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Less fatiguability in eccentric than concentric repetitive maximal muscle contractions. Eur J Appl Physiol 2023:10.1007/s00421-023-05178-4. [PMID: 36934359 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-023-05178-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/20/2023]
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PURPOSE Changes in elbow flexion torque and biceps brachii electromyogram (EMG) activity over 30 repetitive maximal voluntary concentric-only (CON-only), eccentric-only (ECC-only), and alternative concentric and eccentric (CON-ECC, 30 concentric + 30 eccentric) contractions were examined to compare their muscle fatigue profiles. METHODS Fifteen healthy young men performed CON-only, ECC-only and CON-ECC in their maximal effort between 10° and 100° elbow flexion on an isokinetic dynamometer at an angular velocity of 30°/s with a 3-s rest between contractions in a randomised order with ≥ 3 days between conditions. Changes in torque and EMG over the repeated contractions and maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVC-ISO) torque with EMG before the first contraction and immediately after the last contraction were compared among conditions by two-way repeated measures analysis of variance. RESULTS The torque decreased (p < 0.01) from the first to 30th contraction in CON-only (- 49.5 ± 11.0%), ECC-only (- 32.2 ± 7.4%), and concentric (- 62.3 ± 8.7%) as well as eccentric phase (- 58.9 ± 9.3%) in CON-ECC (- 46.0 ± 12.3% overall). The magnitude of the decrease in the torque was greater (p < 0.01) for the CON-only than ECC-only, and the concentric than an eccentric phase in the CON-ECC. However, MVC-ISO torque decreased (p < 0.01) similarly after CON-only (- 42.9 ± 13.8%) and ECC-only (- 40.1 ± 9.2%), which was smaller (p < 0.01) than CON-ECC (- 56.8 ± 9.2%). EMG over contractions decreased (p < 0.01) for all conditions similarly from the first to the last contraction (- 28.5 ± 26.8%), and EMG in MVC-ISO also decreased similarly for all conditions (- 24.7 ± 35.8%). CONCLUSION These results suggest greater fatigue resistance in repetitive maximal eccentric than concentric contractions, but the fatigue assessed by MVC-ISO does not show it.
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Ward TJC, Lindley MR, Ferguson RA, Constantin D, Singh SJ, Bolton CE, Evans RA, Greenhaff PL, Steiner MC. Submaximal Eccentric Cycling in People With COPD: Acute Whole-Body Cardiopulmonary and Muscle Metabolic Responses. Chest 2020; 159:564-574. [PMID: 32888931 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.08.2082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2020] [Revised: 07/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Eccentric cycling (ECC) may be an attractive exercise method in COPD because of both low cardiorespiratory demand and perception of effort compared with conventional concentric cycling (CON) at matched mechanical loads. However, it is unknown whether ECC can be performed by individuals with COPD at an intensity able to cause sufficient metabolic stress to improve aerobic capacity. RESEARCH QUESTION What are the cardiopulmonary and metabolic responses to ECC in people with COPD and healthy volunteers when compared with CON at matched mechanical loads? STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Thirteen people with COPD (mean ± SD age, 64 ± 9 years; FEV1, 45 ± 19% predicted; BMI, 24 ± 4 kg/m2; oxygen uptake at peak exercise [V̇O2peak], 15 ± 3 mL/kg/min) and 9 age-matched control participants (FEV1, 102 ± 13% predicted; BMI, 28 ± 5 kg/m2; V̇O2peak, 23 ± 5 mL/kg/min), performed up to six 4-min bouts of ECC and CON at matched mechanical loads of increasing intensity. In addition, 12 individuals with COPD underwent quadriceps muscle biopsies before and after 20 min of ECC and CON at 65% peak power. RESULTS At matched mechanical loads, oxygen uptake, minute ventilation, heart rate, systolic BP, respiratory exchange ratio (all P < .001), capillary lactate, perceived breathlessness, and leg fatigue (P < .05) were lower in both groups during ECC than CON. Muscle lactate content increased (P = .008) and muscle phosphocreatine decreased (P = .012) during CON in COPD, which was not evident during ECC. INTERPRETATION Cardiopulmonary and blood lactate responses during submaximal ECC were less compared with during CON at equivalent mechanical workloads in healthy participants and COPD patients, and this was confirmed at a muscle level in COPD patients. Submaximal ECC was well tolerated and allowed greater mechanical work at lower ventilatory cost. However, in people with COPD, a training intervention based on ECC is unlikely to stimulate cardiovascular and metabolic adaptation to the same extent as CON.
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- Thomas J C Ward
- National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, Loughborough University, Loughborough, England; Centre for Exercise & Rehabilitation Science, Leicester Biomedical Research Centre-Respiratory, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, England; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, England
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- National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, Loughborough University, Loughborough, England; Translational Chemical Biology Research Group, SSHES, Loughborough University, Loughborough, England
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- National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, Loughborough University, Loughborough, England
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- MRC Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England; NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England
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- National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, Loughborough University, Loughborough, England; Centre for Exercise & Rehabilitation Science, Leicester Biomedical Research Centre-Respiratory, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, England; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, England; Department of Respiratory Science, University of Leicester, Leicester, England
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- MRC Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England; NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England
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- National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, Loughborough University, Loughborough, England; Centre for Exercise & Rehabilitation Science, Leicester Biomedical Research Centre-Respiratory, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, England; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, England; Department of Respiratory Science, University of Leicester, Leicester, England
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- National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, Loughborough University, Loughborough, England; MRC Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England; NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England
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- National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, Loughborough University, Loughborough, England; Centre for Exercise & Rehabilitation Science, Leicester Biomedical Research Centre-Respiratory, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, England; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, England; Department of Respiratory Science, University of Leicester, Leicester, England.
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Paulus J, Croisier JL, Kaux JF, Bury T. Eccentric versus Concentric - Which Is the Most Stressful Cardiovascularly and Metabolically? Curr Sports Med Rep 2020; 18:477-489. [PMID: 31834180 DOI: 10.1249/jsr.0000000000000666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to compare the fatigability resistance profile and the physiological responses of strenuous concentric (CON) versus eccentric (ECC) isokinetic exercises. At two different sessions, 12 healthy sedentary male subjects (24.3 ± 2.5 years) performed strenuous CON and ECC isokinetic exercises. The protocol consisted of three sets of 12 maximal repetitions, separated by 30-s intervals, at a velocity of 60°·s for both flexor and extensor knee muscles of the dominant leg. Metabolic (ventilation, oxygen uptake, blood lactate concentration) and cardiovascular (HR, mean arterial blood pressure) parameters were registered before, throughout, and after the isokinetic session. The isokinetic data analysis revealed a more pronounced fatigue in the hamstrings than in the quadriceps in the ECC mode (fatigue index, ratio between the third and the first sets, of 94.8% ± 11.8% vs 86.4% ± 10.8%; P < 0.05). All physiological responses studied increased gradually during the isokinetic evaluation, both in CON and ECC modes. For total work normalized by physiological responses, cardiovascular and metabolic variables were lower in the CON than in the ECC mode, a sign of a weaker efficiency in CON mode (ratio between performance and physiological cost). In conclusion, the study shows a specific fatigability resistance profile consisting of an early decrease of ECC hamstring performance compared with the quadriceps profile. In addition, we confirm that physiological consequences are important during strenuous isokinetic exercises but ECC exercise produces less stress on the cardiovascular and the metabolic systems than does CON exercise.
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- Julien Paulus
- Department of Motricity Sciences and Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, University of Liege, Liège, BELGIUM.,Laboratory of Human Motion Analysis, University of Liege, Liège, BELGIUMPhysical Medicine and Sports Traumatology Department, SportS, FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, IOC Research Centre for Prevention of Injury and Protection of Athlete Health, FIMS Collaborating Center of Sports Medicine, University and University Hospital of Liège, Liège, BELGIUM
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- Department of Motricity Sciences and Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, University of Liege, Liège, BELGIUM.,Laboratory of Human Motion Analysis, University of Liege, Liège, BELGIUMPhysical Medicine and Sports Traumatology Department, SportS, FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, IOC Research Centre for Prevention of Injury and Protection of Athlete Health, FIMS Collaborating Center of Sports Medicine, University and University Hospital of Liège, Liège, BELGIUM.,Physical Medicine and Sports Traumatology Department, SportS, FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, IOC Research Centre for Prevention of Injury and Protection of Athlete Health, FIMS Collaborating Center of Sports Medicine, University and University Hospital of Liège, Liège, BELGIUM
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- Department of Motricity Sciences and Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, University of Liege, Liège, BELGIUM.,Laboratory of Human Motion Analysis, University of Liege, Liège, BELGIUMPhysical Medicine and Sports Traumatology Department, SportS, FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, IOC Research Centre for Prevention of Injury and Protection of Athlete Health, FIMS Collaborating Center of Sports Medicine, University and University Hospital of Liège, Liège, BELGIUM.,Physical Medicine and Sports Traumatology Department, SportS, FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, IOC Research Centre for Prevention of Injury and Protection of Athlete Health, FIMS Collaborating Center of Sports Medicine, University and University Hospital of Liège, Liège, BELGIUM
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- Department of Motricity Sciences and Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, University of Liege, Liège, BELGIUM.,Physical Medicine and Sports Traumatology Department, SportS, FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, IOC Research Centre for Prevention of Injury and Protection of Athlete Health, FIMS Collaborating Center of Sports Medicine, University and University Hospital of Liège, Liège, BELGIUM
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Barfod KW, Feller JA, Clark R, Hartwig T, Devitt BM, Webster KE. Strength Testing After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Prospective Cohort Study Investigating Overlap of Tests. J Strength Cond Res 2019; 33:3145-3150. [DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0000000000002491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Ferley DD, Vukovich MD. Assessing the Reliability of Using a Horizontal Leg Press Equipped With a Force Plate to Report on Measures of Positive and Negative Neuromuscular Characteristics. J Strength Cond Res 2018; 33:360-371. [PMID: 30531418 DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0000000000002996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Ferley, DD and Vukovich, MD. Assessing the reliability of using a horizontal leg press equipped with a force plate to report on measures of positive and negative neuromuscular characteristics. J Strength Cond Res 33(2): 360-371, 2019-Individuals participating in sport or returning from a lower-extremity injury routinely perform assessments of lower-body anaerobic capacity and power to gauge fitness or readiness to return to competition. However, many commonly used assessments lack the specificity of movement and muscle contraction demonstrated in sprinting, jumping, and changing direction. Therefore, this investigation assessed the reliability of a novel lower-body power test called a Plyo Press Power Quotient (3PQ), which involves jumping on a horizontal leg press equipped with a force plate. Thirty participants completed 1 repetition maximum (1RM) strength testing for 1 and 2 legs and a countermovement vertical jump. Two trials of 1- and 2-leg jump tests were performed using 30, 40, 50, and 60% of 1RM for 20 and 30 seconds, respectively. Dependent variables were a variety of positive (concentric) and negative (eccentric) neuromuscular indices. Statistical significance was set to p ≤ 0.05. No significant differences existed between trial 1 and 2 for any measures. One-way analysis of variance between %1RM conditions revealed significant differences in peak force (right; both), average negative power (left; right), average negative work (left; right), rate of power development (both), percent positive and negative fatigue (left; right; both), and velocity of movement (left; right; both). Peak power of all 2-leg jump tests correlated highly with vertical jump (r ≥ 0.89) but was significantly different. We conclude 3PQ testing provides a reliable assessment of anaerobic capacity and power, with the added benefit of easy single-leg comparisons.
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- Derek D Ferley
- Avera Sports, Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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- College of Education and Human Sciences, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota
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Harris-Love MO, Seamon BA, Gonzales TI, Hernandez HJ, Pennington D, Hoover BM. Eccentric Exercise Program Design: A Periodization Model for Rehabilitation Applications. Front Physiol 2017; 8:112. [PMID: 28280471 PMCID: PMC5322206 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00112] [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: 09/15/2016] [Accepted: 02/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The applied use of eccentric muscle actions for physical rehabilitation may utilize the framework of periodization. This approach may facilitate the safe introduction of eccentric exercise and appropriate management of the workload progression. The purpose of this data-driven Hypothesis and Theory paper is to present a periodization model for isokinetic eccentric strengthening of older adults in an outpatient rehabilitation setting. Exemplar and group data are used to describe the initial eccentric exercise prescription, structured familiarization procedures, workload progression algorithm, and feasibility of the exercise regimen. Twenty-four men (61.8 ± 6.3 years of age) completed a 12-week isokinetic eccentric strengthening regimen involving the knee extensors. Feasibility and safety of the regimen was evaluated using serial visual analog scale (VAS, 0–10) values for self-reported pain, and examining changes in the magnitude of mean eccentric power as a function of movement velocity. Motor learning associated with the familiarization sessions was characterized through torque-time curve analysis. Total work was analyzed to identify relative training plateaus or diminished exercise capacity during the progressive phase of the macrocycle. Variability in the mean repetition interval decreased from 68 to 12% during the familiarization phase of the macrocycle. The mean VAS values were 2.9 ± 2.7 at the start of the regimen and 2.6 ± 2.9 following 12 weeks of eccentric strength training. During the progressive phase of the macrocycle, exercise workload increased from 70% of the estimated eccentric peak torque to 141% and total work increased by 185% during this training phase. The slope of the total work performed across the progressive phase of the macrocycle ranged from −5.5 to 29.6, with the lowest slope values occurring during microcycles 8 and 11. Also, mean power generation increased by 25% when eccentric isokinetic velocity increased from 60 to 90° s−1 while maintaining the same workload target. The periodization model used in this study for eccentric exercise familiarization and workload progression was feasible and safe to implement within an outpatient rehabilitation setting. Cyclic implementation of higher eccentric movement velocities, and the addition of active recovery periods, are featured in the proposed theoretical periodization model for isokinetic eccentric strengthening.
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- Michael O Harris-Love
- Muscle Morphology, Mechanics and Performance Laboratory, Clinical Research Center-Human Performance Research Unit, Veterans Affairs Medical CenterWashington, DC, USA; Geriatrics and Extended Care Service/Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical CenterWashington, DC, USA; Department of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington UniversityWashington, DC, USA
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- Muscle Morphology, Mechanics and Performance Laboratory, Clinical Research Center-Human Performance Research Unit, Veterans Affairs Medical CenterWashington, DC, USA; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Veterans Affairs Medical CenterWashington, DC, USA
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- Muscle Morphology, Mechanics and Performance Laboratory, Clinical Research Center-Human Performance Research Unit, Veterans Affairs Medical Center Washington, DC, USA
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- Muscle Morphology, Mechanics and Performance Laboratory, Clinical Research Center-Human Performance Research Unit, Veterans Affairs Medical CenterWashington, DC, USA; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Veterans Affairs Medical CenterWashington, DC, USA
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- Muscle Morphology, Mechanics and Performance Laboratory, Clinical Research Center-Human Performance Research Unit, Veterans Affairs Medical CenterWashington, DC, USA; Department of Physiology and Biophysics, College of Medicine, Howard UniversityWashington, DC, USA
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- Muscle Morphology, Mechanics and Performance Laboratory, Clinical Research Center-Human Performance Research Unit, Veterans Affairs Medical Center Washington, DC, USA
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Tsepis E, Giakas G, Vagenas G, Georgoulis A. Frequency content asymmetry of the isokinetic curve between ACL deficient and healthy knee. J Biomech 2004; 37:857-64. [PMID: 15111073 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2003.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/06/2003] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The torque-time curve patterns of concentric isokinetic knee extension in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) deficient patients usually present mid-range irregularities associated with the level of anterior tibial translation. The purpose of this study was to compare the smoothness in isokinetic torque production between the ACL deficient and the healthy knee. Thirty ACL deficient soccer players performed bilaterally five trials of maximum concentric knee extension-flexion at 60 degrees /s on a Biodex dynamometer. The three middle trials (a total of six curves) were retained and submitted to further data processing. Maximum frequency values contained within the 90%, 95% and 99% level of the signal power were calculated for each extension and flexion curve. The frequency content of the ACL deficient side proved to be statistically higher compared to the intact side at all levels of the power spectrum. The percentage differences in the frequency content were 18.8%, 10.6% and 40.0% for knee extension, and 49.5%, 24.5% and 16.3% for knee flexion, for the respective power levels. This indicated higher oscillations and, therefore, more unstable mechanical output of the injured knee. An overall biological interpretation of the present results is based on the notion that disturbed motion is generally connected to poor level of joint functionality.
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- Elias Tsepis
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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Gür H, Cakin N. Muscle mass, isokinetic torque, and functional capacity in women with osteoarthritis of the knee. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2003; 84:1534-41. [PMID: 14586923 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9993(03)00288-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the relations between cross-sectional area and concentric and eccentric torques in the quadriceps and hamstring muscles and to determine how functional capacity relates to pain, muscle mass, and concentric and eccentric knee torques in women who have bilateral osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. DESIGN Randomized, descriptive study. SETTING A university exercise physiology laboratory in Turkey. PARTICIPANTS Eighteen women with bilateral knee OA (grades 2 or 3) graded radiographically. INTERVENTIONS Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Selected functional tests included the 15-m walk, rising from a chair, descending stairs, and stair climbing. Pain during the functional tests was subjectively measured on an 11-point scale (range, 0-10). Concentric and eccentric torques of the quadriceps and hamstring muscles were measured by isokinetic dynamometry with angular velocities of 60 degrees, 120 degrees, and 180 degrees /s; cross-sectional areas of the quadriceps and hamstring muscles were measured by computed tomography. RESULTS Eccentric torque was significantly (P range, <.05 to.001) greater than concentric torque for the quadriceps (range, 16%-100%) and hamstring (range, 50%-158%) muscles at all angular velocities. Torque-velocity curves for concentric and eccentric contractions were almost identical to those found in healthy young and elderly people. According to r(2) values, cross-sectional area of the quadriceps and hamstring muscles explained 24% to 61% (r(2) range,.24-.61) and 38% to 51% (r(2) range,.38-.51) of the variations in concentric and eccentric peak torques, respectively. Very small to moderate correlations (.01-.75) were observed among torque at any velocity and the variables of functional capacity and pain. For stair-climbing times, the best predictor variable was the eccentric hamstring to concentric quadriceps torque ratio. For stair descending, it was the concentric hamstring to eccentric quadriceps torque ratios. These torque ratios explained 81% (r(2)=.81) and 61% (r(2)=.61) of the variations, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The findings in a patient group with bilateral OA of the knee showed that (1) eccentric torque is greater than concentric torque in knee muscles; (2) the correlation coefficients (r) between concentric and eccentric torques at different velocities (r range,.63-.86), but not between reciprocal torque ratios (r range,.02-.69), are good; (3) cross-sectional area cannot be considered as a single predictor of peak torque for either quadriceps or hamstring muscles; and (4) the variation in descending stairs and stair-climbing capacities can be explained by the reciprocal torque ratios of knee muscles.
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- Hakan Gür
- Department of Sports Medicine, Medical College of Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey.
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