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Cornejo-Daza PJ, Sánchez-Valdepeñas J, Rodiles-Guerrero L, Páez-Maldonado JA, Ara I, León-Prados JA, Alegre LM, Pareja-Blanco F, Alcazar J. Vastus Lateralis Muscle Size Is Differently Associated With the Different Regions of the Squat Force-Velocity and Load-Velocity Relationships, Rate of Force Development, and Physical Performance Young Men. J Strength Cond Res 2024; 38:450-458. [PMID: 38231131 DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0000000000004654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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ABSTRACT Cornejo-Daza, PJ, Sánchez-Valdepeñas, J, Rodiles-Guerrero, L, Páez-Maldonado, JA, Ara, I, León-Prados, JA, Alegre, LM, Pareja-Blanco, F, and Alcazar, J. Vastus lateralis muscle size is differently associated with the different regions of the squat force-velocity and load-velocity relationships, rate of force development, and physical performance young men. J Strength Cond Res 38(3): 450-458, 2024-The influence that regional muscle size and muscle volume may have on different portions of the force-velocity (F-V) and load-velocity (L-V) relationships, explosive force, and muscle function of the lower limbs is poorly understood. This study assessed the association of muscle size with the F-V and L-V relationships, rate of force development (RFD) and maximal isometric force in the squat exercise, and vertical jump performance via countermovement jump (CMJ) height. Forty-nine resistance-trained young men (22.7 ± 3.3 years old) participated in the study. Anatomical cross-sectional area (ACSA) of the vastus lateralis (VLA) muscle was measured using the extended field of view mode in an ultrasound device at 3 different femur lengths (40% [distal], 57.5% [medial], and 75% [proximal]), and muscle volume was estimated considering the VLA muscle insertion points previously published and validated in this study. There were significant associations between all muscle size measures (except distal ACSA) and (a) forces and loads yielded at velocities ranging from 0 to 1.5 m·s -1 ( r = 0.36-0.74, p < 0.05), (b) velocities exerted at forces and loads ranging between 750-2,000 N and 75-200 kg, respectively ( r = 0.31-0.69, p < 0.05), and (c) RFD at 200 and 400 milliseconds ( r = 0.35-0.64, p < 0.05). Proximal and distal ACSA and muscle volume were significantly associated with CMJ height ( r = 0.32-0.51, p < 0.05). Vastus lateralis muscle size exhibited a greater influence on performance at higher forces or loads and lower velocities and late phases of explosive muscle actions. Additionally, proximal ACSA and muscle volume showed the highest correlation with the muscle function measures.
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- Pedro J Cornejo-Daza
- Department of Sports and Computer Sciences, Physical Performance & Sports Research Center, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
- Department of Sports and Computer Sciences, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
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- Department of Sports and Computer Sciences, Physical Performance & Sports Research Center, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
- Department of Sports and Computer Sciences, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
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- Department of Sports and Computer Sciences, Physical Performance & Sports Research Center, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
- Faculty of Education, Department of Human Movement and Sport Performance, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Department of Sports and Computer Sciences, Physical Performance & Sports Research Center, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
- Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Seville, Osuna, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Castilla-La Mancha (IDISCAM), Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha (JCCM), Spain
- GENUD Toledo Research Group, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain; and
- CIBER on Frailty and Healthy Aging (CIBERFES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Sports and Computer Sciences, Physical Performance & Sports Research Center, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
- Department of Sports and Computer Sciences, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Castilla-La Mancha (IDISCAM), Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha (JCCM), Spain
- GENUD Toledo Research Group, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain; and
- CIBER on Frailty and Healthy Aging (CIBERFES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Sports and Computer Sciences, Physical Performance & Sports Research Center, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
- Department of Sports and Computer Sciences, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Castilla-La Mancha (IDISCAM), Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha (JCCM), Spain
- GENUD Toledo Research Group, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain; and
- CIBER on Frailty and Healthy Aging (CIBERFES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Yagiz G, Fredianto M, Ulfa M, Ariani I, Agustin AD, Shida N, Moore EWG, Kubis HP. A retrospective comparison of the biceps femoris long head muscle structure in athletes with and without hamstring strain injury history. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0298146. [PMID: 38408057 PMCID: PMC10896514 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0298146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Hamstring strain injuries (HSI) and re-injuries are endemic in high-speed running sports. The biceps femoris long head (BFlh) is the most frequently injured muscle among the hamstrings. Structural parameters of the hamstring muscle are stated to be susceptible to strain injuries at this location. This retrospective study targeted comparing the BFlh's structural parameters between previously injured and uninjured athletes. METHODS Nineteen male athletes with previous BFlh strain injury history and nineteen athletes without former lower extremity injury history were included in this study. Fascicle length, mid-muscle belly and distal musculotendinous (MTJ) passive stiffnesses of the biceps femoris long head (BFlh) were examined via b-mode panoramic ultrasound scanning and ultrasound-based shear-wave elastography. Parameter comparisons of both legs within and between athletes with and without injury history were performed. RESULTS Comparison of the BFlh fascicle length between the injured leg of the injured group and the legs of the controls revealed a trend to shorter fascicle lengths in the injured leg (p = 0.067, d = -0.62). However, the mid-muscle belly passive stiffness of the BFlh was significantly higher in the injured legs (p = 0.009, d = 0.7) compared with the controls. Additionally, the distal MTJ stiffness was much higher in the previously injured legs compared with controls (p < 0.001, d = 1.6). CONCLUSIONS Outcomes support the importance of BFlh properties related to stiffness, and fascicle length for injury susceptibility in athletes. Future prospective studies should determine whether the higher stiffness in the injured athletes is a cause or consequence of the HSI. Physical therapy and rehabilitation programmes after HSI should focus on BFlh muscle properties i.e., elasticity and fascicle length for reducing re-injury and increasing sports performance.
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- Gokhan Yagiz
- Department of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Performance, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, United States of America
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Amasya University, Amasya, Republic of Türkiye
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Orthopaedics and Traumatology Division, Surgery Department, School of Medicine, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Siloam Hospitals Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- Master of Hospital Administration, Postgraduate Program, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Radiology, Siloam Hospitals Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physical Therapy, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Performance, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, United States of America
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- Institute for Applied Human Physiology, School of Human and Behavioural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom
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Blemker SS. In vivo imaging of skeletal muscle form and function: 50 years of insight. J Biomech 2023; 158:111745. [PMID: 37579605 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2023.111745] [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: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023]
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Skeletal muscle form and function has fascinated scientists for centuries. Our understanding of muscle function has long been driven by advancements in imaging techniques. For example, the sliding filament theory of muscle, which is now widely leveraged in biomechanics research, stemmed from observations made possible by scanning electron microscopy. Over the last 50 years, advancing in medical imaging, combined with ingenuity and creativity of biomechanists, have provide a wealth of new and important insights into in vivo human muscle function. Incorporation of in vivo imaging has also advanced computational modeling and allowed our research to have an impact in many clinical populations. While this review does not provide a comprehensive or meta-analysis of the all the in vivo muscle imaging work over the last five decades, it provides a narrative about the past, present, and future of in vivo muscle imaging.
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- Silvia S Blemker
- Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Ophthalmology, and Orthopedic Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States; Springbok Analytics, Charlottesville, VA, United States
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Guo R, Ferle M, Nebel D, Hurschler C. The development and evaluation of an in-vitro shoulder simulator with active muscle simulation. Sci Rep 2023; 13:4423. [PMID: 36932123 PMCID: PMC10023710 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-31200-y] [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: 07/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023] Open
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The purpose of the present study was to develop a novel active in-vitro shoulder simulator to emulate all forms of planar and non-planar glenohumeral motions with active muscle simulation on cadaver specimens or shoulder models and to critically evaluate its performance. A physiologic shoulder simulator, driven using simulated muscle force, was developed to dynamically realize accurate kinematic control in all three rotational degrees of freedom (DOF) under physiological kinetic boundaries. The control algorithm of the simulator was implemented using three parallel running independent control loops, which regulate the forces of individual muscles in the respect DOF and work asynchronously in disparate sequences adapted to specific motions (abduction, flexion/extension and rotation). Three cadaveric specimens were used to evaluate the kinematic and kinetic performance of the simulator during simulated motions. High kinematic accuracy (maximum mean deviation ≤ 2.35° and RMSE 1.13°) and repeatability (maximum and average SD of ≤ 1.21° and 0.67°) were observed in all three rotational DOF investigated. The reliabilities of all individual muscle forces actuated in the simulator during planar and non-planar motions were generally excellent, with the 95% CIs of ICC estimates of > 0.90 for most instances (30/36). A novel shoulder simulator with active muscle simulation was developed and evaluated. Its capability to reproduce kinematics and kinetics in a physiological range for all DOF was systematically evaluated for multiple kinetic and kinematic outcome variables. The presented simulator is a powerful tool for investigating the biomechanics of physiological and pathological shoulder joints and to evaluate various surgical interventions. Acquisition of reliable data in joint kinetics and translational kinematics during active motions is critical to assess shoulder pathologies and appropriate treatments. We provide a unique muscle activated physiologic shoulder simulator, which allows the comprehensive acquisition of joint kinematic and kinetic data during repeated realistic planar and non-planar motions.
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- Ruipeng Guo
- Laboratory for Biomechanics and Biomaterials, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery - DIAKOVERE Annastift, Hannover Medical School, Anna-Von-Borries-Str. 1-7, 30625, Hannover, Germany
- Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230000, China
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- Laboratory for Biomechanics and Biomaterials, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery - DIAKOVERE Annastift, Hannover Medical School, Anna-Von-Borries-Str. 1-7, 30625, Hannover, Germany
- Chair of Ergonomics, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstr. 15, 85748, Garching b. München, Germany
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- Laboratory for Biomechanics and Biomaterials, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery - DIAKOVERE Annastift, Hannover Medical School, Anna-Von-Borries-Str. 1-7, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
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- Laboratory for Biomechanics and Biomaterials, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery - DIAKOVERE Annastift, Hannover Medical School, Anna-Von-Borries-Str. 1-7, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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Patellofemoral Joint Loading in Forward Lunge With Step Length and Height Variations. J Appl Biomech 2022; 38:210-220. [PMID: 35697336 DOI: 10.1123/jab.2021-0313] [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: 10/02/2021] [Revised: 04/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The objective was to assess how patellofemoral loads (joint force and stress) change while lunging with step length and step height variations. Sixteen participants performed a forward lunge using short and long steps at ground level and up to a 10-cm platform. Electromyography, ground reaction force, and 3D motion were captured, and patellofemoral loads were calculated as a function of knee angle. Repeated-measures 2-way analysis of variance (P < .05) was employed. Patellofemoral loads in the lead knee were greater with long step at the beginning of landing (10°-30° knee angle) and the end of pushoff (10°-40°) and greater with short step during the deep knee flexion portion of the lunge (50°-100°). Patellofemoral loads were greater at ground level than 10-cm platform during lunge descent (50°-100°) and lunge ascent (40°-70°). Patellofemoral loads generally increased as knee flexion increased and decreased as knee flexion decreased. To gradually increase patellofemoral loads, perform forward lunge in the following sequence: (1) minimal knee flexion (0°-30°), (2) moderate knee flexion (0°-60°), (3) long step and deep knee flexion (0°-100°) up to a 10-cm platform, and (4) long step and deep knee flexion (0°-100°) at ground level.
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Krahl A, Lipphaus A, Sander PM, Witzel U. Determination of muscle strength and function in plesiosaur limbs: finite element structural analyses of Cryptoclidus eurymerus humerus and femur. PeerJ 2022; 10:e13342. [PMID: 35677394 PMCID: PMC9169670 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13342] [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: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Background The Plesiosauria (Sauropterygia) are secondary marine diapsids. They are the only tetrapods to have evolved hydrofoil fore- and hindflippers. Once this specialization of locomotion had evolved, it remained essentially unchanged for 135 Ma. It is still controversial whether plesiosaurs flew underwater, rowed, or used a mixture of the two modes of locomotion. The long bones of Tetrapoda are functionally loaded by torsion, bending, compression, and tension during locomotion. Superposition of load cases shows that the bones are loaded mainly by compressive stresses. Therefore, it is possible to use finite element structure analysis (FESA) as a test environment for loading hypotheses. These include muscle reconstructions and muscle lines of action (LOA) when the goal is to obtain a homogeneous compressive stress distribution and to minimize bending in the model. Myological reconstruction revealed a muscle-powered flipper twisting mechanism. The flippers of plesiosaurs were twisted along the flipper length axis by extensors and flexors that originated from the humerus and femur as well as further distal locations. Methods To investigate locomotion in plesiosaurs, the humerus and femur of a mounted skeleton of Cryptoclidus eurymerus (Middle Jurassic Oxford Clay Formation from Britain) were analyzed using FE methods based on the concept of optimization of loading by compression. After limb muscle reconstructions including the flipper twisting muscles, LOA were derived for all humerus and femur muscles of Cryptoclidus by stretching cords along casts of the fore- and hindflippers of the mounted skeleton. LOA and muscle attachments were added to meshed volumetric models of the humerus and femur derived from micro-CT scans. Muscle forces were approximated by stochastic iteration and the compressive stress distribution for the two load cases, "downstroke" and "upstroke", for each bone were calculated by aiming at a homogeneous compressive stress distribution. Results Humeral and femoral depressors and retractors, which drive underwater flight rather than rowing, were found to exert higher muscle forces than the elevators and protractors. Furthermore, extensors and flexors exert high muscle forces compared to Cheloniidae. This confirms a convergently evolved myological mechanism of flipper twisting in plesiosaurs and complements hydrodynamic studies that showed flipper twisting is critical for efficient plesiosaur underwater flight.
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- Anna Krahl
- Institute of Geoscience, Section Paleontology, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany,Biomechanics Research Group, Chair of Product Development, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany,Paleontological Collection Fachbereich Geowissenschaften, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Biomechanics Research Group, Chair of Product Development, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Institute of Geoscience, Section Paleontology, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Biomechanics Research Group, Chair of Product Development, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Evaluating the Effects of Increased Protein Intake on Muscle Strength, Hypertrophy and Power Adaptations with Concurrent Training: A Narrative Review. Sports Med 2022; 52:441-461. [PMID: 34822138 DOI: 10.1007/s40279-021-01585-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Concurrent training incorporates dual exercise modalities, typically resistance and aerobic-based exercise, either in a single session or as part of a periodized training program, that can promote muscle strength, mass, power/force and aerobic capacity adaptations for the purposes of sports performance or general health/wellbeing. Despite multiple health and exercise performance-related benefits, diminished muscle hypertrophy, strength and power have been reported with concurrent training compared to resistance training in isolation. Dietary protein is well-established to facilitate skeletal muscle growth, repair and regeneration during recovery from exercise. The degree to which increased protein intake can amplify adaptation responses with resistance exercise, and to a lesser extent aerobic exercise, has been highly studied. In contrast, much less focus has been directed toward the capacity for protein to enhance anabolic and metabolic responses with divergent contractile stimuli inherent to concurrent training and potentially negate interference in muscle strength, power and hypertrophy. This review consolidates available literature investigating increased protein intake on rates of muscle protein synthesis, hypertrophy, strength and force/power adaptations following acute and chronic concurrent training. Acute concurrent exercise studies provide evidence for the significant stimulation of myofibrillar protein synthesis with protein compared to placebo ingestion. High protein intake can also augment increases in lean mass with chronic concurrent training, although these increases do not appear to translate into further improvements in strength adaptations. Similarly, the available evidence indicates protein intake twice the recommended intake and beyond does not rescue decrements in selective aspects of muscle force and power production with concurrent training.
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The Effects of Resistance Training on Architecture and Volume of the Upper Extremity Muscles: A Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials and Meta-Analyses. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12031593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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To systematically review the effects of exercise on fascicle geometry and muscle size parameters of the upper extremity muscles, the CENTRAL, CINAHL, PubMed and OpenGrey databases were searched on 31 July 2021. Finally, 17 randomised controlled trials (RCTs) were included in this systematic review. High-intensity bench press training (g = 1.03) and 12 RM bench press exercises (g = 1.21) showed a large effect size on increasing pectoralis major muscle size. In the elbow extensors, large effects were reported for an increase in muscle size with isometric maximal voluntary co-contraction training (g = 1.97), lying triceps extension exercise (g = 1.25), and nonlinear periodised resistance training (g = 2.07). In addition, further large effects were achieved in the elbow flexors via traditional elbow flexion exercises (g = 0.93), concentric low-load forearm flexion-extension training (g = 0.94, g = 1), isometric maximal voluntary co-contraction training (g = 1.01), concentric low-load forearm flexion-extension training with blood flow restriction (g = 1.02, g = 1.07), and nonlinear periodised resistance training (g = 1.13, g = 1.34). Regarding the forearm muscles, isometric ulnar deviation training showed a large effect (g = 2.22) on increasing the flexor carpi ulnaris and radialis muscle size. Results show that these training modalities are suitable for gaining hypertrophy in the relevant muscles with at least four weeks of training duration. Future RCTs should investigate the effects of exercise modalities on the triceps brachii fascicle geometry, the infraspinatus muscle thickness (MT) and the subscapular MT due to their associations with sports performance.
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Shultz SJ, Schmitz RJ, Kulas AS, Labban JD, Wang HM. Quadriceps muscle volume positively contributes to ACL volume. J Orthop Res 2022; 40:268-276. [PMID: 33506964 DOI: 10.1002/jor.24989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Revised: 12/12/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Females have smaller anterior cruciate ligaments (ACLs) than males and smaller ACLs have been associated with a greater risk of ACL injury. Overall body dimensions do not adequately explain these sex differences. This study examined the extent to which quadriceps muscle volume (VOLQUAD ) positively predicts ACL volume (VOLACL ) once sex and other body dimensions were accounted for. Physically active males (N = 10) and females (N = 10) were measured for height, weight, and body mass index (BMI). Three-Tesla magnetic resonance images of their dominant and nondominant thigh and knee were then obtained to measure VOLACL , quadriceps, and hamstring muscle volumes, femoral notch width, and femoral notch width index. Separate three-step regressions estimated associations between VOLQUAD and VOLACL (third step), after controlling for sex (first step) and one body dimension (second step). When controlling for sex and sex plus BMI, VOLHAM , notch width, or notch width index, VOLQUAD consistently exhibited a positive association with VOLACL in the dominant leg, nondominant leg, and leg-averaged models (p < 0.05). Findings were inconsistent when controlling for sex and height (p = 0.038-0.102). Once VOLQUAD was included, only notch width and notch width index retained a statistically significant individual association with VOLACL (p < 0.01). Statement of Clinical Significance: The positive association between VOLQUAD and VOLACL suggests ACL size may in part be modifiable. Future studies are needed to determine the extent to which an appropriate training stimulus (focused on optimizing overall lower extremity muscle mass development) can positively impact ACL size and structure in young females.
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- Sandra J Shultz
- Department of Kinesiology, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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- HHS Office of Research, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Sports, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan
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The Effects of Exergames on Muscle Architecture: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/app112110325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Muscle architectural parameters play a crucial role in the rate of force development, strength, and sports performance. On the other hand, deteriorated muscle architectural parameters are associated with injuries, sarcopenia, mortality, falls, and fragility. With the development of technology, exergames have emerged as a complementary tool for physical therapy programs. The PRISMA 2020 statement was followed during the systematic review and meta-analysis. CENTRAL, CINAHL, PROQUEST, PubMed, and OpenGrey databases were searched last time on 22 September 2021. In total, five controlled trials were included in the systematic review. Twelve weeks of virtual dance exercise (Dance Central game for Xbox 360®) showed a medium effect on the improvement of hamstrings (g = 0.55, 95% CI (−0.03, 1.14), I2 = 0%) and the quadriceps femoris muscle cross-sectional area (g = 0.58, 95% CI (0.1, 1.00), I2 = 0%) in community-dwelling older women. Additionally, a four-week virtual balance-training program (the ProKin System) led to significant increments in the cross-sectional areas of individual paraspinal muscles (14.55–46.81%). However, previously investigated exergame programs did not show any medium or large effects on the architectural parameters of the medial gastrocnemius muscle in community-dwelling older women. Distinct exergame programs can be used as a complementary therapy for different prevention and rehabilitation programs.
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Wu Z, Wang Y, Ye Z, Guan Y, Ye X, Chen Z, Li C, Chen G, Zhu Y, Du J, Chen G, Liu W, Xu X. Effects of Age and Sex on Properties of Lumbar Erector Spinae in Healthy People: Preliminary Results From a Pilot Study. Front Physiol 2021; 12:718068. [PMID: 34616306 PMCID: PMC8488426 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.718068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background: The influences of age and sex on properties of lumbar erector spinae have not been previously studied. Changes in the performance of lumbar erector spinae properties associated with age represent a valuable indicator of risk for lower-back-related disease. Objective: To investigate the lumbar erector spinae properties with regard to age and sex to provide a reference dataset. Methods: We measured muscle tone and stiffness of the lumbar erector spinae (at the L3–4 level) in healthy men and women (50 young people, aged 20–30 years; 50 middle-aged people, aged 40–50 years; and 50 elderly people, aged 65–75 years) using a MyotonPRO device. Results: In general, there are significant differences in muscle tone and stiffness among young, middle-aged, and elderly participants, and there were significant differences in muscle tone and stiffness between men and women, and there was no interaction between age and sex. The muscle tone and stiffness of the elderly participants were significantly higher than those of the middle-aged and young participants (P < 0.01), and the muscle tone and stiffness of the middle-aged participants were significantly higher than those of the young participants (P < 0.01). In addition, the muscle tone and stiffness of men participants were significantly higher than that of women participants (P < 0.01). Conclusion: Our results indicate that muscle tone and stiffness of the lumbar erector spinae increase with age. The muscle tone and stiffness of the lumbar erector spinae in men are significantly higher than in women. The present study highlights the importance of considering age and sex differences when assessing muscle characteristics of healthy people or patients.
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- Zugui Wu
- The Fifth Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- The Fifth Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- The Fifth Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- The Fifth Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- The Fifth Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- The Fifth Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- The Fifth Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Baishui Health Center, Qujing, China
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- Guangdong Second Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Foshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- The Fifth Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Second Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- The Fifth Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Second Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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Three-dimensional modelling of human quadriceps femoris forces. J Biomech 2021; 120:110347. [PMID: 33711598 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Revised: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Quadriceps intramuscular anatomy is typically described in two dimensions. However, anatomical descriptions indicate fascicles in the quadriceps may have a three-dimensional orientation. The purpose of this investigation was to quantify the maximum force generating capacity of the individual quadriceps' muscles in three dimensions. Muscle architectural parameters were obtained from three cadaver specimens (two female) and input into a geometry-based multiple fascicle muscle force model. Vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and rectus femoris had partitions which could be defined based on differences in the sense and direction of fascicles between partitions. Vastus lateralis and rectus femoris were bipennate due to partitions sharing an aponeurosis. Vastus lateralis deep and superficial partitions exerted posterior- (maximum: -29 ± 5 N) and anterior-directed (maximum: 58 ± 15 N) forces on their shared distal aponeurosis. Rectus femoris medial and lateral partitions exerted medial- (maximum: -38 ± 17 N) and lateral-directed (maximum: 19 ± 12 N) forces on their shared proximal aponeurosis. All vastus medialis fascicles ran along the proximal-distal axis. However, fascicles arising near the lesser trochanter also ran along the superficial-deep axis, while fascicles arising from the linea aspera ran along the medial-lateral axis. Thus, vastus medialis could be divided into longus and oblique partitions. Due to the large pennation angle, vastus medialis oblique could exert maximum medial-directed (-219 ± 93 N) and proximal-directed (279 ± 168 N) forces at approximately -40° and -70° knee flexion, respectively, indicating dual roles for vastus medialis oblique dependent on knee flexion angle.
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Létocart AJ, Mabesoone F, Charleux F, Couppé C, Svensson RB, Marin F, Magnusson SP, Grosset JF. Muscles adaptation to aging and training: architectural changes - a randomised trial. BMC Geriatr 2021; 21:48. [PMID: 33441116 PMCID: PMC7807501 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-020-02000-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background To investigate how anatomical cross-sectional area and volume of quadriceps and triceps surae muscles were affected by ageing, and by resistance training in older and younger men, in vivo. Methods The old participants were randomly assigned to moderate (O55, n = 13) or high-load (O80, n = 14) resistance training intervention (12 weeks; 3 times/week) corresponding to 55% or 80% of one repetition maximum, respectively. Young men (Y55, n = 11) were assigned to the moderate-intensity strengthening exercise program. Each group received the exact same training volume on triceps surae and quadriceps group (Reps x Sets x Intensity). The fitting polynomial regression equations for each of anatomical cross-sectional area-muscle length curves were used to calculate muscle volume (contractile content) before and after 12 weeks using magnetic resonance imaging scans. Results Only Rectus femoris and medial gastrocnemius muscle showed a higher relative anatomical cross-sectional area in the young than the elderly on the proximal end. The old group displayed a higher absolute volume of non-contractile material than young men in triceps surae (+ 96%). After training, Y55, O55 and O80 showed an increase in total quadriceps (+ 4.3%; + 6.7%; 4.2% respectively) and triceps surae (+ 2.8%; + 7.5%; 4.3% respectively) volume. O55 demonstrated a greater increase on average gains compared to Y55, while no difference between O55 and O80 was observed. Conclusions Muscle loss with aging is region-specific for some muscles and uniform for others. Equivalent strength training volume at moderate or high intensities increased muscle volume with no differences in muscle volume gains for old men. These data suggest that physical exercise at moderate intensity (55 to 60% of one repetition maximum) can reverse the aging related loss of muscle mass. Trial registration NCT03079180 in ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration date: March 14, 2017.
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- Adrien J Létocart
- Sorbonne Universités, Biomécanique et Bioingénierie, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, UMR CNRS 7338, Compiègne, France.
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- Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen / Dept of Physical Therapy, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Center for Healthy Aging, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen / Dept of Physical Therapy, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Center for Healthy Aging, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Sorbonne Universités, Biomécanique et Bioingénierie, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, UMR CNRS 7338, Compiègne, France
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- Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen / Dept of Physical Therapy, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Center for Healthy Aging, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Sorbonne Universités, Biomécanique et Bioingénierie, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, UMR CNRS 7338, Compiègne, France
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Cieri RL, Dick TJM, Clemente CJ. Monitoring muscle over three orders of magnitude: Widespread positive allometry among locomotor and body support musculature in the pectoral girdle of varanid lizards (Varanidae). J Anat 2020; 237:1114-1135. [PMID: 32710503 DOI: 10.1111/joa.13273] [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: 04/27/2020] [Revised: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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There is a functional trade-off in the design of skeletal muscle. Muscle strength depends on the number of muscle fibers in parallel, while shortening velocity and operational distance depend on fascicle length, leading to a trade-off between the maximum force a muscle can produce and its ability to change length and contract rapidly. This trade-off becomes even more pronounced as animals increase in size because muscle strength scales with area (length2 ) while body mass scales with volume (length3 ). In order to understand this muscle trade-off and how animals deal with the biomechanical consequences of size, we investigated muscle properties in the pectoral girdle of varanid lizards. Varanids are an ideal group to study the scaling of muscle properties because they retain similar body proportions and posture across five orders of magnitude in body mass and are highly active, terrestrially adapted reptiles. We measured muscle mass, physiological cross-sectional area, fascicle length, proximal and distal tendon lengths, and proximal and distal moment arms for 27 pectoral girdle muscles in 13 individuals across 8 species ranging from 64 g to 40 kg. Standard and phylogenetically informed reduced major axis regression was used to investigate how muscle architecture properties scale with body size. Allometric growth was widespread for muscle mass (scaling exponent >1), physiological cross-sectional area (scaling exponent >0.66), but not tendon length (scaling exponent >0.33). Positive allometry for muscle mass was universal among muscles responsible for translating the trunk forward and flexing the elbow, and nearly universal among humeral protractors and wrist flexors. Positive allometry for PCSA was also common among trunk translators and humeral protractors, though less so than muscle mass. Positive scaling for fascicle length was not widespread, but common among humeral protractors. A higher proportion of pectoral girdle muscles scaled with positive allometry than our previous work showed for the pelvic girdle, suggesting that the center of mass may move cranially with body size in varanids, or that the pectoral girdle may assume a more dominant role in locomotion in larger species. Scaling exponents for physiological cross-sectional area among muscles primarily associated with propulsion or with a dual role were generally higher than those associated primarily with support against gravity, suggesting that locomotor demands have at least an equal influence on muscle architecture as body support. Overall, these results suggest that larger varanids compensate for the increased biomechanical demands of locomotion and body support at higher body sizes by developing larger pectoral muscles with higher physiological cross-sectional areas. The isometric scaling rates for fascicle length among locomotion-oriented pectoral girdle muscles suggest that larger varanids may be forced to use shorter stride lengths, but this problem may be circumvented by increases in limb excursion afforded by the sliding coracosternal joint.
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- Robert L Cieri
- School of Science and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, QLD, Australia
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- School of Science and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, QLD, Australia.,School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- School of Science and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, QLD, Australia.,School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
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Granatosky MC, Ross CF. Differences in muscle mechanics underlie divergent optimality criteria between feeding and locomotor systems. J Anat 2020; 237:1072-1086. [PMID: 32671858 DOI: 10.1111/joa.13279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Tetrapod musculoskeletal diversity is usually studied separately in feeding and locomotor systems. However, direct comparisons between these systems promise important insight into how natural selection deploys the same basic musculoskeletal toolkit-connective tissues, bones, nerves, and skeletal muscle-to meet the differing performance criteria of feeding and locomotion. Recent studies using this approach have proposed that the feeding system is optimized for precise application of high forces and the locomotor system is optimized for wide and rapid joint excursions for minimal energetic expenditure. If this hypothesis is correct, then it stands to reason that other anatomical and biomechanical variables within the feeding and locomotor systems should reflect these diverging functions. To test this hypothesis, we compared muscle moment arm lengths, mechanical advantages, and force vector orientations of two jaw elevator muscles (m. temporalis and m. superficial masseter), an elbow flexor (m. brachialis) and extensor (m. triceps- lateral head), and a knee flexor (m. biceps femoris-short head) and extensor (m. vastus lateralis) across 18 species of primates. Our results show that muscles of the feeding system are more orthogonally oriented relative to the resistance arm (mandible) and operate at relatively large moment arms and mechanical advantages. Moreover, these variables show relatively little change across the range of jaw excursion. In contrast, the representative muscles of the locomotor system have much smaller mechanical advantages and, depending on joint position, smaller muscle moment arm lengths and almost parallel orientations relative to the resistance arm. These patterns are consistent regardless of phylogeny, body mass, locomotor mode, and feeding specialization. We argue that these findings reflect fundamental functional dichotomies between tetrapod locomotor and feeding systems. By organizing muscles in a manner such that moment arms and mechanical advantage are relatively small, the locomotor system can produce broad joint excursions and high angular velocities with only small muscular contraction. As such, the anatomical organization of muscles within the limbs allows striding animals to move relatively rapidly and with minimal energetic expenditure. In contrast, the anatomical configuration of muscles in the feeding system, at least m. superficial masseter and m. temporalis, favors their force-producing capacity at the expense of excursion and velocity.
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- Michael C Granatosky
- Department of Anatomy, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, New York, USA
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- Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Cameron J, McPhee JS, Jones DA, Degens H. Five-year longitudinal changes in thigh muscle mass of septuagenarian men and women assessed with DXA and MRI. Aging Clin Exp Res 2020; 32:617-624. [PMID: 31376118 PMCID: PMC7170826 DOI: 10.1007/s40520-019-01248-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) were used to assess changes in thigh lean mass in septuagenarian men and women during a 5-year longitudinal study. Twenty-four older individuals participated in the study (10 men: 71.6 ± 4.1 years; 14 women: 71.3 ± 3.2 years at baseline). Thigh MRI and whole-body DXA scans were used to estimate changes in thigh lean mass. Both MRI and DXA showed that thigh lean mass was reduced by approximately 5% (P = 0.001) over the 5-year period in both men and women. The percentage loss of muscle mass determined with MRI and DXA showed moderate correlation (R2 = 0.466; P < 0.001). Bland–Altman analysis showed that the average change over 5 years of follow-up measured by DXA was only 0.18% greater than MRI, where the limits of agreement between DXA and MRI were ± 10.4%. Baseline thigh lean mass did not predict the percentage loss of thigh lean mass over the 5-year period (R2 = 0.003; P = 0.397), but a higher baseline body fat percentage was associated with a larger loss of thigh muscle mass in men (R2 = 0.677; P < 0.003) but not in women (R2 = 0.073; P < 0.176). In conclusion, (1) DXA and MRI showed a similar percentage loss of muscle mass over a 5-year period in septuagenarian men and women that (2) was independent of baseline muscle mass, but (3) increased with higher baseline body fat percentage in men.
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- James Cameron
- Department of Health Professions, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, John Dalton Building, Manchester, M15GD, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, John Dalton Building, Manchester, M15GD, UK.
- Institute of Sport Science and Innovations, Lithuanian Sports University, Kaunas, Lithuania.
- Medicine and Pharmacy, Targu Mures University, Targu Mures, Romania.
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Birchmeier T, Lisee C, Kane K, Brazier B, Triplett A, Kuenze C. Quadriceps Muscle Size Following ACL Injury and Reconstruction: A Systematic Review. J Orthop Res 2020; 38:598-608. [PMID: 31608490 DOI: 10.1002/jor.24489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Image-based assessments of quadriceps muscle size facilitate examination of structural changes after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and reconstruction (ACLR). Understanding the effects of ACLR on muscle size measures may aid in clarifying the contribution of quadriceps atrophy toward quadriceps strength. The purpose of this study was to systematically review the literature examining the effects of ACLR on quadriceps muscle volume and cross-sectional area (CSA). An online database search was conducted using Web of Science, SportDISCUS, PubMed (Medline), CINHAL (EBSCO), and Cochrane Library limited to articles published after January 1, 1980. Means and standard deviations were extracted for the ACLR limb and the contralateral limb, and sample characteristics from relevant articles. Magnitude of between limb differences were assessed using pooled effect sizes (Hedge's g) and 95% confidence intervals. Eleven articles (five CSA, six muscle volume) were included in this systematic review. Included studies reported negative effective sizes, indicating that the ACLR limb was smaller in CSA or muscle volume compared with the contralateral limb; however, 36% of the included articles reported meaningful difference between the limbs. Quadriceps atrophy may occur following ACL injury and persist after rehabilitation, however, the magnitude of these reductions may not be clinically meaningful and may only partially explain the persistent quadriceps weakness that is ubiquitous among this patient population. © 2019 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 38:598-608, 2020.
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- Thomas Birchmeier
- Department of Kinesiology, College of Education, Michigan State University, IM Sports Circle, Rm 1, 308 W. Circle Dr, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824
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- Department of Kinesiology, College of Education, Michigan State University, IM Sports Circle, Rm 1, 308 W. Circle Dr, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824
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- Department of Osteopathic Surgical Specialties, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
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- Department of Kinesiology, College of Education, Michigan State University, IM Sports Circle, Rm 1, 308 W. Circle Dr, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824
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- Department of Kinesiology, College of Education, Michigan State University, IM Sports Circle, Rm 1, 308 W. Circle Dr, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824.,Department of Orthopedics, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
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Arjunan SP, Siddiqi A, Swaminathan R, Kumar DK. Implementation and experimental validation of surface electromyogram and force model of Tibialis Anterior muscle for examining muscular factors. Proc Inst Mech Eng H 2020; 234:200-209. [DOI: 10.1177/0954411919890150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This study reports a surface electromyogram and force of contraction model. The objective was to investigate the effect of changes in the size, type and number of motor units in the Tibialis Anterior muscle to surface electromyogram and force of dorsiflexion. A computational model to simulate surface electromyogram and associated force of contraction by the Tibialis Anterior muscle was developed. This model was simulated for isometric dorsiflexion, and comparative experiments were conducted for validation. Repeated simulations were performed to investigate the different parameters and evaluate inter-experimental variability. An equivalence statistical test and the Bland–Altman method were used to observe the significance between the simulated and experimental data. Simulated and experimentally recorded data had high similarity for the three measures: maximal power of power spectral density ( p < 0.0001), root mean square of surface electromyogram ( p < 0.0001) and force recorded at the footplate ( p < 0.03). Inter-subject variability in the experimental results was in-line with the variability in the repeated simulation results. This experimentally validated computational model for the surface electromyogram and force of the Tibialis Anterior muscle is significant as it allows the examination of three important muscular factors associated with ageing and disease: size, fibre type and number of motor units.
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- Biosignals Lab, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Tomlinson OW, Barker AR, Fulford J, Wilson P, Oades PJ, Williams CA. Quantification of thigh muscle volume in children and adolescents using magnetic resonance imaging. Eur J Sport Sci 2020; 20:1215-1224. [PMID: 31928202 DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2019.1707292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Abstract Estimating muscle volume (MV) using variable numbers of cross-sectional area (CSA) slices obtained from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) introduces an error that is known in adults, but not in children and adolescents, whereby body sizes differ due to growth and maturation. Therefore, 15 children and adolescents (11 males, 14.8 ± 2.1 years) underwent MRI scans of the right thigh using a 1.5 T scanner to establish this error. A criterion MV was determined by tracing around and summing all CSAs, with MV subsequently estimated using every second, third, fourth and fifth CSA slice. Bland-Altman plots identified mean bias and limits of agreement (LoA) between methods. Error rates between 1.0 and 10.4% were seen between criterion and estimated MV. Additional analyses identified an impact of formulae selection, with a cylindrical formula preferred to a truncated cone. To counter high error between criterion and estimated MV due to the discrepancies in the number of CSA slices analysed, length-matched criterion volumes were established, with reduced error rates (0.5-2.0%) being produced as a result. CSA at 50% thigh-length also predicted MV, producing a high error (13.8-39.6%). Pearson's correlation coefficients determined relationships between error and measures of body size/composition, with all body size/composition measures being correlated (r = -0.78-0.86, p < 0.05) with the error between criterion and estimated MV. To conclude, MV can be accurately estimated using fewer CSA slices. However, the associated error must be considered when calculating MV in children and adolescents, as body size biases estimates.
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- Owen William Tomlinson
- Children's Health and Exercise Research Centre, Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.,Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, Exeter, UK
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- Children's Health and Exercise Research Centre, Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Children's Health and Exercise Research Centre, Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Children's Health and Exercise Research Centre, Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.,Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, Exeter, UK
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Koryak YA. Changes in human skeletal muscle architecture and function induced by extended spaceflight. J Biomech 2019; 97:109408. [PMID: 31662199 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.109408] [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: 05/28/2019] [Revised: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 10/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The aim of this study was to quantitatively describe the relationships between joint angles and muscle architecture (lengths (Lf) and angles (Θf) of fascicles) of human triceps surae [medial (MG) and lateral (LG) gastrocnemius and soleus (SOL) muscles] invivo for three men-cosmonaut after long-duration spaceflight. Sagittal sonographs of MG, LG, SOL were taken at ankle was positioned at 15° (dorsiflexion), 0° (neutral position), +15°, and +30° (plantarflexion), with the knee at 90° at rest and after a long-duration spaceflight. At each position, longitudinal ultrasonic images of the MG and LG and SOL were obtained while the cosmonauts was relaxed from which fascicle lengths and angles with respect to the aponeuroses were determined. After space flight plantarflexor force declined significantly (26%; p < 0.001). The internal architecture of the GM, and LG, and SOL muscle was significantly altered. In the passive condition, Lf changed from 45, 53, and 39 mm (knee, 0°, ankle, -15°) to 26, 33, and 28 mm (knee, 90° ankle, 30°) for MG, LG, and SOL, respectively. Different lengths and angles of fascicles, and their changes by contraction, might be related to differences in force-producing capabilities of the muscles and elastic characteristics of tendons and aponeuroses. The three heads of the triceps surae muscle substantially differ in architecture, which probably reflects their functional roles. Differences in fiber length and pennation angle that were observed among the muscles and could be associated with differences in force production and in elastic properties of musculo-tendinous complex and aponeuroses.
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- Yuri A Koryak
- State Scientific Center of the Russian Federation - Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia.
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Krahl A, Lipphaus A, Sander MP, Maffucci F, Hochscheid S, Witzel U. Humerus osteology, myology, and finite element structure analysis of Cheloniidae. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2019; 303:2177-2191. [PMID: 31674155 DOI: 10.1002/ar.24311] [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: 10/23/2018] [Revised: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Adaptation of osteology and myology lead to the formation of hydrofoil foreflippers in Cheloniidae (all recent sea turtles except Dermochelys coriacea) which are used mainly for underwater flight. Recent research shows the biomechanical advantages of a complex system of agonistic and antagonistic tension chords that reduce bending stress in bones. Finite element structure analysis (FESA) of a cheloniid humerus is used to provide a better understanding of morphology and microanatomy and to link these with the main flipper function, underwater flight. Dissection of a Caretta caretta gave insights into lines of action, that is, the course that a muscle takes between its origin and insertion, of foreflipper musculature. Lines of action were determined by spanning physical threads on a skeleton of Chelonia mydas. The right humerus of this skeleton was micro-CT scanned. Based on the scans, a finite element (FE) model was built and muscle force vectors were entered. Muscle forces were iteratively approximated until a uniform compressive stress distribution was attained. Two load cases, downstroke and upstroke, were computed. We found that muscle wrappings (m. coracobrachialis magnus and brevis, several extensors, humeral head of m. triceps) are crucial in addition to axial loading to obtain homogenous compressive loading in all bone cross-sections. Detailed knowledge on muscle disposition leads to compressive stress distribution in the FE model which corresponds with the bone microstructure. The FE analysis of the cheloniid humerus shows that bone may be loaded mainly by compression if the bending moments are minimized.
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- Anna Krahl
- Biomechanics Research Group, Lehrstuhl für Produktentwicklung, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Biomechanics Research Group, Lehrstuhl für Produktentwicklung, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Institute of Geosciences, Division of Paleontology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Research Infrastructures for Marine Biological Resources, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy
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- Marine Turtle Research Center, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Portici, Italy
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- Biomechanics Research Group, Lehrstuhl für Produktentwicklung, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Bruseghini P, Capelli C, Calabria E, Rossi AP, Tam E. Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training and Isoinertial Training on Leg Extensors Muscle Function, Structure, and Intermuscular Adipose Tissue in Older Adults. Front Physiol 2019; 10:1260. [PMID: 31649552 PMCID: PMC6794371 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.01260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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We compared the effects of aerobic high-intensity training (HIT) and isoinertial resistance training (IRT) on the strength, mass, architecture, intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT) quality, and neuromuscular activation of the quadriceps in elderly subjects. Twelve healthy men (69.3 ± 4.2 years; 77.8 ± 10.4 kg; 1.72 ± 0.05 m) were exposed to 8 weeks of HIT (7 × 2-min cycling repetitions at 90% of V.O2peak, 3 times/week) and, after 4 months (detraining), to IRT (4 × 7 maximal concentric–eccentric knee extensions, 3 times/week). Before and after trainings, we measured knee extension isometric (TMVC) and dynamic (TC) maximal concentric torque, anatomical cross-sectional area (ACSA) at 25, 50, and 75% of femur length, quadriceps volume (Vol), IMAT, pennation angle (θp) of the fibers from the vastus lateralis, and voluntary activation (%Act). TMVC and TC were significantly larger only after IRT (P = 0.008); IRT was able to elicit a greater increase of ACSA than HIT; Vol increases similarly and significantly after HIT and IRT (P = 0.003–0.001); IMAT at 50% of femur length decreased after both HIT and IRT (P = 0.001–0.003); physiological cross-sectional area (PCSA) was larger after IRT than before (P = 0.025); specific torque did not change throughout the study (45.5 N cm–2 ± 12.0); %Act of the quadriceps was significantly affected only by IRT (P = 0.011). Both HIT and IRT are able to elicit beneficial modifications of muscular mass, architecture, and quality (reducing IMAT) in elderly subjects in connection with an amelioration of strength. HIT and IRT caused a homogeneous increase of ACSA and of Vol of the quadriceps. PCSA increases, but specific strength per unit of PCSA did not change. The increases of functional torque seemed to be attributed to a parallel increase of %Act and muscle hypertrophy only after IRT. Data suggest that IMAT may be a prominent indicator to track metabolic-dependent activity and skeletal muscle quality.
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- Paolo Bruseghini
- Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Physical Performance, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Neurological and Movement Sciences, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Neurological and Movement Sciences, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Section of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Neurological and Movement Sciences, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Beck ON, Punith LK, Nuckols RW, Sawicki GS. Exoskeletons Improve Locomotion Economy by Reducing Active Muscle Volume. Exerc Sport Sci Rev 2019; 47:237-245. [DOI: 10.1249/jes.0000000000000204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Trezise J, Blazevich AJ. Anatomical and Neuromuscular Determinants of Strength Change in Previously Untrained Men Following Heavy Strength Training. Front Physiol 2019; 10:1001. [PMID: 31447693 PMCID: PMC6691166 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.01001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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This study examined whether changes in strength following a moderate-duration strength training program were associated with changes in specific combinations of anatomical and neuromuscular variables. 36 men (18-40 y) completed 10 weeks of lower-limb heavy resistance (6-RM) strength training. Measurements included cross-sectional area (CSA), fascicle length (lf) and fascicle angle (θf) from proximal, middle and distal regions of the four quadriceps components; agonist (EMG:M), antagonist (EMG) muscle activities and percent voluntary quadriceps activation (%VA; interpolated twitch technique); patellar tendon moment arm distance; and maximal isometric, concentric and eccentric (60° s-1) torque. Multiple regression models were developed to quantify the relationship between the change in maximum torque and the changes in combinations of anatomical and neuromuscular variables. The best model for each contraction mode was determined using Akaike's Information Criterion (AICc), an information-theoretic approach for model selection. Strength increased significantly following training (mean range = 12.5-17.2%), and moderate relationships were observed between modeled data (using best-fit prediction models) and the change in torque for each contraction mode. The change in isometric torque was best (although weakly) predicted by the linear combination of the change in proximal-region vastus lateralis (VL) CSA and fascicle angle (R 2 = 0.27, p < 0.05; AICc wi = 0.52, i.e., the probability the model would be selected as the "best model"). The models best predicting the change in concentric and eccentric torque both included the combination of the change in quadriceps (i.e., mean of all muscles) EMG:M and the change in vastus intermedius fascicle angle combined with either a change in proximal-region VL (R 2 = 0.40, p < 0.001; AICc wi = 0.15) or whole quadriceps (R 2 = 0.41, p < 0.001; AICc wi = 0.30) CSA (concentric and eccentric, respectively). Models incorporating the change in proximal CSA typically received substantial support (AICC < 2) for concentric torque prediction models, and the change in % VA and pre-training moment arm distance had substantial support for use in eccentric torque prediction models. In conclusion, adaptations varied between individuals, however strength training programs targeted to improve a group of variables that particularly includes agonist muscle activation might yield the greatest improvements in concentric and eccentric knee extension strength, whereas proximal muscle size and fascicle angle appear most important for isometric torque improvements.
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- J Trezise
- School of Medical and Health Sciences, Centre for Exercise and Sports Science Research (CESSR), Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia
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- School of Medical and Health Sciences, Centre for Exercise and Sports Science Research (CESSR), Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia
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Kouno M, Ishigaki T, Ikebukuro T, Yata H, Kubo K. Effects of the strain rate on mechanical properties of tendon structures in knee extensors and plantar flexors in vivo. Sports Biomech 2019; 20:887-900. [PMID: 31232180 DOI: 10.1080/14763141.2019.1615541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The purpose of present study was to investigate site differences in the effects of strain rate on tendon properties between knee extensors and plantar flexors. Elongation of tendon structures (L) in vastus lateralis and medial gastrocnemius muscles was measured by ultrasonography while participants performed ramp and ballistic contractions to their voluntary maximum, followed by ramp and sudden relaxation. The relationship between muscle force (Fm) and L was fit to linear regression, the slope of which was defined as stiffness of tendon structures. Hysteresis of tendon structures was calculated as ratio of area within Fm-L loop to area beneath loading portion of curve. In knee extensors and plantar flexors, L values at all force levels were significantly lower during ballistic than ramp contractions. However, no significant differences were observed in stiffness of tendon structures between two contractions at both measured sites. Hysteresis of tendon structures was significantly higher during ballistic than ramp contractions for knee extensors and plantar flexors. In conclusion, elongation of tendon structures was lower and hysteresis was greater during ballistic than ramp contractions. Furthermore, site differences in the effects of strain rate on tendon properties were not found between knee extensors and plantar flexors.
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- Masahiro Kouno
- Department of Life Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Human and Environmental Well-being, Wako University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Enomoto S, Oda T, Kaga M. Relationship between the morphological and mechanical properties of muscle‐tendon units and sprint performance in prepubescent sprinters. TRANSLATIONAL SPORTS MEDICINE 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/tsm2.80] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Shota Enomoto
- Joint Graduate School in Science of School Education Hyogo University of Teacher Education Kato Japan
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- Health and Life Sciences Hyogo University of Teacher Education Kato Japan
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- Graduate School of Education Okayama University Okayama Japan
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Enomoto S, Tsushima A, Oda T, Kaga M. The characteristics of the muscle‐tendon unit in children affected by Osgood‐Schlatter disease. TRANSLATIONAL SPORTS MEDICINE 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/tsm2.79] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Shota Enomoto
- Joint Graduate School in Science of School Education Hyogo University of Teacher Education Kato Japan
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- Division of Developmental studies and support, Graduate School of Education Okayama University Okayama Japan
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- Health and Life Sciences Hyogo University of Teacher Education Kato Japan
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- Graduate School of Education Okayama University Okayama Japan
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Sahrmann AS, Stott NS, Besier TF, Fernandez JW, Handsfield GG. Soleus muscle weakness in cerebral palsy: Muscle architecture revealed with Diffusion Tensor Imaging. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0205944. [PMID: 30802250 PMCID: PMC6388915 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2018] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Cerebral palsy (CP) is associated with movement disorders and reduced muscle size. This latter phenomenon has been observed by computing muscle volumes from conventional MRI, with most studies reporting significantly reduced volumes in leg muscles. This indicates impaired muscle growth, but without knowing muscle fiber orientation, it is not clear whether muscle growth in CP is impaired in the along-fiber direction (indicating shortened muscles and limited range of motion) or the cross-fiber direction (indicating weak muscles and impaired strength). Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) we can determine muscle fiber orientation and construct 3D muscle architectures which can be used to examine both along-fiber length and cross-sectional area. Such an approach has not been undertaken in CP. Here, we use advanced DTI sequences with fast imaging times to capture fiber orientations in the soleus muscle of children with CP and age-matched, able-bodied controls. Cross sectional areas perpendicular to the muscle fiber direction were reduced (37 ± 11%) in children with CP compared to controls, indicating impaired muscle strength. Along-fiber muscle lengths were not different between groups. This study is the first to demonstrate along-fiber and cross-fiber muscle architecture in CP using DTI and implicates impaired cross-sectional muscle growth in children with cerebral palsy.
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- Annika S. Sahrmann
- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Department of Engineering Science, Faculty of Engineering, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Department of Engineering Science, Faculty of Engineering, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Diong J, Héroux ME, Gandevia SC, Herbert RD. Minimal force transmission between human thumb and index finger muscles under passive conditions. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0212496. [PMID: 30768639 PMCID: PMC6377133 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212496] [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: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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It has been hypothesized that force can be transmitted between adjacent muscles. Intermuscle force transmission violates the assumption that muscles act in mechanical isolation, and implies that predictions from biomechanical models are in error due to mechanical interactions between muscles, but the functional relevance of intermuscle force transmission is unclear. To investigate intermuscle force transmission between human flexor pollicis longus and the index finger part of flexor digitorum profundus, we compared finger flexion force produced by passive thumb flexion after one of three conditioning protocols: passive thumb flexion-extension cycling, thumb flexion maximal voluntary contraction (MVC), and thumb extension stretch. Finger flexion force increased after all three conditions. Compared to passive thumb flexion-extension cycling, change in finger flexion force was less after thumb extension stretch (mean difference 0.028 N, 95% CI 0.005 to 0.051 N), but not after thumb flexion MVC (0.007 N, 95% CI -0.020 to 0.033 N). As muscle conditioning changed finger flexion force produced by passive thumb flexion, the change in force is likely due to intermuscle force transmission. Thus, intermuscle force transmission resulting from passive stretch of an adjacent muscle is probably small enough to be ignored.
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- Joanna Diong
- School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), Randwick, NSW, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), Randwick, NSW, Australia.,University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), Randwick, NSW, Australia.,University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), Randwick, NSW, Australia.,University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia
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Flück M, Viecelli C, Bapst AM, Kasper S, Valdivieso P, Franchi MV, Ruoss S, Lüthi JM, Bühler M, Claassen H, Hoppeler H, Gerber C. Knee Extensors Muscle Plasticity Over a 5-Years Rehabilitation Process After Open Knee Surgery. Front Physiol 2018; 9:1343. [PMID: 30337877 PMCID: PMC6178139 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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We investigated molecular and cellular parameters which set metabolic and mechanical functioning of knee extensor muscles in the operated and contralateral control leg of 9 patients with a chronically insufficient anterior cruciate ligament (ACL; 26.6 ± 8.3 years, 8 males, 1 female) after open reconstructive surgery (week 0), after ambulant physiotherapy under cast immobilization (week 9), succeeding rehabilitation training (up to week 26), and subsequent voluntary physical activity (week 260). Clinical indices of knee function in the operated leg were improved at 52 weeks and remained at a comparable level at week 260. CSA of the quadriceps (-18%), MCSA of muscle fibers (-24%), and capillary-to-fiber ratio (-24%) in m. vastus lateralis from the ACL insufficient leg were lower at week 0 than reference values in the contralateral leg at week 260. Slow type fiber percentage (-35%) and mitochondrial volume density (-39%) were reduced in m. vastus lateralis from the operated leg at weeks 9 and 26. Composition alterations in the operated leg exceeded those in the contralateral leg and, with the exception of the volume density of subsarcolemmal mitochondria, returned to the reference levels at week 260. Leg-specific deterioration of metabolic characteristics in the vasti from the operated leg was reflected by the down-regulation of mitochondrial respiration complex I-III markers (-41-57%) at week 9. After rehabilitation training at week 26, the specific Y397 phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase (FAK), which is a proxy for mechano-regulation, was elevated by 71% in the operated leg but not in the contralateral leg, which had performed strengthening type exercise during ambulant physiotherapy. Total FAK protein and Y397 phosphorylation levels were lowered in both legs at week 26 resulting in positive correlations with mitochondrial volume densities and mitochondrial protein levels. The findings emphasize that a loss of mechanical and metabolic characteristics in knee extensor muscle remains detectable years after untreated ACL rupture, which may be aggravated in the post-operative phase by the deterioration of slow-oxidative characteristics after reconstruction due to insufficient load-bearing muscle activity. The reestablishment of muscle composition subsequent to years of voluntary physical activity reinforces that slow-to-fast fiber transformation is reversible in humans.
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- Martin Flück
- Department of Orthopedics, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Orthopedics, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Orthopedics, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Orthopedics, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Orthopedics, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Orthopedics, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Orthopedics, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Anatomy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Orthopedics, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Ma W, Gong H, Irving T. Myosin Head Configurations in Resting and Contracting Murine Skeletal Muscle. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:E2643. [PMID: 30200618 PMCID: PMC6165214 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19092643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Revised: 08/29/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Transgenic mouse models have been important tools for studying the relationship of genotype to phenotype for human diseases, including those of skeletal muscle. We show that mouse skeletal muscle can produce high quality X-ray diffraction patterns establishing the mouse intact skeletal muscle X-ray preparation as a potentially powerful tool to test structural hypotheses in health and disease. A notable feature of the mouse model system is the presence of residual myosin layer line intensities in contracting mouse muscle patterns. This provides an additional tool, along with the I1,1/I1,0 intensity ratio, for estimating the proportions of active versus relaxed myosin heads under a given set of conditions that can be used to characterize a given physiological condition or mutant muscle type. We also show that analysis of the myosin layer line intensity distribution, including derivation of the myosin head radius, Rm, may be used to study the role of the super-relaxed state in myosin regulation. When the myosin inhibitor blebbistatin is used to inhibit force production, there is a shift towards a highly quasi-helically ordered configuration that is distinct from the normal resting state, indicating there are more than one helically ordered configuration for resting crossbridges.
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- Weikang Ma
- BioCAT, Department of Biological Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616, USA.
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- BioCAT, Department of Biological Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616, USA.
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- BioCAT, Department of Biological Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616, USA.
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Ma W, Gong H, Kiss B, Lee EJ, Granzier H, Irving T. Thick-Filament Extensibility in Intact Skeletal Muscle. Biophys J 2018; 115:1580-1588. [PMID: 30266320 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2018.08.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2018] [Revised: 08/23/2018] [Accepted: 08/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Myofilament extensibility is a key structural parameter for interpreting myosin cross-bridge kinetics in striated muscle. Previous studies reported much higher thick-filament extensibility at low tension than the better-known and commonly used values at high tension, but in interpreting mechanical studies of muscle, a single value for thick-filament extensibility has usually been assumed. Here, we established the complete thick-filament force-extension curve from actively contracting, intact vertebrate skeletal muscle. To access a wide range of tetanic forces, the myosin inhibitor blebbistatin was used to induce low tetanic forces in addition to the higher tensions obtained from tetanic contractions of the untreated muscle. We show that the force/extensibility curve of the thick filament is nonlinear, so assuming a single value for thick-filament extensibility at all force levels is not justified. We also show that independent of whether tension is generated passively by sarcomere stretch or actively by cross-bridges, the thick-filament extensibility is nonlinear. Myosin head periodicity, however, only changes when active tension is generated under calcium-activated conditions. The nonlinear thick-filament force-extension curve in skeletal muscle, therefore, reflects a purely passive response to either titin-based force or actomyosin-based force, and it does not include a thick-filament activation mechanism. In contrast, the transition of myosin head periodicity to an active configuration appears to only occur in response to increased active force when calcium is present.
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- Weikang Ma
- Department of Biological Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois.
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Influence of full range of motion vs. equalized partial range of motion training on muscle architecture and mechanical properties. Eur J Appl Physiol 2018; 118:1969-1983. [PMID: 29982844 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-018-3932-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 06/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a 15-week partial range of motion (ROM) resistance training program on the vastus lateralis (VL) architecture and mechanical properties, when the time under tension (TUT) was equalized. METHODS Nineteen untrained male subjects were randomly assigned to a control (Control; n = 8) or training (TG; n = 11) group. In the TG, the dominant and nondominant legs were randomly selected to be trained with a full ROM (FULL) or a partial ROM (PART) in an isokinetic dynamometer. Training volume was equalized based on the TUT by manipulating sets and repetitions. The VL muscle architecture was assessed by B-mode ultrasonography at rest and during maximal isometric knee extension contractions (MVCs) at ten knee angles. The VL fascicle force and specific tension were calculated from the MVCs with superimposed stimuli, accounting for the moment arm length, muscle architecture, and antagonist coactivation. RESULTS The FULL training induced changes in fascicle length (FL) (4.9 ± 2.0%, P < 0.001) and specific tension (25.8 ± 18.7%, P < 0.001). There was a moderate effect of PART training on the physiological cross-sectional area (PCSA) (7.8 ± 4.0%, P < 0.001, dav = 0.6) and torque-angle adaptations (average increase 17.7 ± 3.9%, P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS These results provide evidence that crucial architectural and mechanical muscle adaptations are dependent on the ROM used in strength training. It seems that muscle FL and specific tension can be increased by pure concentric training if greater ROM is used. Conversely, restricting the ROM to shorter muscle lengths promotes a greater PCSA and angle-specific strength adaptations.
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Cleather DJ. The patella: A mechanical determinant of coordination during vertical jumping. J Theor Biol 2018; 446:205-211. [PMID: 29548734 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2018.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2017] [Revised: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 03/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The patella is traditionally understood to be a "joint spacer" that increases the moment arm of the patellar tendon. This characterisation is unsatisfactory as it fails to explain the more interesting characteristics of the patella: 1) that the changing pivot point of the patella causes the ratio of quadriceps to patellar tendon force to almost double as the knee flexes; 2) that the patellar tendon exerts an anteriorly directed force on the tibia when the knee is extended but this switches to a posterior draw as the knee flexes; and 3) that the presence of the patella allows the quadriceps to exert different moments on the femur and tibia. Here, I use a simple, model of the geometry of the knee to calculate the changes in the effective moment arms of the quadriceps on the femur and tibia as the knee extends during vertical jumping. These effective moment arms are then contrasted with the actual changes in moments seen during a vertical jump. This analysis demonstrates that the changing geometry of the knee alone can explain 93% (p < 0.05) of the variance in the characteristic femoral to tibial pattern of moment production during jumping - suggesting that the mechanics of the patella have a crucial influence on the coordination of jumping. These results lend support to the contention that mechanical considerations play a pivotal role in the control of movement by creating a stronger imperative towards a particular movement solution than might be suggested by the large degree of redundancy in the neuromuscular system. This idea is consistent with dynamic systems theories of motor control, i.e. the mechanical structure of the musculoskeletal system itself is important in the organisation of movement (so called mechanical intelligence).
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- Daniel John Cleather
- School of Sport, Health and Applied Sciences, St. Mary's University, Waldegrave Road, Twickenham TW1 4SX, UK.
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Kulas AS, Schmitz RJ, Shultz SJ, Waxman JP, Wang HM, Kraft RA, Partington HS. Bilateral quadriceps and hamstrings muscle volume asymmetries in healthy individuals. J Orthop Res 2018; 36:963-970. [PMID: 28755488 DOI: 10.1002/jor.23664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2016] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Determining the magnitude of quadriceps and hamstring muscle volume asymmetries in healthy individuals is a critical first step toward interpreting asymmetries as compensatory or abnormal in pathological populations. The purpose of this study was to determine the magnitude of whole and individual muscle volume asymmetries, quantified as right-left volume differences, for the quadriceps and hamstring muscles in a young and healthy population. Twenty-one healthy individuals participated: Eleven females age = 22.6 ± 2.9 years and 10 males age = 23.2 ± 3.4 years. Whole muscle group and individual muscle volume asymmetries were quantified within the context of absolute measurement error using a 95% Limits of Agreement approach. Mean muscle asymmetries ranged from -3.0 to 6.0% for all individual and whole muscle groups. Whole muscle group 95% limits of agreements represented ±11.4% and ±8.8% volume asymmetries for the hamstrings and quadriceps, respectively. Individual muscle asymmetry 95% limits of agreements ranged from ∼ ± 11-13% for the vastii muscles while the biceps femoris short-head (±33.5%), long-head (±20.9%), and the rectus femoris (±21.4%) displayed the highest relative individual asymmetries. Individual muscle asymmetries exceeded absolute measurement error in 70% of all cases, with 26% of all cases exceeding 10% asymmetry. Although whole muscle group asymmetries appear to be near the 10% assumed clinical threshold of normality, the greater magnitude of individual muscle asymmetries highlights the subject- and muscle-specific variability in volume asymmetry. Future research is warranted to determine if volume asymmetry thresholds exist that discriminate between healthy and pathological populations. Statement of Clinical Significance: Muscle volume asymmetries displayed in healthy individuals provide a reference for interpreting asymmetries in pathological populations. © 2017 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 36:963-970, 2018.
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- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina
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- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina
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- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina
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van der Zwaard S, Weide G, Levels K, Eikelboom MRI, Noordhof DA, Hofmijster MJ, van der Laarse WJ, de Koning JJ, de Ruiter CJ, Jaspers RT. Muscle morphology of the vastus lateralis is strongly related to ergometer performance, sprint capacity and endurance capacity in Olympic rowers. J Sports Sci 2018; 36:2111-2120. [PMID: 29473785 DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2018.1439434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Rowers need to combine high sprint and endurance capacities. Muscle morphology largely explains muscle power generating capacity, however, little is known on how muscle morphology relates to rowing performance measures. The aim was to determine how muscle morphology of the vastus lateralis relates to rowing ergometer performance, sprint and endurance capacity of Olympic rowers. Eighteen rowers (12♂, 6♀, who competed at 2016 Olympics) performed an incremental rowing test to obtain maximal oxygen consumption, reflecting endurance capacity. Sprint capacity was assessed by Wingate cycling peak power. M. vastus lateralis morphology (volume, physiological cross-sectional area, fascicle length and pennation angle) was derived from 3-dimensional ultrasound imaging. Thirteen rowers (7♂, 6♀) completed a 2000-m rowing ergometer time trial. Muscle volume largely explained variance in 2000-m rowing performance (R2 = 0.85), maximal oxygen consumption (R2 = 0.65), and Wingate peak power (R2 = 0.82). When normalized for differences in body size, maximal oxygen consumption and Wingate peak power were negatively related in males (r = -0.94). Fascicle length, not physiological cross-sectional area, attributed to normalized peak power. In conclusion, vastus lateralis volume largely explains variance in rowing ergometer performance, sprint and endurance capacity. For a high normalized sprint capacity, athletes may benefit from long fascicles rather than a large physiological cross-sectional area.
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- Stephan van der Zwaard
- a Department of Human Movement Sciences , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- a Department of Human Movement Sciences , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences , Amsterdam , The Netherlands.,b Department of Rehabilitation Medicine , VU University Medical Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- a Department of Human Movement Sciences , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- a Department of Human Movement Sciences , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- a Department of Human Movement Sciences , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- a Department of Human Movement Sciences , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- c Department of Physiology, Institute for Cardiovascular Research , VU University Medical Centre Amsterdam , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- a Department of Human Movement Sciences , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- a Department of Human Movement Sciences , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- a Department of Human Movement Sciences , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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Marchi D, Leischner CL, Pastor F, Hartstone‐Rose A. L
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- Damiano Marchi
- Department of BiologyUniversity di Pisa, Via Derna 1Pisa, 56126 Italy
- Evolutionary Studies Institute and Centre for Excellence in PalaeoSciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3Wits, 2050 South Africa
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- Department of Cell Biology and AnatomyUniversity of South Carolina School of MedicineColumbia South Carolina
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- Departamento de Anatomía y RadiologíaUniversidad de Valladolid, C/Plaza de Santa Cruz, 847002 Valladolid Spain
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Siddiqi A, Poosapadi Arjunan S, Kumar DK. Computational model to investigate the relative contributions of different neuromuscular properties of tibialis anterior on force generated during ankle dorsiflexion. Med Biol Eng Comput 2018; 56:1413-1423. [PMID: 29335929 DOI: 10.1007/s11517-018-1788-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2017] [Accepted: 01/06/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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This study describes a new model of the force generated by tibialis anterior muscle with three new features: single-fiber action potential, twitch force, and pennation angle. This model was used to investigate the relative effects and interaction of ten age-associated neuromuscular parameters. Regression analysis (significance level of 0.05) between the neuromuscular properties and corresponding simulated force produced at the footplate was performed. Standardized slope coefficients were computed to rank the effect of the parameters. The results show that reduction in the average firing rate is the reason for the sharp decline in the force and other factors, such as number of muscle fibers, specific force, pennation angle, and innervation ratio. The fast fiber ratio affects the simulated force through two significant interactions. This study has ranked the individual contributions of the neuromuscular factors to muscle strength decline of the TA and identified firing rate decline as the biggest cause followed by decrease in muscle fiber number and specific force. The strategy for strength preservation for the elderly should focus on improving firing rate. Graphical abstract Neuromuscular properties of Tibialis Anterior on force generated during ankle dorsiflexion.
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- Ariba Siddiqi
- Biosignals Laboratory, School of Engineering, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Biosignals Laboratory, School of Engineering, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
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- Biosignals Laboratory, School of Engineering, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Ema R, Saito I, Akagi R. Neuromuscular adaptations induced by adjacent joint training. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2017; 28:947-960. [DOI: 10.1111/sms.13008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- R. Ema
- Graduate School of Engineering and Science; Shibaura Institute of Technology; Saitama Japan
- Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; Tokyo Japan
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- College of Systems Engineering and Science; Shibaura Institute of Technology; Saitama Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering and Science; Shibaura Institute of Technology; Saitama Japan
- College of Systems Engineering and Science; Shibaura Institute of Technology; Saitama Japan
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Sims DT, Onambélé-Pearson GL, Burden A, Payton C, Morse CI. Specific force of the vastus lateralis in adults with achondroplasia. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2017; 124:696-703. [PMID: 29146686 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00638.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Achondroplasia is a clinical condition defined by shorter stature and disproportionate limb length. Force production in able-bodied individuals (controls) is proportional to muscle size, but given the disproportionate nature of achondroplasia, normalizing to anatomical cross-sectional area (ACSA) is inappropriate. The aim of this study was to assess specific force of the vastus lateralis (VL) in 10 adults with achondroplasia (22 ± 3 yr) and 18 sex-matched controls (22 ± 2 yr). Isometric torque (iMVCτ) of the dominant knee extensors (KE) and in vivo measures of VL muscle architecture, volume, activation, and patella tendon moment arm were used to calculate VL physiological CSA (PCSA), fascicle force, and specific force in both groups. Achondroplasic muscle volume was 53% smaller than controls (284 ± 36 vs. 604 ± 102 cm3, P < 0.001). KE iMVCτ was 63% lower in achondroplasia compared with controls (95 ± 24 vs. 256 ± 47 N⋅m, P < 0.001). Activation and moment arm length were similar between groups ( P > 0.05), but coactivation of bicep femoris of achondroplasic subjects was 70% more than controls (43 ± 20 vs. 13 ± 5%, P < 0.001). Achondroplasic subjects had 58% less PCSA (43 ± 10 vs. 74.7 ± 14 cm2, P < 0.001), 29% lower fascicle force (702 ± 235 vs. 1704 ± 303 N, P < 0.001), and 29% lower specific force than control subjects (17 ± 6 vs. 24 ± 6 N⋅cm-2, P = 0.012). The smaller VL specific force in achondroplasia may be attributed to infiltration of fat and connective tissue, rather than to any difference in myofilament function. NEW & NOTEWORTHY The novel observation of this study was the measurement of normalized force production in a group of individuals with disproportionate limb length-to-torso ratios.
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- David T Sims
- Health, Exercise and Active Living Research, Manchester Metropolitan University , Cheshire , United Kingdom
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- Health, Exercise and Active Living Research, Manchester Metropolitan University , Cheshire , United Kingdom
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- Health, Exercise and Active Living Research, Manchester Metropolitan University , Cheshire , United Kingdom
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- Health, Exercise and Active Living Research, Manchester Metropolitan University , Cheshire , United Kingdom
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- Health, Exercise and Active Living Research, Manchester Metropolitan University , Cheshire , United Kingdom
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Edmonds BPR, Trejos AL. Stiffness control of a nylon twisted coiled actuator for use in mechatronic rehabilitation devices. IEEE Int Conf Rehabil Robot 2017; 2017:1419-1424. [PMID: 28814019 DOI: 10.1109/icorr.2017.8009447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Mechatronic rehabilitation devices, especially wearables, have been researched extensively and proven to be promising additions to physical therapy, but most designs utilize traditional actuators providing unnatural, robot-like movements. Therefore, many researchers have focused on the development of actuators that mimic biological properties to provide patients with improved results, safety, and comfort. Recently, a twisted-coiled actuator (TCA) made from nylon thread has been found to possess many of these important properties when heated, such as variable stiffness, flexibility, and high power density. So far, TCAs have been characterized in controlled environments to define their fundamental properties under simple loading configurations. However, for an actuator like this to be implemented in a biomimetic design such as an exoskeleton, it needs to be characterized and controlled as a biological muscle. One major control law that natural muscles exhibit is stiffness control, allowing humans to passively avoid injury from external forces, or move the limbs in a controlled or high impact motion. This type of control is created by the antagonistic muscle arrangement. In this paper, an antagonistic apparatus was developed to model the TCAs from a biological standpoint, the stiffness was characterized with respect to the TCA temperature, and a fully functional stiffness and position controller was implemented with an incorporated TCA thermal model. The stiffness was found to have a linear relationship to the TCA temperatures (R2=0.95). The controller performed with a stiffness accuracy of 98.95% and a position accuracy of 92.7%. A final trial with varying continuous position input and varying stepped stiffness input exhibited position control with R2=0.9638.
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Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy with Concurrent Exercise Training: Contrary Evidence for an Interference Effect. Sports Med 2017; 46:1029-39. [PMID: 26932769 DOI: 10.1007/s40279-016-0496-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Over the last 30+ years, it has become axiomatic that performing aerobic exercise within the same training program as resistance exercise (termed concurrent exercise training) interferes with the hypertrophic adaptations associated with resistance exercise training. However, a close examination of the literature reveals that the interference effect of concurrent exercise training on muscle growth in humans is not as compelling as previously thought. Moreover, recent studies show that, under certain conditions, concurrent exercise may augment resistance exercise-induced hypertrophy in healthy human skeletal muscle. The purpose of this article is to outline the contrary evidence for an acute and chronic interference effect of concurrent exercise on skeletal muscle growth in humans and provide practical literature-based recommendations for maximizing hypertrophy when training concurrently.
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Yang YX, Chong MS, Lim WS, Tay L, Yew S, Yeo A, Tan CH. Validity of estimating muscle and fat volume from a single MRI section in older adults with sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity. Clin Radiol 2017; 72:427.e9-427.e14. [PMID: 28117037 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2016.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2016] [Revised: 12/07/2016] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Y X Yang
- Institute of Geriatrics and Active Ageing, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
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- Institute of Geriatrics and Active Ageing, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore; Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
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- Institute of Geriatrics and Active Ageing, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore; Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
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- Institute of Geriatrics and Active Ageing, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
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- Institute of Geriatrics and Active Ageing, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
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Vale TC, de Lima Pinto FC, Pedroso JL, Alves Dos Reis M, Batista IR, Affonseca Bressan R, Magalhães Rivero RL, Mendonça RA, Barsottini OG. Case 241: Hemiparkinsonism- Hemiatrophy-SPECT with 99mTc TRODAT-1 and Muscle MR Imaging Abnormalities. Radiology 2017; 283:613-619. [PMID: 28418820 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2017151717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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History A 43-year-old right-handed man presented with a history of progressive mild left-sided weakness and slowness of movements. Symptoms began 4 years earlier, and the patient noticed a progressive decline in his daily routine due to gait difficulties in the past year. There was no history of head trauma, surgery, drug therapy, smoking, or alcohol abuse, nor was there any relevant family history. Examination revealed normal cognition (29 of 30 points on the Mini-Mental State Examination and 27 of 30 points on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment) and normal cerebellar, sensory, cranial nerve, and autonomic function. There was mild left-sided weakness involving the upper and lower limbs (medical research council graded muscle strength as 4+ out of 5) that was associated with facial hypomimia and a rigid akinetic syndrome only in the patient's left hemibody (Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale [UPDRS] part III [motor examination], 23 out of 52 points). Mild atrophy in the left upper and lower limbs without pain, swelling, or skin lesions was noted at physical examination. Routine blood chemistry was normal, as were serum creatine kinase and aldolase levels and thyroid, hepatic, and renal function. T1- and T2-weighted, fluid-attenuated inversion recovery, diffusion- and perfusion-weighted, and contrast material-enhanced brain magnetic resonance (MR) imaging results were normal, without basal ganglia hyperintensity, lacunae, calcification, or heavy metal deposits. Muscle MR imaging and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) with technetium 99m (99mTc) tropane dopamine transporter (TRODAT)-1 were performed for further evaluation. This patient received levodopa and benserazide (200 and 50 mg, respectively) four times a day and amantadine (100 mg) three times a day without adequate improvement (UPDRS score decreased from 23 to 20 points).
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- Thiago Cardoso Vale
- From the Department of Internal Medicine, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil (T.C.V.); Department of Neurology (F.C.d.L.P., J.L.P., O.G.B.) and Department of Psychiatry, Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Neurociências Clínicas (LiNC) (M.A.d.R., I.R.B., R.A.B.), Universidade Federal de São Paulo, R. Sena Madureira 1500, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP 04021-001, Brazil; and Delboni Auriemo, Diagnósticos da América SA, São Paulo, Brazil (R.L.M.R., R.A.M.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil (T.C.V.); Department of Neurology (F.C.d.L.P., J.L.P., O.G.B.) and Department of Psychiatry, Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Neurociências Clínicas (LiNC) (M.A.d.R., I.R.B., R.A.B.), Universidade Federal de São Paulo, R. Sena Madureira 1500, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP 04021-001, Brazil; and Delboni Auriemo, Diagnósticos da América SA, São Paulo, Brazil (R.L.M.R., R.A.M.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil (T.C.V.); Department of Neurology (F.C.d.L.P., J.L.P., O.G.B.) and Department of Psychiatry, Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Neurociências Clínicas (LiNC) (M.A.d.R., I.R.B., R.A.B.), Universidade Federal de São Paulo, R. Sena Madureira 1500, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP 04021-001, Brazil; and Delboni Auriemo, Diagnósticos da América SA, São Paulo, Brazil (R.L.M.R., R.A.M.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil (T.C.V.); Department of Neurology (F.C.d.L.P., J.L.P., O.G.B.) and Department of Psychiatry, Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Neurociências Clínicas (LiNC) (M.A.d.R., I.R.B., R.A.B.), Universidade Federal de São Paulo, R. Sena Madureira 1500, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP 04021-001, Brazil; and Delboni Auriemo, Diagnósticos da América SA, São Paulo, Brazil (R.L.M.R., R.A.M.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil (T.C.V.); Department of Neurology (F.C.d.L.P., J.L.P., O.G.B.) and Department of Psychiatry, Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Neurociências Clínicas (LiNC) (M.A.d.R., I.R.B., R.A.B.), Universidade Federal de São Paulo, R. Sena Madureira 1500, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP 04021-001, Brazil; and Delboni Auriemo, Diagnósticos da América SA, São Paulo, Brazil (R.L.M.R., R.A.M.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil (T.C.V.); Department of Neurology (F.C.d.L.P., J.L.P., O.G.B.) and Department of Psychiatry, Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Neurociências Clínicas (LiNC) (M.A.d.R., I.R.B., R.A.B.), Universidade Federal de São Paulo, R. Sena Madureira 1500, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP 04021-001, Brazil; and Delboni Auriemo, Diagnósticos da América SA, São Paulo, Brazil (R.L.M.R., R.A.M.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil (T.C.V.); Department of Neurology (F.C.d.L.P., J.L.P., O.G.B.) and Department of Psychiatry, Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Neurociências Clínicas (LiNC) (M.A.d.R., I.R.B., R.A.B.), Universidade Federal de São Paulo, R. Sena Madureira 1500, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP 04021-001, Brazil; and Delboni Auriemo, Diagnósticos da América SA, São Paulo, Brazil (R.L.M.R., R.A.M.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil (T.C.V.); Department of Neurology (F.C.d.L.P., J.L.P., O.G.B.) and Department of Psychiatry, Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Neurociências Clínicas (LiNC) (M.A.d.R., I.R.B., R.A.B.), Universidade Federal de São Paulo, R. Sena Madureira 1500, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP 04021-001, Brazil; and Delboni Auriemo, Diagnósticos da América SA, São Paulo, Brazil (R.L.M.R., R.A.M.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil (T.C.V.); Department of Neurology (F.C.d.L.P., J.L.P., O.G.B.) and Department of Psychiatry, Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Neurociências Clínicas (LiNC) (M.A.d.R., I.R.B., R.A.B.), Universidade Federal de São Paulo, R. Sena Madureira 1500, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP 04021-001, Brazil; and Delboni Auriemo, Diagnósticos da América SA, São Paulo, Brazil (R.L.M.R., R.A.M.)
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Vernillo G, Pisoni C, Sconfienza LM, Thiébat G, Longo S. Changes in Muscle Architecture of Vastus Lateralis Muscle After an Alpine Snowboarding Race. J Strength Cond Res 2017; 31:254-259. [PMID: 27135473 DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0000000000001469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Vernillo, G, Pisoni, C, Sconfienza, LM, Thiébat, G, and Longo, S. Changes in muscle architecture of vastus lateralis muscle after an alpine snowboarding race. J Strength Cond Res 31(1): 254-259, 2017-This study aimed to assess acute changes of vastus lateralis (VL) muscle architecture after an alpine snowboarding simulated race and to compare architecture characteristics between the front and rear legs on elite alpine snowboarders. Using ultrasonography, VL muscle thickness (MT), pennation angles (θ), and fascicle lengths (Lf) were assessed in 8 elite alpine snowboarders (25.6 ± 4.4 years; stature: 178.4 ± 9.8 cm; body mass: 78.1 ± 12.1 kg) before and directly after an alpine snowboarding simulated race under competition rules. Muscle thickness, θ, and Lf showed no meaningful changes (P > 0.05, differences reported as trivial) after the race for both legs. The rear leg tended to have a 14.0% lower θ (P = 0.04, differences rated as moderate) and a 13.6% higher Lf (P = 0.04, differences rated as moderate) compared with the front leg. Changes in muscle architecture are not observable immediately after an alpine snowboarding simulated race. The ∼14.0% difference in muscle architecture between the front and the rear leg suggests the presence of a morphological asymmetry in elite alpine snowboarders with direct implications for injury prevention and training prescription.
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- Gianluca Vernillo
- 1Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy; 2CeRiSM, Research Center for Sport, Mountain and Health, University of Verona, Rovereto, Trentino, Italy; 3Snowboard and Freestyle Sector, Italian Winter Sports Federation, Milan, Italy; 4Radiology Unit, IRCCS San Donato General Hospital, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy; and 5Sports Trauma Centre, IRCCS Orthopedic Institute Galeazzi, Milan, Italy
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Stebbings GK, Williams AG, Morse CI, Day SH. Polymorphisms in PTK2 are associated with skeletal muscle specific force: an independent replication study. Eur J Appl Physiol 2017; 117:713-720. [PMID: 28251396 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-017-3567-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2016] [Accepted: 02/08/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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PURPOSE The aim of the study was to investigate two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in PTK2 for associations with human muscle strength phenotypes in healthy men. METHODS Measurement of maximal isometric voluntary knee extension (MVCKE) torque, net MVCKE torque and vastus lateralis (VL) specific force, using established techniques, was completed on 120 Caucasian men (age = 20.6 ± 2.3 year; height = 1.79 ± 0.06 m; mass = 75.0 ± 10.0 kg; mean ± SD). All participants provided either a blood (n = 96) or buccal cell sample, from which DNA was isolated and genotyped for the PTK2 rs7843014 A/C and rs7460 A/T SNPs using real-time polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS Genotype frequencies for both SNPs were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (X 2 ≤ 1.661, P ≥ 0.436). VL specific force was 8.3% higher in rs7843014 AA homozygotes than C-allele carriers (P = 0.017) and 5.4% higher in rs7460 AA homozygotes than T-allele carriers (P = 0.029). No associations between either SNP and net MVCKE torque (P ≥ 0.094) or peak MVCKE torque (P ≥ 0.107) were observed. CONCLUSIONS These findings identify a genetic contribution to the inter-individual variability within muscle specific force and provides the first independent replication, in a larger Caucasian cohort, of an association between these PTK2 SNPs and muscle specific force, thus extending our understanding of the influence of genetic variation on the intrinsic strength of muscle.
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- Georgina K Stebbings
- MMU Sports Genomics Laboratory, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Crewe, UK.
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- MMU Sports Genomics Laboratory, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Crewe, UK.,Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health, University College London, London, UK
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- MMU Sports Genomics Laboratory, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Crewe, UK
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- MMU Sports Genomics Laboratory, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Crewe, UK
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Kasper FK, Melville J, Shum J, Wong M, Young S. Tissue Engineered Prevascularized Bone and Soft Tissue Flaps. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2017; 29:63-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coms.2016.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Heffernan SM, Stebbings GK, Kilduff LP, Erskine RM, Day SH, Morse CI, McPhee JS, Cook CJ, Vance B, Ribbans WJ, Raleigh SM, Roberts C, Bennett MA, Wang G, Collins M, Pitsiladis YP, Williams AG. Fat mass and obesity associated (FTO) gene influences skeletal muscle phenotypes in non-resistance trained males and elite rugby playing position. BMC Genet 2017; 18:4. [PMID: 28103813 PMCID: PMC5248469 DOI: 10.1186/s12863-017-0470-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Accepted: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background FTO gene variants have been associated with obesity phenotypes in sedentary and obese populations, but rarely with skeletal muscle and elite athlete phenotypes. Methods In 1089 participants, comprising 530 elite rugby athletes and 559 non-athletes, DNA was collected and genotyped for the FTO rs9939609 variant using real-time PCR. In a subgroup of non-resistance trained individuals (NT; n = 120), we also assessed structural and functional skeletal muscle phenotypes using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry, ultrasound and isokinetic dynamometry. In a subgroup of rugby athletes (n = 77), we assessed muscle power during a countermovement jump. Results In NT, TT genotype and T allele carriers had greater total body (4.8% and 4.1%) and total appendicular lean mass (LM; 3.0% and 2.1%) compared to AA genotype, with greater arm LM (0.8%) in T allele carriers and leg LM (2.1%) for TT, compared to AA genotype. Furthermore, the T allele was more common (94%) in selected elite rugby union athletes (back three and centre players) who are most reliant on LM rather than total body mass for success, compared to other rugby athletes (82%; P = 0.01, OR = 3.34) and controls (84%; P = 0.03, OR = 2.88). Accordingly, these athletes had greater peak power relative to body mass than other rugby athletes (14%; P = 2 x 10-6). Conclusion Collectively, these results suggest that the T allele is associated with increased LM and elite athletic success. This has implications for athletic populations, as well as conditions characterised by low LM such as sarcopenia and cachexia.
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- S M Heffernan
- MMU Sports Genomics Laboratory, Manchester Metropolitan University, Crewe Green Road, Crewe, CW1 5DU, UK.
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- MMU Sports Genomics Laboratory, Manchester Metropolitan University, Crewe Green Road, Crewe, CW1 5DU, UK
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- A-STEM, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Research Institute for Sport & Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.,Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health, University College London, London, UK
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- MMU Sports Genomics Laboratory, Manchester Metropolitan University, Crewe Green Road, Crewe, CW1 5DU, UK
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- MMU Sports Genomics Laboratory, Manchester Metropolitan University, Crewe Green Road, Crewe, CW1 5DU, UK
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- School of Healthcare Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
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- A-STEM, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, UK.,School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular & Medical Sciences University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Centre for Physical Activity and Chronic Disease, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Northampton, Northampton, UK
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- Centre for Physical Activity and Chronic Disease, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Northampton, Northampton, UK
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- Medical and Scientific Department, South African Rugby Union, Cape Town, South Africa.,Discipline of Sports Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- A-STEM, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- FIMS Reference Collaborating Centre of Sports Medicine for Anti-Doping Research, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK
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- Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town (UCT), Cape Town, South Africa
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- FIMS Reference Collaborating Centre of Sports Medicine for Anti-Doping Research, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK
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- MMU Sports Genomics Laboratory, Manchester Metropolitan University, Crewe Green Road, Crewe, CW1 5DU, UK.,Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health, University College London, London, UK
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Turton P, Hay R, Taylor J, McPhee J, Welters I. Human limb skeletal muscle wasting and architectural remodeling during five to ten days intubation and ventilation in critical care - an observational study using ultrasound. BMC Anesthesiol 2016; 16:119. [PMID: 27894277 PMCID: PMC5127036 DOI: 10.1186/s12871-016-0269-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2016] [Accepted: 10/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background Critically ill patients frequently suffer muscle weakness whilst in critical care. Ultrasound can reliably track loss of muscle size, but also quantifies the arrangement of the muscle fascicles, known as the muscle architecture. We sought to measure both pennation angle and fascicle length, as well as tracking changes in muscle thickness in a population of critically ill patients. Methods On days 1, 5 and 10 after admission to critical care, muscle thickness was measured in ventilated critically ill patients using bedside ultrasound. Elbow flexor compartment, medial head of gastrocnemius and vastus lateralis muscle were investigated. In the lower limb, we determined the pennation angle to derive the fascicle length. Results We recruited and scanned 22 patients on day 1 after admission to critical care, 16 were re-scanned on day 5 and 9 on day 10. We found no changes to the size of the elbow flexor compartment over 10 days of admission. In the gastrocnemius, there were no significant changes to muscle thickness or pennation angle over 5 or 10 days. In the vastus lateralis, we found significant losses in both muscle thickness and pennation angle on day 5, but found that fascicle length is unchanged. Loss of muscle on day 5 was related to decreases in pennation angle. In both lower limb muscles, a positive relationship was observed between the pennation angle on day 1, and the percentage of angle lost by days 5 and 10. Discussion Muscle loss in critically ill patients preferentially affects the lower limb, possibly due to the lower limb becoming prone to disuse atrophy. Muscle architecture of the thigh changes in the first 5 days of admission, in particular, we have demonstrated a correlation between muscle thickness and pennation angle. It is hypothesised that weakness in the lower limb occurs through loss of force generation via a reduced pennation angle. Conclusion Using ultrasound, we have been able to demonstrate that muscle thickness and architecture of vastus lateralis undergo rapid changes during the early phase of admission to a critical care environment.
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- Peter Turton
- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Prescot Street, Liverpool, L7 8XP, UK.
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- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Prescot Street, Liverpool, L7 8XP, UK
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- Intensive Care Unit, Warrington General Hospital, Lovely Lane, Warrington, WA5 1QG, UK
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- School of Healthcare Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester Street, Manchester, M15 5GD, UK
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- Institute of Aging and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, 4th floor, UCD Building, Daulby Streey, Liverpool, L69 3GA, UK
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Hussain AW, Onambélé GL, Williams AG, Morse CI. Medial gastrocnemius specific force of adult men with spastic cerebral palsy. Muscle Nerve 2016; 56:298-306. [PMID: 27862024 PMCID: PMC5573928 DOI: 10.1002/mus.25477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2016] [Revised: 11/02/2016] [Accepted: 11/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Introduction: Muscle weakness determines functional impairment in spastic cerebral palsy (SCP). Measurement of specific force (SF) allows for strength comparison with unimpaired populations (controls) accounting for neural (activation and coactivation), architectural (fascicle length and pennation angle), and structural differences (moment arm length). Methods: Medial gastrocnemius (MG) SF (and its determinants) was assessed in both paretic and non‐paretic legs of 11 men with SCP and 11 age‐matched controls during plantarflexion maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC). Results: SCP fascicles were 28% longer than control fascicles (P < 0.05). Pennation angle of SCP patients was 41% smaller than in controls. The physiological cross‐sectional area of SCP MG patients was 47% smaller than in controls (P < 0.05). There was no difference in SF between controls and SCP patients. Conclusions: Weakness in SCP is primarily attributable to deficits in agonist activation and muscle size; consequently, SF measured in the MG is similar between SCP and controls. Muscle Nerve56: 298–306, 2017
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- Ayser W Hussain
- Health Exercise and Active Living Research Centre, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Crewe Green Road, Cheshire, CW1 5DU, UK
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- Health Exercise and Active Living Research Centre, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Crewe Green Road, Cheshire, CW1 5DU, UK
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- Health Exercise and Active Living Research Centre, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Crewe Green Road, Cheshire, CW1 5DU, UK
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- Health Exercise and Active Living Research Centre, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Crewe Green Road, Cheshire, CW1 5DU, UK
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