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Motor unit conduction velocity during sustained contraction after eccentric exercise

dc.contributor.authorHedayatpour, Nosratollah
dc.contributor.authorFalla, Deborah
dc.contributor.authorArendt-Nielsen, Lars
dc.contributor.authorVila-Chã, Carolina
dc.contributor.authorFarina, Dario
dc.date.accessioned2011-06-03T09:48:37Z
dc.date.available2011-06-03T09:48:37Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND:Eccentric contractions induce muscle fiber damage that is associated with a decreased capacity to generate voluntary force and increased fiber membrane permeability. Changes in fiber membrane permeability results in cell depolarization that is expected to have an effect on the action potential propagation velocity of the muscle fibers. PURPOSE:The aim of the study was to investigate the action potential propagation velocity in individual motor units before and 24 and 48 h after eccentric exercise. METHODS:Multichannel surface and fine-wire intramuscular EMG signals were concurrently recorded from two locations of the right vastus medialis muscle of 10 healthy men during 60-s isometric contractions at 10% and 30% of the maximal force. RESULTS:The maximal force decreased by 26.1 ± 16.1% (P < 0.0001) at 24 h and remained reduced by 23.6 ± 14.5% (P < 0.0001) 48 h after exercise with respect to baseline. With respect to baseline, motor unit conduction velocity decreased (P < 0.05) by (average over 24 and 48 h after exercise) 7.7 ± 2.7% (10% maximal voluntary contraction (MVC), proximal), 7.2 ± 2.8% (10% MVC, distal), 8.6 ± 3.8% (30% MVC, proximal), and 6.2 ± 1.5% (30% MVC, distal). Moreover, motor unit conduction velocity decreased over time during the sustained contractions at faster rates when assessed 24 and 48 h after exercise with respect to baseline for both contraction forces and locations (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS:These results indicate that the electrophysiological membrane properties of muscle fibers are altered by exercise-induced muscle fiber damage.por
dc.description.sponsorshipMinistry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran (N.H.) and the Danish Technical Research Council (project: Centre for Neuroengineering (CEN), contract no. 26-04-0100) (D.F.).por
dc.identifier.citationHedayatpour, Nosratollah; Falla, Deborah; Arendt-Nielsen, Lars; Vila-Chã, Carolina; Farina, Dario (2009). Motor unit conduction velocity during sustained contraction after eccentric exercise. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. ISSN 0195-9131. 41:10, p. 1927-1933por
dc.identifier.issn0195-9131
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/4964
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkinspor
dc.relation.ispartofseries41;10
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2009&issue=10000&article=00014&type=abstractpor
dc.subjectDOMSpor
dc.subjectMuscledamagepor
dc.subjectMuscle fiberpor
dc.subjectIntramuscular EMGpor
dc.titleMotor unit conduction velocity during sustained contraction after eccentric exercisepor
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage1933por
oaire.citation.startPage1927por
oaire.citation.titleMedicine and Science in Sports and Exercisepor
person.familyNameVila-Chã
person.givenNameCarolina
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-3891-357X
person.identifier.scopus-author-id35079532100
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspor
rcaap.typearticlepor
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