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Hypoxia and hemorheological properties in older individuals. Ageing Res Rev 2022; 79:101650. [PMID: 35597435 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2022.101650] [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: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Hypoxia is caused by insufficient oxygen availability for the organism leading to reduced oxygen delivery to tissues and cells. It has been regarded as a severe threat to human health and it is indeed implicated in pathophysiological mechanisms involved in the development and progression of many diseases. Nevertheless, the potential of controlled hypoxia interventions (i.e. hypoxia conditioning) for improving cardio-vascular health is gaining increased attention. However, blood rheology is often a forgotten factor for vascular health while aging and hypoxia exposure are both suspected to alter hemorheological properties. These changes in blood rheology may influence the benefits-risks balance of hypoxia exposure in older individuals. The benefits of hypoxia exposure for vascular health are mainly reported for healthy populations and the combined impact of aging and hypoxia on blood rheology could therefore be deleterious in older individuals. This review discusses evidence of hypoxia-related and aging-related changes in blood viscosity and its determinants. It draws upon an extensive literature search on the effects of hypoxia/altitude and aging on blood rheology. Aging increases blood viscosity mainly through a rise in plasma viscosity, red blood cell (RBC) aggregation and a decrease in RBC deformability. Hypoxia also causes an increase in RBC aggregation and plasma viscosity. In addition, hypoxia exposure may increase hematocrit and modulate RBC deformability, depending on the hypoxic dose, i.e, beneficial effect of intermittent hypoxia with moderate dose vs deleterious effect of chronic continuous or intermittent hypoxia or if the hypoxic dose is too high. Special attention is directed toward the risks vs. benefits of hemorheological changes during hypoxia exposure in older individuals, and its clinical relevance for vascular disorders.
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Alterations in spontaneous electrical brain activity after an extreme mountain ultramarathon. Biol Psychol 2022; 171:108348. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2022.108348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Assessment of Body Composition in Athletes: A Narrative Review of Available Methods with Special Reference to Quantitative and Qualitative Bioimpedance Analysis. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13051620. [PMID: 34065984 PMCID: PMC8150618 DOI: 10.3390/nu13051620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Revised: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Body composition is acknowledged as a determinant of athletic health and performance. Its assessment is crucial in evaluating the efficiency of a diet or aspects related to the nutritional status of the athlete. Despite the methods traditionally used to assess body composition, bioelectric impedance analysis (BIA) and bioelectric impedance vector analysis (BIVA) have recently gained attention in sports, as well as in a research context. Only until recently have specific regression equations and reference tolerance ellipses for athletes become available, while specific recommendations for measurement procedures still remain scarce. Therefore, the present narrative review summarizes the current literature regarding body composition analysis, with a special focus on BIA and BIVA. The use of specific technologies and sampling frequencies is described, and recommendations for the assessment of body composition in athletes are provided. Additionally, the estimation of body composition parameters (i.e., quantitative analysis) and the interpretation of the raw bioelectrical data (i.e., qualitative analysis) are examined, highlighting the innovations now available in athletes. Lastly, it should be noted that, up until 2020, the use of BIA and BIVA in athletes failed to provide accurate results due to unspecific equations and references; however, new perspectives are now unfolding for researchers and practitioners. In light of this, BIA and especially BIVA can be utilized to monitor the nutritional status and the seasonal changes in body composition in athletes, as well as provide accurate within- and between-athlete comparisons.
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Zaleska MT, Olszewski WL, Ziemba AW, Mikulski T. The Neglected Leg Lymphatic Vascular Changes in the Pathomechanism of Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness in Runners. Lymphat Res Biol 2019; 18:174-185. [PMID: 31503538 DOI: 10.1089/lrb.2019.0012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) in runners is classified as a leg muscle strain injury and presents with tenderness or stiffness to palpation and movement limitation. Most attention is directed at muscles but not at the mass of other limb soft tissues, including their lymphatic vasculature, although they undergo mechanical stress and bruises, edema, nail destruction, and pains contributing to symptoms. Methods and Results: The study was done on lower limbs of long-distance runners suffering from DOMS complaints. There were 16 runners, 11 males and 5 females, age 22-28, practicing long-distance running over the last 5 years, with body mass index (BMI) 23 ± 4. Inclusion criteria: three to five marathon runs per year and daily 3-5 km slow runs. Last long distance run 3 to 7 days before the investigation. Controls were six subjects initiating running, of the same age group and BMI. Testing of blood and lymph flow was done before and after standard ergometer 300 W 30 minutes cycling. The measurement methods were leg and big toe venous plethysmography, big toe capillary Doppler, tonometry of skin and deep tissues, lymphoscintigraphy, and indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescent lymphography. (a) Strain gauge plethysmography of the calf and big toe revealed a two- to three-times higher venous capacity in runners than in controls, (b) the increased toe venous capacity was confirmed by point Doppler recordings showing two- to three-times higher blood capillary flow compared to controls, (c) lymphoscintigraphy revealed retention of tracer in feet, dilated superficial and deep lymphatics, and enlarged popliteal and inguinal lymph nodes, and (d) ICG lymphograms showed confluents of accumulated fluid in foot and calf subcutaneous tissue with fluorescence level reaching 40%-50% compared to 20% in controls. Conclusion: Our results show that, 3-5 days after run, not only muscles but also skin and subcutaneous tissue reveal major tissue fluid accumulation, an overload bringing about functional lymphatic transport insufficiency. This may be an additional factor responsible for DOMS symptoms.
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- Marzanna T Zaleska
- Department of Applied Physiology, Mossakowski Medical Research Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Surgery, Central Clinical Hospital, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Applied Physiology, Mossakowski Medical Research Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Applied Physiology, Mossakowski Medical Research Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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Chlíbková D, Žákovská A, Rosemann T, Knechtle B, Bednář J. Body Composition Changes During a 24-h Winter Mountain Running Race Under Extremely Cold Conditions. Front Physiol 2019; 10:585. [PMID: 31139095 PMCID: PMC6527803 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2019] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background: To date, no study has focused on body composition characteristics and on parameters associated with skeletal muscle damage and renal function in runners participating in a 24-h winter race held under extremely cold environmental conditions (average temperature of -14.3°C). Methods: Anthropometric characteristics, plasma urea (PU), plasma creatinine (Pcr), creatine kinase (CK), plasma volume (PV) and total body water (TBW) were assessed pre- and post-race in 20 finishers (14 men and 6 women). Results: In male runners, body mass (BM) (p = 0.003) and body fat (BF) (p = 0.001) decreased [-1.1 kg (-1.4%) and -1.1 kg (-13.4%), respectively]; skeletal muscle mass (SM) and TBW remained stable (p > 0.05). In female runners, BF decreased (p = 0.036) [-1.3 kg (-7.8%)] while BM, SM and TBW remained stable (p > 0.05). The change (Δ) in BM was not related to Δ BF; however, Δ BM was related to Δ SM [r = 0.58, p = 0.007] and Δ TBW (r = 0.59, p = 0.007). Δ SM correlated with Δ TBW (r = 0.51, p = 0.021). Moreover, Δ BF was negatively associated with Δ SM (r = -0.65, p = 0.002). PV (p < 0.001), CK (p < 0.001), Pcr (p = 0.004) and PU (p < 0.001) increased and creatinine clearance (CrCl) decreased (p = 0.002). The decrease in BM was negatively related to the increase in CK (r = -0.71, p < 0.001). Δ Pcr was positively related to Δ PU (r = 0.64, p = 0.002). The decrease in CrCl was negatively associated with the increase in both PU (r = -0.72, p < 0.001) and CK (r = -0.48, p = 0.032). Conclusion: The 24-h running race under extremely cold conditions led to a significant BF decrease, whereas SM and TBW remained stable in both males and females. Nevertheless, the increase in CK, Pcr and PU was related to the damage of SM with transient impaired renal function.
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- Daniela Chlíbková
- Centre of Sports Activities, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czechia
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- Institute of Experimental Biology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
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- Institute of Primary Care, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Primary Care, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Medbase St. Gallen Am Vadianplatz, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Institute of Mathematics, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czechia
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Loyd BJ, Stackhouse S, Dayton M, Hogan C, Bade M, Stevens-Lapsley J. The relationship between lower extremity swelling, quadriceps strength, and functional performance following total knee arthroplasty. Knee 2019; 26:382-391. [PMID: 30772186 PMCID: PMC6486428 DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2019.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Revised: 12/15/2018] [Accepted: 01/20/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND The relationships between swelling after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and quadriceps strength and functional performance are poorly understood. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the relationships between lower extremity swelling, measured using bioelectrical impedance assessment (SF-BIA), and quadriceps strength and timed up and go (TUG) times following TKA. METHODS 53 participants (64 ± 9.5 y/o, 43% male) undergoing primary unilateral TKA were recruited for the longitudinal observational study with repeated measures. Quantities of swelling were examined for contribution to two and six-week outcomes of strength and TUG time using hierarchical regression controlling for age, sex, and the baseline value of the dependent variable. Swelling was assessed using bioelectrical impedance assessment and quantified as the peak level of swelling and cumulative swelling (integral) over the post-TKA time window. Maximum isometric quadriceps strength (MVIC) was measured using a electromechanical dynamometer and participant functional performance measured using the TUG. RESULTS Neither peak swelling nor cumulative swelling significantly contributed to the variance of two-week quadriceps strength. At six weeks, peak swelling significantly improved the variance in maximal quadriceps strength by an additional four percent (p = 0.05), while cumulative swelling did not significantly contribute. Peak swelling significantly contributed to the variance in two-week (16%) and six-week (five percent) TUG times (p < 0.05), but the cumulative swelling did not. CONCLUSIONS Peak swelling represents a value of post-TKA swelling that is associated with strength and function. Reducing the peak level of swelling, occurring early after surgery, may improve patient functional recovery. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level II - Prospective observational study.
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- Brian J Loyd
- The University of Colorado Denver AMC, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, United States of America.
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- The University of Colorado Denver AMC, Department of Orthopedics, United States of America
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- The University of Colorado Denver AMC, Department of Orthopedics, United States of America
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- The University of Colorado Denver AMC, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, United States of America
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- The University of Colorado Denver AMC, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, United States of America; Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Denver, CO, United States of America
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Degache F, Serain E, Vernillo G, Meyer F, Falbriard M, Savoldelli A, Guex K, Millet GP. Postural Control Follows a Bi-Phasic Alteration Pattern During Mountain Ultra-Marathon. Front Physiol 2019; 9:1971. [PMID: 30713506 PMCID: PMC6346676 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Accepted: 12/31/2018] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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It is well knows that postural control (PC) is deteriorated with neuromuscular fatigue, altitude or sleep deprivation induced by a mountain ultra-marathon (MUM). Several regulatory mechanisms have also been reported during this type of event and the changes in PC at different points of MUM remain unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate the time course of PC during an extreme MUM. We tested the hypothesis that PC alteration would not increase linearly. Methods: 16 participants (age 45.1 ± 9.6 years) were tested bipedaly on a posturographic platform for 51.2 s with eyes open every ∼50 km. Both traditional and stabilogram diffusion analyses (SDA) were performed. A visual analog scale (VAS) was used for a subjective evaluation of global fatigue, sleep feeling and pain. Results: The main parameters (center of pressure trajectory analysis) increased significantly (p < 0.001, d = 1.56, very large) until km 100. This was confirmed by SDA in the antero-posterior plane. Short term effective diffusion coefficient significantly increased (p < 0.001, d = 1.07, very large) as critical point (p < 0.01, d = 1.57, very large). From km 100 to 200, a different response was observed with a continuous decrease in most of the PC parameters. This was confirmed by SDA in the antero-posterior plane. Short term effective diffusion coefficient significantly increased (p < 0.001, d = 1.39, very large) as critical point (p < 0.01, d = 1.51, very large). Conclusion: Posture alteration is progressively increased until 100 km. After this point, compensatory mechanisms appear to limit the posture degradation. This bi-phasic response is of interest for better understanding the coping with extreme fatigue.
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- Francis Degache
- School of Health Sciences, University of Applied Science and Arts Western Switzerland, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Applied Science and Arts Western Switzerland, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Research Center for Sport, Mountain and Health (CeRiSM), University of Verona, Rovereto, Italy
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- Institute of Sports Sciences, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Movement Analysis and Measurement, STI, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Research Center for Sport, Mountain and Health (CeRiSM), University of Verona, Rovereto, Italy.,Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Applied Science and Arts Western Switzerland, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Sports Sciences, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Descamps V, Claessens YE, Doumenc B. Skin manifestations in ultramarathon runners: experience in the Marathon des Sables 2014. Br J Dermatol 2017; 177:562-563. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.15182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- V. Descamps
- Department of Dermatology; Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital; 46 rue Henri Huchard 75877 Paris France
- Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris; 149 rue de Sèvres 75015 Paris France
- Paris 7, Denis Diderot University; 5 rue Thomas Mann 75013 Paris France
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- Department of Emergency Medicine; Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace; 1 Avenue Pasteur 98012 Monaco
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- Department of Emergency Medicine; Cochin Hospital; Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris; 27 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques 75014 Paris France
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Zanchi D, Viallon M, Le Goff C, Millet GP, Giardini G, Croisille P, Haller S. Extreme Mountain Ultra-Marathon Leads to Acute but Transient Increase in Cerebral Water Diffusivity and Plasma Biomarkers Levels Changes. Front Physiol 2017; 7:664. [PMID: 28105018 PMCID: PMC5214892 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2016.00664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2016] [Accepted: 12/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background: Pioneer studies demonstrate the impact of extreme sport load on the human brain, leading to threatening conditions for athlete's health such as cerebral edema. The investigation of brain water diffusivity, allowing the measurement of the intercellular water and the assessment of cerebral edema, can give a great contribution to the investigation of the effects of extreme sports on the brain. We therefore assessed the effect of supra-physiological effort (extreme distance and elevation changes) in mountain ultra-marathons (MUMs) athletes combining for the first time brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and blood parameters. Methods:This longitudinal study included 19 volunteers (44.2 ± 9.5 years) finishing a MUM (330 km, elevation + 24000 m). Quantitative measurements of brain diffusion-weighted images (DWI) were performed at 3 time-points: Before the race, upon arrival and after 48 h. Multiple blood biomarkers were simultaneously investigated. Data analyses included brain apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and physiological data comparisons between three time-points. Results:The whole brain ADC significantly increased from baseline to arrival (p = 0.005) and then significantly decreased at recovery (p = 0.005) to lower values than at baseline (p = 0.005). While sodium, potassium, calcium, and chloride as well as hematocrit (HCT) changed over time, the serum osmolality remained constant. Significant correlations were found between whole brain ADC changes and osmolality (p = 0.01), cholesterol (p = 0.009), c-reactive protein (p = 0.04), sodium (p = 0.01), and chloride (p = 0.002) plasma level variations. Conclusions:These results suggest the relative increase of the inter-cellular volume upon arrival, and subsequently its reduction to lower values than at baseline, indicating that even after 48 h the brain has not fully recovered to its equilibrium state. Even though serum electrolytes may only indirectly indicate modifications at the brain level due to the blood brain barrier, the results concerning osmolality suggest that body water might directly influence the change in cerebral ADC. These findings establish therefore a direct link between general brain inter-cellular water content and physiological biomarkers modifications produced by extreme sport.
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- Davide Zanchi
- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Basel Basel, Switzerland
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- CREATIS, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR 5220, INSERM U1206, Université de Lyon, INSA Lyon, Université Jean Monnet Saint-EtienneSaint Etienne, France; Radiology Department, CHU de Saint EtienneSaint Etienne, France
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Liège Liège, Belgium
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- Institute of Sports Sciences, University of Lausanne Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Unit, Mountain Medicine and Neurology Center Valle d'Aosta Regional Hospital Aosta, Italy
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- CREATIS, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR 5220, INSERM U1206, Université de Lyon, INSA Lyon, Université Jean Monnet Saint-EtienneSaint Etienne, France; Radiology Department, CHU de Saint EtienneSaint Etienne, France
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- Affidea Centre de Diagnostic Radiologique de Carouge CDRCGeneva, Switzerland; Faculty of Medicine, University of GenevaGeneva, Switzerland; Department of Surgical Sciences, Radiology, Uppsala UniversityUppsala, Sweden; Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital FreiburgGermany
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Shear-Wave Elastography Assessments of Quadriceps Stiffness Changes prior to, during and after Prolonged Exercise: A Longitudinal Study during an Extreme Mountain Ultra-Marathon. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0161855. [PMID: 27579699 PMCID: PMC5007013 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2016] [Accepted: 08/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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In sports medicine, there is increasing interest in quantifying the elastic properties of skeletal muscle, especially during extreme muscular stimulation, to improve our understanding of the impact of alterations in skeletal muscle stiffness on resulting pain or injuries, as well as the mechanisms underlying the relationships between these parameters. Our main objective was to determine whether real-time shear-wave elastography (SWE) can monitor changes in quadriceps muscle elasticity during an extreme mountain ultra-marathon, a powerful mechanical stress model. Our study involved 50 volunteers participating in an extreme mountain marathon (distance: 330 km, elevation: +24,000 m). Quantitative SWE velocity and shear modulus measurements were performed in most superficial quadriceps muscle heads at the following 4 time points: before the race, halfway through the race, upon finishing the race and after recovery (+48 h). Blood biomarker levels were also measured. A significant decrease in the quadriceps shear modulus was observed upon finishing the race (3.31±0.61 kPa) (p<0.001) compared to baseline (3.56±0.63 kPa), followed by a partial recovery +48 h after the race (3.45±0.6 kPa) (p = 0.002) across all muscle heads, as well as for each of the following three muscle heads: the rectus femoris (p = 0.003), the vastus medialis (p = 0.033) and the vastus lateralis (p = 0.001). Our study is the first to assess changes in muscle stiffness during prolonged extreme physical endurance exercises based on shear modulus measurements using non-invasive SWE. We concluded that decreases in stiffness, which may have resulted from quadriceps overuse in the setting of supra-physiological stress caused by the extreme distance and unique elevation of the race, may have been responsible for the development of inflammation and muscle swelling. SWE may hence represent a promising tool for monitoring physiologic or pathological variations in muscle stiffness and may be useful for diagnosing and monitoring muscle changes.
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