Australia
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- a School of Science and Health , Western Sydney University , Penrith , Australia
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- a School of Science and Health , Western Sydney University , Penrith , Australia
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- a School of Science and Health , Western Sydney University , Penrith , Australia
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Dideriksen JL, Holobar A, Falla D. Preferential distribution of nociceptive input to motoneurons with muscle units in the cranial portion of the upper trapezius muscle. J Neurophysiol 2016; 116:611-8. [PMID: 27226455 DOI: 10.1152/jn.01117.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2015] [Accepted: 05/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Pain is associated with changes in the neural drive to muscles. For the upper trapezius muscle, surface electromyography (EMG) recordings have indicated that acute noxious stimulation in either the cranial or the caudal region of the muscle leads to a relative decrease in muscle activity in the cranial region. It is, however, not known if this adaption reflects different recruitment thresholds of the upper trapezius motor units in the cranial and caudal region or a nonuniform nociceptive input to the motor units of both regions. This study investigated these potential mechanisms by direct motor unit identification. Motor unit activity was investigated with high-density surface EMG signals recorded from the upper trapezius muscle of 12 healthy volunteers during baseline, control (intramuscular injection of isotonic saline), and painful (hypertonic saline) conditions. The EMG was decomposed into individual motor unit spike trains. Motor unit discharge rates decreased significantly from control to pain conditions by 4.0 ± 3.6 pulses/s (pps) in the cranial region but not in the caudal region (1.4 ± 2.8 pps; not significant). These changes were compatible with variations in the synaptic input to the motoneurons of the two regions. These adjustments were observed, irrespective of the location of noxious stimulation. These results strongly indicate that the nociceptive synaptic input is distributed in a nonuniform way across regions of the upper trapezius muscle.
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- Jakob L Dideriksen
- Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia; and
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- School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Zadry HR, Dawal SZM, Taha Z. Development of statistical models for predicting muscle and mental activities during repetitive precision tasks. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND ERGONOMICS 2016; 22:374-83. [PMID: 27053140 DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2016.1150094] [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: 10/22/2022]
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This study was conducted to develop muscle and mental activities on repetitive precision tasks. A laboratory experiment was used to address the objectives. Surface electromyography was used to measure muscle activities from eight upper limb muscles, while electroencephalography recorded mental activities from six channels. Fourteen university students participated in the study. The results show that muscle and mental activities increase for all tasks, indicating the occurrence of muscle and mental fatigue. A linear relationship between muscle activity, mental activity and time was found while subjects were performing the task. Thus, models were developed using those variables. The models were found valid after validation using other students' and workers' data. Findings from this study can contribute as a reference for future studies investigating muscle and mental activity and can be applied in industry as guidelines to manage muscle and mental fatigue, especially to manage job schedules and rotation.
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Burns E, Chipchase LS, Schabrun SM. Reduced Short- and Long-Latency Afferent Inhibition Following Acute Muscle Pain: A Potential Role in the Recovery of Motor Output. PAIN MEDICINE 2016; 17:1343-1352. [PMID: 26874884 DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnv104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2015] [Revised: 10/20/2015] [Accepted: 12/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Corticomotor output is reduced in response to acute muscle pain, yet the mechanisms that underpin this effect remain unclear. Here the authors investigate the effect of acute muscle pain on short-latency afferent inhibition, long-latency afferent inhibition, and long-interval intra-cortical inhibition to determine whether these mechanisms could plausibly contribute to reduced motor output in pain. DESIGN Observational same subject pre-post test design. SETTING Neurophysiology research laboratory. SUBJECTS Healthy, right-handed human volunteers (n = 22, 9 male; mean age ± standard deviation, 22.6 ± 7.8 years). METHODS Transcranial magnetic stimulation was used to assess corticomotor output, short-latency afferent inhibition, long-latency afferent inhibition, and long-interval intra-cortical inhibition before, during, immediately after, and 15 minutes after hypertonic saline infusion into right first dorsal interosseous muscle. Pain intensity and quality were recorded using an 11-point numerical rating scale and the McGill Pain Questionnaire. RESULTS Compared with baseline, corticomotor output was reduced at all time points (p = 0.001). Short-latency afferent inhibition was reduced immediately after (p = 0.039), and long-latency afferent inhibition 15 minutes after (p = 0.035), the resolution of pain. Long-interval intra-cortical inhibition was unchanged at any time point (p = 0.36). CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest short- and long-latency afferent inhibition, mechanisms thought to reflect the integration of sensory information with motor output at the cortex, are reduced following acute muscle pain. Although the functional relevance is unclear, the authors hypothesize a reduction in these mechanisms may contribute to the restoration of normal motor output after an episode of acute muscle pain.
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- Emma Burns
- *Brain Rehabilitation and Neuroplasticity Unit, School of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- *Brain Rehabilitation and Neuroplasticity Unit, School of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- *Brain Rehabilitation and Neuroplasticity Unit, School of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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