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Baggaley M, Sawatsky A, Ross SA, Herzog W. A surgical technique for individual control of the muscles of the rabbit lower hindlimb. J Exp Biol 2024; 227:jeb247328. [PMID: 38699818 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.247328] [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: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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Little is known regarding the precise muscle, bone and joint actions resulting from individual and simultaneous muscle activation(s) of the lower limb. An in situ experimental approach is described herein to control the muscles of the rabbit lower hindlimb, including the medial and lateral gastrocnemius, soleus, plantaris and tibialis anterior. The muscles were stimulated using nerve-cuff electrodes placed around the innervating nerves of each muscle. Animals were fixed in a stereotactic frame with the ankle angle set at 90 deg. To demonstrate the efficacy of the experimental technique, isometric plantarflexion torque was measured at the 90 deg ankle joint angle at a stimulation frequency of 100, 60 and 30 Hz. Individual muscle torque and the torque produced during simultaneous activation of all plantarflexor muscles are presented for four animals. These results demonstrate that the experimental approach was reliable, with insignificant variation in torque between repeated contractions. The experimental approach described herein provides the potential for measuring a diverse array of muscle properties, which is important to improve our understanding of musculoskeletal biomechanics.
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- Michael Baggaley
- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 1N4
- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4Z6
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 1N4
- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4Z6
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 1N4
- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4Z6
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 1N4
- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4Z6
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Tecchio P, Raiteri BJ, Hahn D. Eccentric exercise ≠ eccentric contraction. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2024; 136:954-965. [PMID: 38482578 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00845.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024] Open
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Whether eccentric exercise involves active fascicle stretch is unclear due to muscle-tendon unit (MTU) series compliance. Therefore, this study investigated the impact of changing the activation timing and level (i.e., preactivation) of the contraction on muscle fascicle kinematics and kinetics of the human tibialis anterior during dynamometer-controlled maximal voluntary MTU-stretch-hold contractions. B-mode ultrasound and surface electromyography were used to assess muscle fascicle kinematics and muscle activity levels, respectively. Although joint kinematics were similar among MTU-stretch-hold contractions (∼40° rotation amplitude), increasing preactivation increased fascicle shortening and stretch amplitudes (9.9-23.2 mm, P ≤ 0.015). This led to increasing positive and negative fascicle work with increasing preactivation. Despite significantly different fascicle kinematics, similar peak fascicle forces during stretch occurred at similar fascicle lengths and joint angles regardless of preactivation. Similarly, residual force enhancement (rFE) following MTU stretch was not significantly affected (6.5-7.6%, P = 0.559) by preactivation, but rFE was strongly correlated with peak fascicle force during stretch (rrm = 0.62, P = 0.003). These findings highlight that apparent eccentric exercise causes shortening-stretch contractions at the fascicle level rather than isolated eccentric contractions. The constant rFE despite different fascicle kinematics and kinetics suggests that a passive element was engaged at a common muscle length among conditions (e.g., optimal fascicle length). Although it remains unclear whether different fascicle mechanics trigger different adaptations to eccentric exercise, this study emphasizes the need to consider MTU series compliance to better understand the mechanical drivers of adaptation to exercise.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Apparent eccentric exercises do not result in isolated eccentric contractions, but shortening-stretch contractions at the fascicle level. The amount of fascicle shortening and stretch depends on the preactivation during the exercise and cannot be estimated from the muscle-tendon unit (MTU) or joint kinematics. As different fascicle mechanics might trigger different adaptations to eccentric exercise, muscle-tendon unit series compliance and muscle preactivation need to be considered when eccentric exercise protocols are designed.
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- Paolo Tecchio
- Human Movement Science, Faculty of Sport Science, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Human Movement Science, Faculty of Sport Science, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
- School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Human Movement Science, Faculty of Sport Science, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
- School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Pinto MD, Nosaka K, Blazevich AJ. In vivo human medial gastrocnemius fascicle behaviour and belly gear during submaximal eccentric contractions are not affected by concentric fatiguing exercise. J Biomech 2024; 162:111895. [PMID: 38103313 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2023.111895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Changes in muscle geometry and belly gearing during eccentric contractions influence fibre strain and susceptibility to muscle damage. They are modulated by the interaction between connective tissues and intracellular-intrafascicular fluid pressures and external pressures from neighbouring structures. Fatiguing exercise triggers fluid shifts (muscle swelling) and muscle activation changes that may influence these modulators. Our purpose was to measure medial gastrocnemius (MG) geometric changes in vivo during eccentric contractions before and after maximal concentric muscle work to test the hypothesis that fatigue would reduce fascicle rotation and muscle gear and provoke greater fascicle strain. Submaximal eccentric plantar flexor contractions at 40% and 60% of maximal eccentric torque were performed on an isokinetic dynamometer at 5°.s-1 before and immediately after the fatiguing exercise. MG fascicles and muscle-tendon junction were captured using ultrasonography during contractions, allowing quantification of geometric changes, whole-MG length, and belly gear (Δmuscle length/Δfascicle length). Triceps surae (TS) activation was estimated using surface electromyography and the distribution of activations between synergistic muscles was then determined. After exercise, concentric torque decreased ∼39% and resting muscle thickness increased by 4%, indicating muscle fatigue and swelling, respectively. While soleus (Sol) activation and the Sol/TS ratio increased, no changes in MG, MG/TS ratio or fascicle rotation during the contraction were detected. Thus, fascicle lengthening and belly gear remained unaltered. Changes in muscle thickness during contraction was also similar before and after exercise, suggesting that changes in muscle shape were relatively unaffected by the exercise. Consequently, the muscle maintained mechanical integrity after the fatiguing muscle work.
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- Matheus Daros Pinto
- School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia.
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- School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia.
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Blazevich AJ, Fletcher JR. More than energy cost: multiple benefits of the long Achilles tendon in human walking and running. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2023; 98:2210-2225. [PMID: 37525526 DOI: 10.1111/brv.13002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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Elastic strain energy that is stored and released from long, distal tendons such as the Achilles during locomotion allows for muscle power amplification as well as for reduction of the locomotor energy cost: as distal tendons perform mechanical work during recoil, plantar flexor muscle fibres can work over smaller length ranges, at slower shortening speeds, and at lower activation levels. Scant evidence exists that long distal tendons evolved in humans (or were retained from our more distant Hominoidea ancestors) primarily to allow high muscle-tendon power outputs, and indeed we remain relatively powerless compared to many other species. Instead, the majority of evidence suggests that such tendons evolved to reduce total locomotor energy cost. However, numerous additional, often unrecognised, advantages of long tendons may speculatively be of greater evolutionary advantage, including the reduced limb inertia afforded by shorter and lighter muscles (reducing proximal muscle force requirement), reduced energy dissipation during the foot-ground collisions, capacity to store and reuse the muscle work done to dampen the vibrations triggered by foot-ground collisions, reduced muscle heat production (and thus core temperature), and attenuation of work-induced muscle damage. Cumulatively, these effects should reduce both neuromotor fatigue and sense of locomotor effort, allowing humans to choose to move at faster speeds for longer. As these benefits are greater at faster locomotor speeds, they are consistent with the hypothesis that running gaits used by our ancestors may have exerted substantial evolutionary pressure on Achilles tendon length. The long Achilles tendon may therefore be a singular adaptation that provided numerous physiological, biomechanical, and psychological benefits and thus influenced behaviour across multiple tasks, both including and additional to locomotion. While energy cost may be a variable of interest in locomotor studies, future research should consider the broader range of factors influencing our movement capacity, including our decision to move over given distances at specific speeds, in order to understand more fully the effects of Achilles tendon function as well as changes in this function in response to physical activity, inactivity, disuse and disease, on movement performance.
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- Anthony J Blazevich
- Centre for Human Performance, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Health and Physical Education, Mount Royal University, 4825 Mount Royal Gate SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Brusco CM, Pinto RS, Blazevich AJ. Biceps Femoris Fascicle Behavior during Submaximal and Maximal Slow Speed Contractions. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2023; 55:1857-1865. [PMID: 37202880 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000003217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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PURPOSE The present study compared the effects of contraction intensity (submaximal vs maximal) and mode (concentric vs eccentric) on biceps femoris long head (BFlh) fascicle lengthening, rotation, and architectural gear ratio at long and short muscle lengths. METHODS Data were captured from 18 healthy adults (10 men and 8 women) without history of right hamstring strain injury. BFlh fascicle length ( Lf ), fascicle angle (FA), and muscle thickness (MT) were assessed in real time using two serially aligned ultrasound devices while submaximal and maximal concentric and eccentric isokinetic knee flexions were performed at 30°·s -1 . Ultrasound videos were exported and edited to create a single, synchronized video, and three fascicles were analyzed through the range of motion (10° to 80°). Changes (Δ) in Lf , FA, MT, and muscle gear at long (60° to 80° knee angle; 0° = full knee extension) and short (10° to 30°) muscle lengths and across the full knee flexion range were measured and compared. RESULTS Greater Δ Lf was observed at long muscle length ( P < 0.001) during both submaximal and maximal eccentric and concentric contractions. When the full length range was analyzed, a slightly greater ΔMT was observed in concentric contractions ( P = 0.03). No significant differences between submaximal and maximal contractions were observed for Δ Lf , ΔFA, or ΔMT. No changes were detected in the calculated muscle gear between muscle lengths, intensities, or conditions ( P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Although gear ratio ranged ~1.0 to 1.1 under most conditions, the increased fascicle lengthening observed at long muscle lengths might influence acute myofiber damage risk but also speculatively play a role in chronic hypertrophic responses to training.
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- Exercise Research Laboratory, School of Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Dance, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, BRAZIL
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- Centre for Human Performance, School of Exercise and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, AUSTRALIA
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Pinto MD, Nosaka K, Wakeling JM, Blazevich AJ. Human in vivo medial gastrocnemius gear during active and passive muscle lengthening: effect of inconsistent methods and nomenclature on data interpretation. Biol Open 2023; 12:bio060023. [PMID: 37584384 PMCID: PMC10497039 DOI: 10.1242/bio.060023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/17/2023] Open
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'Muscle gear' is calculated as the ratio of fascicle-to-muscle length change, strain, or velocity. Inconsistencies in nomenclature and definitions of gear exist across disciplines partly due to differences in fascicle [curved (Lf) versus linear (Lf,straight)] and muscle [whole-muscle belly (Lb) versus belly segment (Lb,segment)] length calculation methods. We tested whether these differences affect gear magnitude during passive and active muscle lengthening of human medial gastrocnemius of young men (n=13, 26.3±5.0 years) using an isokinetic dynamometer. Lb, Lb,segment, Lf and Lf,straight were measured from motion analysis and ultrasound imaging data. Downshifts in belly gear but not belly segment gear occurred with muscle lengthening only during active lengthening. Muscle gear was unaffected by fascicle length measurement method (P=0.18) but differed when calculated as changes in Lb or Lb,segment (P<0.01) in a length-dependent manner. Caution is therefore advised for the use and interpretation of different muscle gear calculation methods and nomenclatures in animal and human comparative physiology.
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- Matheus Daros Pinto
- School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup 6027, Australia
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- School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup 6027, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, V5A 1S6, Canada
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- School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup 6027, Australia
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Roux A, Haen TX, Iordanoff I, Laporte S. Model of calf muscle tear during a simulated eccentric contraction, comparison between ex-vivo experiments and discrete element model. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2023; 142:105823. [PMID: 37054574 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.105823] [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: 12/17/2022] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/01/2023] [Indexed: 04/15/2023]
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The tearing of the muscle-tendon complex (MTC) is one of the common sports-related injuries. A better understanding of the mechanisms of rupture and its location could help clinicians improve the way they manage the rehabilitation period of patients. A new numerical approach using the discrete element method (DEM) may be an appropriate approach, as it considers the architecture and the complex behavior of the MTC. The aims of this study were therefore: first, to model and investigate the mechanical elongation response of the MTC until rupture with muscular activation. Secondly, to compare results with experimental data, ex vivo tensile tests until rupture were done on human cadavers {triceps surae muscle + Achilles tendon}. Force/displacement curves and patterns of rupture were analyzed. A numerical model of the MTC was completed in DEM. In both numerical and experimental data, rupture appeared at the myotendinous junction (MTJ). Moreover, force/displacement curves and global rupture strain were in agreement between both studies. The order of magnitude of rupture force was close between numerical (858 N for passive rupture and 996 N-1032 N for rupture with muscular activation) and experimental tests (622 N ± 273 N) as for the displacement of the beginning of rupture (numerical: 28-29 mm, experimental: 31.9 mm ± 3.6 mm). These differences could be explained by choices of DEM model and mechanical properties of MTC's components or their rupture strain values. Here we show that he MTC was broken by fibers' delamination at the distal MTJ and by tendon disinsertion at the proximal MTJ in agreement with experimental data and literature.
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- A Roux
- Arts et Métiers - Institute of Technology, Institut de Biomécanique Humaine Georges Charpak, 151 bd de l'Hôpital, 75013, Paris, France; Arts et Métiers - Institute of Technology, I2M, Esplanade des Arts et Métiers, 33405, Talence, France.
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- Arts et Métiers - Institute of Technology, Institut de Biomécanique Humaine Georges Charpak, 151 bd de l'Hôpital, 75013, Paris, France; Ramsay Générale de Santé, Clinique Jouvenet, Paris, France
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- Arts et Métiers - Institute of Technology, I2M, Esplanade des Arts et Métiers, 33405, Talence, France
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- Arts et Métiers - Institute of Technology, Institut de Biomécanique Humaine Georges Charpak, 151 bd de l'Hôpital, 75013, Paris, France.
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Cavigelli S, Leips J, Jenny Xiang QY, Lemke D, Konow N. Next Steps in Integrative Biology: Mapping Interactive Processes Across Levels of Biological Organization. Integr Comp Biol 2021; 61:2066-2074. [PMID: 34259855 DOI: 10.1093/icb/icab161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Revised: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Emergent biological processes result from complex interactions within and across levels of biological organization, ranging from molecular to environmental dynamics. Powerful theories, database tools, and modeling methods have been designed to characterize network connections within levels, such as those among genes, proteins, biochemicals, cells, organisms and species. Here, we propose that developing integrative models of organismal function in complex environments can be facilitated by taking advantage of these methods to identify key nodes of communication across levels of organization. Mapping key drivers or connections among levels of organization will provide data and leverage to model potential rule-sets by which organisms respond and adjust to perturbations at any level of biological organization.
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- Sonia Cavigelli
- Department of Biobehavioral Health, Pennsylvania State University, University Park PA 16802
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore MD 21250
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC 27695
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Alabama A&M University, Huntsville AL 35811
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell MA 01854
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The Role of Hip Joint Clearance Discrepancy as Other Clinical Predictor of Reinjury and Injury Severity in Hamstring Tears in Elite Athletes. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10051050. [PMID: 33806284 PMCID: PMC7961931 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10051050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 02/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Hamstring tear injuries (HTI) are the most prevalent injuries in athletes, with high reinjury rates. To prevent reinjury and reduce the severity of injuries, it is essential to identify potential risk factors. Hip characteristics are fundamental to optimal hamstring function. We sought to investigate the role of hip joint clearance discrepancy (JCD) as a risk factor for HTI and a clinical predictor of risk of reinjury and injury severity. A cross-sectional, retrospective study was performed with elite athletes (n = 100) who did (n = 50) and did not (n = 50) have a history of injury. X-rays were taken to assess JCD. We reviewed muscular lesions historial, and health records for the previous 5 years. Significant differences were found in injury severity (p = 0.026; ŋ2p = 0.105) and a number of injuries (p = 0.003; ŋ2p = 0.172). The multivariate analysis data indicated that JCD was significantly associated with the number of injuries and their severity (p < 0.05). In the stepwise regression model, JCD variability explained 60.1% of the number of injuries (R2 0.601) and 10.5% of injury severity (R2 0.0105). These results suggest that JCD could play an important role as a risk factor for HTI and also as a clinical predictor of reinjury and injury severity.
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Lau WY, Blazevich AJ, Newton MJ, Wu SSX, Nosaka K. Effects of wrist position on eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage of the elbow flexors. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2021; 31:1290-1300. [PMID: 33577105 DOI: 10.1111/sms.13936] [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: 05/14/2019] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We tested the hypothesis that the magnitude of changes in indirect muscle damage markers would be greater after maximal elbow flexor eccentric exercise in the supinated (shorter biceps brachii) than neutral wrist (longer) position, and the difference in the magnitude would be associated with greater elongation over contractions for the supinated than neutral position, rather than the initial muscle length. Ten untrained men (21-39 years) performed two bouts of 10 sets of 6 maximal isokinetic eccentric contractions of the elbow flexors in the supinated position for one arm and neutral position for the other arm separated by 2 weeks in a randomized order. Biceps brachii myotendinous junction (MTJ) movements during eccentric contractions were recorded by B-mode ultrasonography, and the displacement from the start to end of each contraction was quantified. Peak torque (supinated: 367.8 ± 112.5 Nm, neutral: 381.5 ± 120.4 Nm) and total work (1816 ± 539 J, 1865 ± 673 J) produced during eccentric contractions were similar between conditions. The average MTJ displacement increased (P < .05) from the 1st set (8.0 ± 2.0 mm) to 10th set (15.8 ± 1.9 mm) for the supinated condition, but no such increase was found in the neutral condition (1st set: 5.1 ± 1.0 mm, 10th set: 5.0 ± 0.8 mm). Changes in indirect muscle damage markers (maximal voluntary isometric contraction torque, range of motion, serum creatine kinase activity, and muscle soreness) after exercise were greater (P < .05) for the supinated than neutral condition. These results suggest that the greater muscle damage marker changes for the supinated than neutral wrist position was associated with the greater muscle lengthening (strain).
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- Wing Yin Lau
- Centre for Exercise and Sports Science Research, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia
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- Centre for Exercise and Sports Science Research, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia
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- Centre for Exercise and Sports Science Research, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia
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- Department of Health and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Arts and Design, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Vic., Australia
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- Centre for Exercise and Sports Science Research, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia
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Causal pathways between training loads and the mechanisms of tissue damage and athletic injury are poorly understood. Here, the relation between specific training load measures and metrics, and causal pathways of gradual onset and traumatic injury are examined. Currently, a wide variety of internal and external training load measures and metrics exist, with many of these being commonly utilized to evaluate injury risk. These measures and metrics can conceptually be related to athletic injury through the mechanical load-response pathway, the psycho-physiological load-response pathway, or both. However, the contributions of these pathways to injury vary. Importantly, tissue fatigue damage and trauma through the mechanical load-response pathway is poorly understood. Furthermore, considerable challenges in quantifying this pathway exist within applied settings, evidenced by a notable absence of validation between current training load measures and tissue-level mechanical loads. Within this context, the accurate quantification of mechanical loads holds considerable importance for the estimation of tissue damage and the development of more thorough understandings of injury risk. Despite internal load measures of psycho-physiological load speculatively being conceptually linked to athletic injury through training intensity and the effects of psycho-physiological fatigue, these measures are likely too far removed from injury causation to provide meaningful, reliable relationships with injury. Finally, we used a common training load metric as a case study to show how the absence of a sound conceptual rationale and spurious links to causal mechanisms can disclose the weaknesses of candidate measures as tools for altering the likelihood of injuries, aiding the future development of more refined injury risk assessment methods.
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Mahmood S, Sawatsky A, Herzog W. Increased force following muscle stretching and simultaneous fibre shortening: Residual force enhancement or force depression - That is the question? J Biomech 2021; 116:110216. [PMID: 33460865 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.110216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Residual force enhancement (rFE) describes the increase in isometric force following muscle stretching compared to the corresponding isometric force. Even though rFE is consistently observed in isolated muscle preparations, it is not always observed in human skeletal muscle. This inconsistency might be associated with disociations between length changes in muscle tendon units (MTUs) and fibres. This prompted the question if there is rFE for conditions where the MTU is stretched while fibres shorten. Rabbit tibialis anterior (TA) MTUs (n = 4) were stretched and the isometric forces following stretching were compared to corresponding forces from isometric reference contractions. Unique combinations of stretch speed and activation were used to create conditions of continuous fibre shortening during MTU stretch. Mean force was increased (18 ± 2%) following MTU stretching compared to the isometric reference forces. Without fibre length measurements, this result would be referred to as rFE. However, fibre shortening in the reference contractions was always greater than for the eccentric stretch contractions, suggesting that the observed increase in force might be caused by less residual force depression (rFD) in the stretch tests compared to the reference contractions. However, the work performed by fibre shortening was similar between the reference and the MTU stretch contractions, suggesting that rFD was similar for both experimental conditions. Therefore, we conclude that we observed rFE in the absence of contractile element stretching. However, a lack of knowledge of the molecular mechanisms that distinguish rFE from rFD prevents an unequivocal pronouncement of what caused the enhanced forces after active muscle stretching.
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- Sheharzad Mahmood
- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Biomechanics Laboratory, School of Sports, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, SC, Brazil.
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The mechanisms of adaptation for muscle fascicle length changes with exercise: Implications for spastic muscle. Med Hypotheses 2020; 144:110199. [PMID: 33254508 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2020.110199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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We are proposing optimal training conditions that can lead to an increase in the number of serial sarcomeres (SSN) and muscle fascicle length (FL) in spastic muscles. Therapeutic interventions for increasing FL in clinical populations with neurological origin, in whom relative shortness of muscle fascicles contributed to the presentation of symptoms such as spasticity, contracture, and limited functional abilities, do not generally meet these conditions, and therefore, result in less than satisfactory outcomes. Based on a review of literature, we argue that protocols of exercise interventions that led to sarcomerogenesis, and increases in SSN and FL in healthy animal and human models satisfied three criteria: 1) all involved eccentric exercise at appropriately high velocity; 2) resulted in positive strain of muscle fascicles; and 3) momentary deactivation in the stretched muscle. Accordingly, to increase FL in spastic muscles, new exercise protocols in which the three presumed criteria are satisfied, must be developed, and long-term muscle architectural and functional adaptations to such trainings must be examined.
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Marzilger R, Bohm S, Mersmann F, Arampatzis A. Modulation of physiological cross-sectional area and fascicle length of vastus lateralis muscle in response to eccentric exercise. J Biomech 2020; 111:110016. [PMID: 32971492 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.110016] [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: 06/10/2020] [Revised: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In the current study, we investigated the effect of lengthening velocity during eccentric exercise on the modulation of the physiological cross-sectional area (PCSA) and fascicle length of the vastus lateralis (VL) muscle. We hypothesized a greater increase in muscle PCSA after training with lower lengthening velocities and a greater increase in fascicle length after higher lengthening velocities. Forty-seven young men were randomly assigned to either a control (n = 14) or an intervention group (n = 33). The participants of the intervention group were randomly allocated to one of four isokinetic eccentric training protocols of the knee extensors, with four different knee angular velocities (45°/s, 120°/s, 210°/s and 300°/s), yet similar range of motion (25-100° knee joint angle), load magnitude (100% of isometric maximum) and load volume (i.e. similar time under tension for one training set). Before and after an 11-week training period with 3 times per week exercise, muscle volume, pennation angle, fascicle length and PCSA of the VL muscle were measured using magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography. After the training, the VL muscle volume and fascicle length increased similarly and approximately 5% in all investigated protocols. The PCSA and pennation angles of the VL did not change after any exercise protocol, indicating negligible radial muscle adaptation after the training. The reason for the found hypertrophy of VL muscle after eccentric training in a wide range of lengthening velocities was mainly a longitudinal muscle growth. Further, the longitudinal muscle growth was independent of the lengthening velocity.
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- Robert Marzilger
- Department of Training and Movement Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany; Berlin School of Movement Science, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Training and Movement Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany; Berlin School of Movement Science, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Training and Movement Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany; Berlin School of Movement Science, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Training and Movement Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany; Berlin School of Movement Science, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany.
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Wang Q, Pei S, Lu XL, Wang L, Wu Q. On the characterization of interstitial fluid flow in the skeletal muscle endomysium. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2019; 102:103504. [PMID: 31670258 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2019.103504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Revised: 10/05/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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In this paper, the interstitial fluid flow in skeletal muscle endomysium was examined using an in-situ indentation testing in combination with theoretical modelling. The objective was to understand the transport properties of the three-dimensional and highly hierarchical muscular interstitial matrices, which play important roles in muscle-bone cross-talk and signaling during musculoskeletal development and maintenance. Gastrocnemius muscles from four 3-month old calves were harvested and subjected to a creeping test using a custom-designed device. The experiments, in combination with an anatomy-based theoretical model, were used to capture the spatial-temporal response of the skeletal muscle to external impacts. For the first time, the detailed load-induced interstitial fluid pressurization in the muscle endomyseal space was obtained. The relative contribution from the solid muscle fibers and the interstitial fluid to the temporal loading response was captured. The paper presented herein provides important information regarding the mechanical environment within the muscle tissue, which could help the future study of muscle's response to forces and its subsequent signaling to surrounding tissues in vivo.
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- Qiuyun Wang
- Cellular Biomechanics and Sports Science Laboratory, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA, 19085, USA; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA, 19085, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, USA.
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- Cellular Biomechanics and Sports Science Laboratory, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA, 19085, USA; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA, 19085, USA.
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Gil MH, Neiva HP, Sousa AC, Marques MC, Marinho DA. Current Approaches on Warming up for Sports Performance: A Critical Review. Strength Cond J 2019. [DOI: 10.1519/ssc.0000000000000454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Hill C, James RS, Cox VM, Tallis J. The Effect of Increasing Age on the Concentric and Eccentric Contractile Properties of Isolated Mouse Soleus and Extensor Digitorum Longus Muscles. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2019; 73:579-587. [PMID: 29236945 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glx243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2017] [Accepted: 12/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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There is currently a limited amount of literature investigating the age-related changes in eccentric muscle function in vitro. The present study uniquely uses the work loop (WL) technique, to better replicate in vivo muscle function, in the assessment of the age- and muscle-specific changes in acute and sustained concentric and eccentric power and recovery. Whole soleus or extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscles were isolated from 10-week and 78-week-old mice and acute and sustained concentric and eccentric WL power assessed. Despite an age-related increase in body and muscle mass, peak absolute power for both muscles was unaffected by age. Peak concentric power normalized to muscle mass declined significantly for each muscle, while peak normalized eccentric power declined only for soleus. Fatigue resistance and recovery for the soleus did not differ between age or contraction type. Older EDL was less resistant to concentric fatigue, but was better able to withstand sustained eccentric activity than young EDL. We have shown that age-related changes in muscle quality are more limited for eccentric function than concentric function. A greater bodily inertia is likely to further reduce in vivo locomotor performance in older animals.
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- Cameron Hill
- School of Life Sciences, Coventry University, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, Coventry University, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, Coventry University, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, Coventry University, UK
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Hoffman BW, Cresswell AG, Carroll TJ, Lichtwark GA. Protection from Muscle Damage in the Absence of Changes in Muscle Mechanical Behavior. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2017; 48:1495-505. [PMID: 27433958 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000000920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The repeated bout effect characterizes the protective adaptation after a single bout of unaccustomed eccentric exercise that induces muscle damage. Sarcomerogenesis and increased tendon compliance have been suggested as potential mechanisms for the repeated bout effect by preventing muscle fascicles from being stretched onto the descending limb of the length-tension curve (the region where sarcomere damage is thought to occur). In this study, evidence was sought for three possible mechanical changes that would support either the sarcomerogenesis or the increased tendon compliance hypotheses: a sustained rightward shift in the fascicle length-tension relationship, reduced fascicle strain amplitude, and reduced starting fascicle length. METHODS Subjects (n = 10) walked backward downhill (5 km·h, 20% incline) on a treadmill for 30 min on two occasions separated by 7 d. Kinematic data and medial gastrocnemius fascicle lengths (ultrasonography) were recorded at 10-min intervals to compare fascicle strains between bouts. Fascicle length-torque curves from supramaximal tibial nerve stimulation were constructed before, 2 h after, and 2 d after each exercise bout. RESULTS Maximum torque decrement and elevated muscle soreness were present after the first, but not the second, backward downhill walking bout signifying a protective repeated bout effect. There was no sustained rightward shift in the length-torque relationship between exercise bouts, nor decreases in fascicle strain amplitude or shortening of the starting fascicle length. CONCLUSIONS Protection from a repeated bout of eccentric exercise was conferred without changes in muscle fascicle strain behavior, indicating that sarcomerogenesis and increased tendon compliance were unlikely to be responsible. As fascicle strains are relatively small in humans, we suggest that changes to connective tissue structures, such as extracellular matrix remodeling, are better able to explain the repeated bout effect observed here.
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- Ben W Hoffman
- Centre for Sensorimotor Performance, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA
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Perrin C, Nosaka K, Steele J. Could titin have a role in strain-induced injuries? JOURNAL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCE 2017; 6:143-144. [PMID: 30356541 PMCID: PMC6188987 DOI: 10.1016/j.jshs.2017.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 02/27/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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- Craig Perrin
- School of Sport, Health and Social Sciences, Southampton Solent University Ringgold Standard Institution, Southampton, SO14 0YN, UK
- Corresponding author.
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- School of Exercise and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia
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- School of Sport, Health and Social Sciences, Southampton Solent University Ringgold Standard Institution, Southampton, SO14 0YN, UK
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Roxo AC, Nahas FX, Pinheiro Rodrigues NC, Salles JI, Amaral Cossich VR, de Castro CC, Aboudib JH, Marques RG. Functional and Volumetric Analysis of the Pectoralis Major Muscle After Submuscular Breast Augmentation. Aesthet Surg J 2017; 37:654-661. [PMID: 28333173 DOI: 10.1093/asj/sjw239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Dual plane breast augmentation is a technical variation of the submuscular plane described as a technique that reduces contour deformities due to contraction of the pectoralis major muscle and lower risk of double-bubble deformity associated with breast ptosis. Despite improvement in the aesthetic aspect, there is still no consensus whether this technique affects the function of the pectoralis major muscle. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to correlate functional with volumetric changes associated with dissection of the muscle origin in submuscular breast augmentation. METHODS Thirty women who desired to undergo breast augmentation were selected prospectively and randomly allocated to 2 groups: 10 patients in the control group and 20 patients in the interventional group, who underwent submuscular breast augmentation. Magnetic resonance imaging and volumetric software were used to assess muscle volume and isokinetic dynamometry was used to assess function of the pectoralis major muscle. Preoperative measurements were compared with those at 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery. RESULTS Magnetic resonance imaging revealed significant decrease in muscle volume at 6 and 12 months follow-up. The isokinetic test conducted during adduction showed a significant difference in muscle strength between groups from baseline to the 12-month follow-up, and between the 3- and 12-month follow-up. No significant differences in muscle strength during abduction were observed from baseline to the 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-up. CONCLUSIONS Submuscular breast augmentation reduced muscle strength during adduction 12 months after surgery, but without a significant correlation with volumetric muscle loss. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 2
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- Ana Claudia Roxo
- Dr Roxo is a Plastic Surgeon, and Drs de Castro and Aboudib are Associate Professors, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Pedro Ernesto University Hospital, Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr Nahas is an Associate Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, Brazil. Dr Rodrigues is an Associate Professor, Division of Statistics, Pedro Ernesto University Hospital, UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr Salles is Head and Prof Cossich is a Researcher, Neuromuscular Research Laboratory, National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics (INTO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr Marques is an Associate Professor, Graduate Program in Physiopathology and Surgical Sciences, Department of General Surgery, University of State of Rio de Janeiro, UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Dr Roxo is a Plastic Surgeon, and Drs de Castro and Aboudib are Associate Professors, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Pedro Ernesto University Hospital, Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr Nahas is an Associate Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, Brazil. Dr Rodrigues is an Associate Professor, Division of Statistics, Pedro Ernesto University Hospital, UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr Salles is Head and Prof Cossich is a Researcher, Neuromuscular Research Laboratory, National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics (INTO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr Marques is an Associate Professor, Graduate Program in Physiopathology and Surgical Sciences, Department of General Surgery, University of State of Rio de Janeiro, UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Dr Roxo is a Plastic Surgeon, and Drs de Castro and Aboudib are Associate Professors, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Pedro Ernesto University Hospital, Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr Nahas is an Associate Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, Brazil. Dr Rodrigues is an Associate Professor, Division of Statistics, Pedro Ernesto University Hospital, UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr Salles is Head and Prof Cossich is a Researcher, Neuromuscular Research Laboratory, National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics (INTO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr Marques is an Associate Professor, Graduate Program in Physiopathology and Surgical Sciences, Department of General Surgery, University of State of Rio de Janeiro, UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Dr Roxo is a Plastic Surgeon, and Drs de Castro and Aboudib are Associate Professors, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Pedro Ernesto University Hospital, Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr Nahas is an Associate Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, Brazil. Dr Rodrigues is an Associate Professor, Division of Statistics, Pedro Ernesto University Hospital, UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr Salles is Head and Prof Cossich is a Researcher, Neuromuscular Research Laboratory, National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics (INTO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr Marques is an Associate Professor, Graduate Program in Physiopathology and Surgical Sciences, Department of General Surgery, University of State of Rio de Janeiro, UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Dr Roxo is a Plastic Surgeon, and Drs de Castro and Aboudib are Associate Professors, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Pedro Ernesto University Hospital, Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr Nahas is an Associate Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, Brazil. Dr Rodrigues is an Associate Professor, Division of Statistics, Pedro Ernesto University Hospital, UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr Salles is Head and Prof Cossich is a Researcher, Neuromuscular Research Laboratory, National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics (INTO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr Marques is an Associate Professor, Graduate Program in Physiopathology and Surgical Sciences, Department of General Surgery, University of State of Rio de Janeiro, UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Dr Roxo is a Plastic Surgeon, and Drs de Castro and Aboudib are Associate Professors, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Pedro Ernesto University Hospital, Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr Nahas is an Associate Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, Brazil. Dr Rodrigues is an Associate Professor, Division of Statistics, Pedro Ernesto University Hospital, UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr Salles is Head and Prof Cossich is a Researcher, Neuromuscular Research Laboratory, National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics (INTO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr Marques is an Associate Professor, Graduate Program in Physiopathology and Surgical Sciences, Department of General Surgery, University of State of Rio de Janeiro, UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Dr Roxo is a Plastic Surgeon, and Drs de Castro and Aboudib are Associate Professors, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Pedro Ernesto University Hospital, Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr Nahas is an Associate Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, Brazil. Dr Rodrigues is an Associate Professor, Division of Statistics, Pedro Ernesto University Hospital, UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr Salles is Head and Prof Cossich is a Researcher, Neuromuscular Research Laboratory, National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics (INTO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr Marques is an Associate Professor, Graduate Program in Physiopathology and Surgical Sciences, Department of General Surgery, University of State of Rio de Janeiro, UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Dr Roxo is a Plastic Surgeon, and Drs de Castro and Aboudib are Associate Professors, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Pedro Ernesto University Hospital, Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr Nahas is an Associate Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, Brazil. Dr Rodrigues is an Associate Professor, Division of Statistics, Pedro Ernesto University Hospital, UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr Salles is Head and Prof Cossich is a Researcher, Neuromuscular Research Laboratory, National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics (INTO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr Marques is an Associate Professor, Graduate Program in Physiopathology and Surgical Sciences, Department of General Surgery, University of State of Rio de Janeiro, UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Effectiveness of a Home-Based Eccentric-Exercise Program on the Torque-Angle Relationship of the Shoulder External Rotators: A Pilot Study. J Sport Rehabil 2017; 26:141-150. [PMID: 28414265 DOI: 10.1123/jsr.2017-0020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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CONTEXT The role of the rotator cuff is to provide dynamic stability to the glenohumeral joint. Human and animal studies have identified sarcomerogenesis as an outcome of eccentric training indicated by more torque generation with the muscle in a lengthened position. OBJECTIVE The authors hypothesized that a home-based eccentric-exercise program could increase the shoulder external rotators' eccentric strength at terminal internal rotation (IR). DESIGN Prospective case series. SETTING Clinical laboratory and home exercising. PARTICIPANTS 10 healthy subjects (age 30 ± 10 y). INTERVENTION All participants performed 2 eccentric exercises targeting the posterior shoulder for 6 wk using a home-based intervention program using side-lying external rotation (ER) and horizontal abduction. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Dynamic eccentric shoulder strength measured at 60°/s through a 100° arc divided into 4 equal 25° arcs (ER 50-25°, ER 25-0°, IR 0-25°, IR 25-50°) to measure angular impulse to represent the work performed. In addition, isometric shoulder ER was measured at 5 points throughout the arc of motion (45° IR, 30° IR, 15° IR, 0°, and 15° ER). Comparison of isometric and dynamic strength from pre- to posttesting was evaluated with a repeated-measure ANOVA using time and arc or positions as within factors. RESULTS The isometric force measures revealed no significant differences between the 5 positions (P = .56). Analysis of the dynamic eccentric data revealed a significant difference between arcs (P = .02). The percentage-change score of the arc of IR 25-50° was found to be significantly greater than that of the arc of IR 0-25° (P = .007). CONCLUSION After eccentric training the only arc of motion that had a positive improvement in the capacity to absorb eccentric loads was the arc of motion that represented eccentric contractions at the longest muscle length.
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Giandolini M, Vernillo G, Samozino P, Horvais N, Edwards WB, Morin JB, Millet GY. Fatigue associated with prolonged graded running. Eur J Appl Physiol 2016; 116:1859-73. [PMID: 27456477 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-016-3437-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2016] [Accepted: 07/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Scientific experiments on running mainly consider level running. However, the magnitude and etiology of fatigue depend on the exercise under consideration, particularly the predominant type of contraction, which differs between level, uphill, and downhill running. The purpose of this review is to comprehensively summarize the neurophysiological and biomechanical changes due to fatigue in graded running. When comparing prolonged hilly running (i.e., a combination of uphill and downhill running) to level running, it is found that (1) the general shape of the neuromuscular fatigue-exercise duration curve as well as the etiology of fatigue in knee extensor and plantar flexor muscles are similar and (2) the biomechanical consequences are also relatively comparable, suggesting that duration rather than elevation changes affects neuromuscular function and running patterns. However, 'pure' uphill or downhill running has several fatigue-related intrinsic features compared with the level running. Downhill running induces severe lower limb tissue damage, indirectly evidenced by massive increases in plasma creatine kinase/myoglobin concentration or inflammatory markers. In addition, low-frequency fatigue (i.e., excitation-contraction coupling failure) is systematically observed after downhill running, although it has also been found in high-intensity uphill running for different reasons. Indeed, low-frequency fatigue in downhill running is attributed to mechanical stress at the interface sarcoplasmic reticulum/T-tubule, while the inorganic phosphate accumulation probably plays a central role in intense uphill running. Other fatigue-related specificities of graded running such as strategies to minimize the deleterious effects of downhill running on muscle function, the difference of energy cost versus heat storage or muscle activity changes in downhill, level, and uphill running are also discussed.
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- Marlene Giandolini
- Salomon SAS, Amer Sports Innovation and Sport Sciences Laboratory, 74996, Annecy, France.,Inter-universitary Laboratory of Human Movement Biology (EA 7424), University Savoie Mont Blanc, 73376, Le Bourget-du-Lac, France
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada.,CeRiSM, Research Center for Sport, Mountain and Health, University of Verona, Rovereto, TN, Italy
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- Inter-universitary Laboratory of Human Movement Biology (EA 7424), University Savoie Mont Blanc, 73376, Le Bourget-du-Lac, France
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- Salomon SAS, Amer Sports Innovation and Sport Sciences Laboratory, 74996, Annecy, France.,Inter-universitary Laboratory of Human Movement Biology (EA 7424), University Savoie Mont Blanc, 73376, Le Bourget-du-Lac, France
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada.
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Giandolini M, Horvais N, Rossi J, Millet GY, Morin JB, Samozino P. Effects of the foot strike pattern on muscle activity and neuromuscular fatigue in downhill trail running. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2016; 27:809-819. [PMID: 27283465 DOI: 10.1111/sms.12692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Minimizing musculo-skeletal damage and fatigue is considered paramount for performance in trail running. Our purposes were to investigate the effects of the foot strike pattern and its variability on (a) muscle activity during a downhill trail run and (b) immediate and delayed neuromuscular fatigue. Twenty-three runners performed a 6.5-km run (1264 m of negative elevation change). Electromyographic activity of lower-limb muscles was recorded continuously. Heel and metatarsal accelerations were recorded to identify the running technique. Peripheral and central fatigue was assessed in knee extensors (KE) and plantar flexors (PF) at Pre-, Post-, and 2 days post downhill run (Post2d). Anterior patterns were associated with (a) higher gastrocnemius lateralis activity and lower tibialis anterior and vastus lateralis activity during the run and (b) larger decreases in KE high-frequency stimulus-evoked torque Post and larger decrements in KE MVC Post2d. High patterns variability during the run was associated with (a) smaller decreases in KE Db100 Post and MVC Post2d and (b) smaller decreases in PF MVC Post and Post2d. Anterior patterns increase the severity of KE peripheral fatigue. However, high foot strike pattern variability during the run reduced acute and delayed neuromuscular fatigue in KE and PF.
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- M Giandolini
- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology, University Savoie Mont Blanc, Le Bourget-du-Lac, France.,Amer Sports Footwear Laboratory of Biomechanics and Exercise Physiology, Salomon SAS, Annecy, France
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- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology, University Savoie Mont Blanc, Le Bourget-du-Lac, France.,Amer Sports Footwear Laboratory of Biomechanics and Exercise Physiology, Salomon SAS, Annecy, France
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- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology, University of Lyon, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Laboratory of Human Motricity, Education Sport and Health (LAMHESS), University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France
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- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology, University Savoie Mont Blanc, Le Bourget-du-Lac, France
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Kay AD, Dods S, Blazevich AJ. Acute effects of contract-relax (CR) stretch versus a modified CR technique. Eur J Appl Physiol 2016; 116:611-21. [PMID: 26729210 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-015-3320-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2015] [Accepted: 12/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE Contract-relax (CR) stretching increases range of motion (ROM) substantively, however its use in athletic environments is limited as the contractions performed in a highly stretched position require partner assistance, are often painful, and may induce muscle damage. Therefore, the acute effects of performing the contractions 'off stretch' in the anatomical position [stretch-return-contract (SRC)] were compared with traditional CR stretching in 14 healthy human volunteers. METHODS Passive ankle joint moment and dorsiflexion ROM were recorded on an isokinetic dynamometer with electromyographic monitoring of the triceps surae, whilst simultaneous real-time motion analysis and ultrasound imaging recorded gastrocnemius medialis muscle and Achilles tendon elongation. The subjects then performed CR or SRC stretches (4 × 10-s stretches and 5-s contractions) randomly on separate days before reassessment. RESULTS Significant increases in dorsiflexion ROM (4.1°-4.0°; P < 0.01) and peak passive moment (10.9-15.1%; P < 0.05) and decreases in the slope of the passive moment curve (19.1-13.3%; P < 0.05), muscle stiffness (21.7-21.3%; P < 0.01) and tendon stiffness (20.4-15.7%; P < 0.01) were observed in CR and SRC, respectively. No between-condition differences were found in any measure (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Similar mechanical and neurological changes were observed between conditions, indicating that identical mechanisms underpin the ROM improvements. These data have important practical implications for the use of this stretching mode in athletic environments as performing the contractions 'off stretch' eliminates the pain response, reduces the risk of inducing muscle damage, and removes the need for partner assistance. Thus, it represents an equally effective, simpler, and yet potentially safer, stretching paradigm.
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- Anthony D Kay
- Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences, The University of Northampton, Boughton Green Road, Northampton, NN2 7AL, UK.
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- Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences, The University of Northampton, Boughton Green Road, Northampton, NN2 7AL, UK
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- Centre for Exercise and Sport Science Research (CESSR), School of Exercise and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia
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Roux A, Laporte S, Lecompte J, Gras LL, Iordanoff I. Influence of muscle-tendon complex geometrical parameters on modeling passive stretch behavior with the Discrete Element Method. J Biomech 2016; 49:252-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2015] [Revised: 11/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/03/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Behm DG, Blazevich AJ, Kay AD, McHugh M. Acute effects of muscle stretching on physical performance, range of motion, and injury incidence in healthy active individuals: a systematic review. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2015; 41:1-11. [PMID: 26642915 DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2015-0235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 305] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Recently, there has been a shift from static stretching (SS) or proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) stretching within a warm-up to a greater emphasis on dynamic stretching (DS). The objective of this review was to compare the effects of SS, DS, and PNF on performance, range of motion (ROM), and injury prevention. The data indicated that SS- (-3.7%), DS- (+1.3%), and PNF- (-4.4%) induced performance changes were small to moderate with testing performed immediately after stretching, possibly because of reduced muscle activation after SS and PNF. A dose-response relationship illustrated greater performance deficits with ≥60 s (-4.6%) than with <60 s (-1.1%) SS per muscle group. Conversely, SS demonstrated a moderate (2.2%) performance benefit at longer muscle lengths. Testing was performed on average 3-5 min after stretching, and most studies did not include poststretching dynamic activities; when these activities were included, no clear performance effect was observed. DS produced small-to-moderate performance improvements when completed within minutes of physical activity. SS and PNF stretching had no clear effect on all-cause or overuse injuries; no data are available for DS. All forms of training induced ROM improvements, typically lasting <30 min. Changes may result from acute reductions in muscle and tendon stiffness or from neural adaptations causing an improved stretch tolerance. Considering the small-to-moderate changes immediately after stretching and the study limitations, stretching within a warm-up that includes additional poststretching dynamic activity is recommended for reducing muscle injuries and increasing joint ROM with inconsequential effects on subsequent athletic performance.
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- David G Behm
- a School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University, St. John's, NL A1C 5S7, Canada
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- b Centre for Exercise and Sports Science Research, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup Campus, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia
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- c Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences, School of Health, The University of Northampton, Northampton NN2 7AL, UK
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- d Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY 10075, USA
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Giandolini M, Horvais N, Rossi J, Millet GY, Morin JB, Samozino P. Acute and delayed peripheral and central neuromuscular alterations induced by a short and intense downhill trail run. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2015; 26:1321-1333. [PMID: 26584478 DOI: 10.1111/sms.12583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Downhill sections are highly strenuous likely contributing to the development of neuromuscular fatigue in trail running. Our purpose was to investigate the consequences of an intense downhill trail run (DTR) on peripheral and central neuromuscular fatigue at knee extensors (KE) and plantar flexors (PF). Twenty-three runners performed a 6.5-km DTR (1264-m altitude drop) as fast as possible. The electromyographic activity of vastus lateralis (VL) and gastrocnemius lateralis (GL) was continuously recorded. Neuromuscular functions were assessed Pre-, Post-, and 2-day Post-DTR (Post2d). Maximal voluntary torques decreased Post (∼ -19% for KE, ∼ -25% for PF) and Post2d (∼ -9% for KE, ∼ -10% for PF). Both central and peripheral dysfunctions were observed. Decreased KE and PF voluntary activation (VA), evoked forces, VL M-wave amplitude, and KE low-frequency fatigue were observed at Post. Changes in VL M-wave amplitude were negatively correlated to VL activity during DTR. Changes in PF twitch force and VA were negatively correlated to GL activity during DTR. The acute KE VA deficit was about a third of that reported after ultramarathons, although peripheral alterations were similar. The prolonged force loss seems to be mainly associated to VA deficit likely induced by the delayed inflammatory response to DTR-induced ultrastructural muscle damage.
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- M Giandolini
- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology (EA4338), University Savoie Mont-Blanc, Le Bourget-du-Lac, France. .,Amer Sports Footwear Laboratory of Biomechanics and Exercise Physiology, Salomon SAS, Annecy, France.
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- Amer Sports Footwear Laboratory of Biomechanics and Exercise Physiology, Salomon SAS, Annecy, France
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- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology (EA4338), University Savoie Mont-Blanc, Le Bourget-du-Lac, France
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Laboratory of Human Motricity, Education Sport and Health, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France
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- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology (EA4338), University Savoie Mont-Blanc, Le Bourget-du-Lac, France
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Noorkõiv M, Nosaka K, Blazevich AJ. Neuromuscular adaptations associated with knee joint angle-specific force change. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2015; 46:1525-37. [PMID: 24504427 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000000269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE Neuromuscular adaptations to joint angle-specific force increases after isometric training have not yet been fully elucidated. This study examined angle-specific neuromuscular adaptations in response to isometric knee extension training at short (SL, joint angle 38.1° ± 3.7°) versus long (LL, 87.5° ± 6.0°) muscle lengths. METHODS Sixteen men trained three times a week for 6 wk either at SL (n = 8) or LL (n = 8). Voluntary maximal isometric knee extensor (MVC) force, doublet twitch force, EMG amplitudes (EMG/Mmax), and voluntary activation during MVC force (VA%) were measured at eight knee joint angles (30°-100°) at weeks 0, 3, and 6. Muscle volume and cross-sectional area (CSA) were measured from magnetic resonance imaging scans, and fascicle length (Lf) was assessed using ultrasonography before and after training. RESULTS Clear joint angle specificity of force increase was seen in SL but not in LL. The 13.4% ± 9.7% (P = 0.01) force increase around the training angle in SL was related to changes in vastus lateralis and vastus medialis EMG/Mmax around the training angle (r = 0.84-0.88, P < 0.05), without changes in the doublet twitch force-angle relation or muscle size. In LL, muscle volume and CSA increased and the changes in CSA at specific muscle regions were correlated with changes in MVC force. A 5.4% ± 4.9% (P = 0.001) increase in Lf found in both groups was not associated with angle-specific force changes. There were no angle-specific changes in VA%. CONCLUSION The EMG/Mmax, although not VA%, results suggest that neural adaptations underpinned training-related changes at short quadriceps lengths, but hypertrophic changes predominated after training at long lengths. The findings of this study should contribute to the development of more effective and evidence-based rehabilitation and strength training protocols.
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- Marika Noorkõiv
- School of Exercise and Health Sciences, Centre for Exercise and Sports Science Research, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, AUSTRALIA
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Fiorentino NM, Rehorn MR, Chumanov ES, Thelen DG, Blemker SS. Computational models predict larger muscle tissue strains at faster sprinting speeds. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2015; 46:776-86. [PMID: 24145724 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000000172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Proximal biceps femoris musculotendon strain injury has been well established as a common injury among athletes participating in sports that require sprinting near or at maximum speed; however, little is known about the mechanisms that make this muscle tissue more susceptible to injury at faster speeds. PURPOSE This study aimed to quantify localized tissue strain during sprinting at a range of speeds. METHODS Biceps femoris long head (BFlh) musculotendon dimensions of 14 athletes were measured on magnetic resonance (MR) images and used to generate a finite-element computational model. The model was first validated through comparison with previous dynamic MR experiments. After validation, muscle activation and muscle-tendon unit length change were derived from forward dynamic simulations of sprinting at 70%, 85%, and 100% maximum speed and used as input to the computational model simulations. Simulations ran from midswing to foot contact. RESULTS The model predictions of local muscle tissue strain magnitude compared favorably with in vivo tissue strain measurements determined from dynamic MR experiments of the BFlh. For simulations of sprinting, local fiber strain was nonuniform at all speeds, with the highest muscle tissue strain where injury is often observed (proximal myotendinous junction). At faster sprinting speeds, increases were observed in fiber strain nonuniformity and peak local fiber strain (0.56, 0.67, and 0.72 for sprinting at 70%, 85%, and 100% maximum speed). A histogram of local fiber strains showed that more of the BFlh reached larger local fiber strains at faster speeds. CONCLUSIONS At faster sprinting speeds, peak local fiber strain, fiber strain nonuniformity, and the amount of muscle undergoing larger strains are predicted to increase, likely contributing to the BFlh muscle's higher injury susceptibility at faster speeds.
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- Niccolo M Fiorentino
- 1Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; 2Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; 3Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; 4Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
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Hoffman BW, Cresswell AG, Carroll TJ, Lichtwark GA. Muscle fascicle strains in human gastrocnemius during backward downhill walking. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2014; 116:1455-62. [DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01431.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Extensive muscle damage can be induced in isolated muscle preparations by performing a small number of stretches during muscle activation. While typically these fiber strains are large and occur over long lengths, the extent of exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD) observed in humans is normally less even when multiple high-force lengthening actions are performed. This apparent discrepancy may be due to differences in muscle fiber and tendon dynamics in vivo; however, muscle and tendon strains have not been quantified during muscle-damaging exercise in humans. Ultrasound and an infrared motion analysis system were used to measure medial gastrocnemius fascicle length and lower limb kinematics while humans walked backward, downhill for 1 h (inducing muscle damage), and while they walked briefly forward on the flat (inducing no damage). Supramaximal tibial nerve stimulation, ultrasound, and an isokinetic dynamometer were used to quantify the fascicle length-torque relationship pre- and 2 h postexercise. Torque decreased ∼23%, and optimal fascicle length shifted rightward ∼10%, indicating that EIMD occurred during the damage protocol even though medial gastrocnemius fascicle stretch amplitude was relatively small (∼18% of optimal fascicle length) and occurred predominantly within the ascending limb and plateau region of the length-torque curve. Furthermore, tendon contribution to overall muscle-tendon unit stretch was ∼91%. The data suggest the compliant tendon plays a role in attenuating muscle fascicle strain during backward walking in humans, thus minimizing the extent of EIMD. As such, in situ or in vitro mechanisms of muscle damage may not be applicable to EIMD of the human gastrocnemius muscle.
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- B. W. Hoffman
- Centre for Sensorimotor Neuroscience, School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Sensorimotor Neuroscience, School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Sensorimotor Neuroscience, School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Sensorimotor Neuroscience, School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Sharifnezhad A, Marzilger R, Arampatzis A. Effects of load magnitude, muscle length and velocity during eccentric chronic loading on the longitudinal growth of the vastus lateralis muscle. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 217:2726-33. [PMID: 24803466 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.100370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The present study investigated the longitudinal growth of the vastus lateralis muscle using four eccentric exercise protocols with different mechanical stimuli by modifying the load magnitude, lengthening velocity and muscle length at which the load was applied. Thirty-one participants voluntarily participated in this study in two experimental and one control group. The first experimental group (N=10) exercised the knee extensors of one leg at 65% (low load magnitude) of the maximum isometric voluntary contraction (MVC) and the second leg at 100% MVC (high load magnitude) with 90 deg s(-1) angular velocity, from 25 to 100 deg knee angle. The second experimental group (N=10) exercised one leg at 100% MVC, 90 deg s(-1), from 25 to 65 deg knee angle (short muscle length). The other leg was exercised at 100% MVC, 240 deg s(-1) angular velocity (high muscle lengthening velocity) from 25 to 100 deg. In the pre- and post-intervention measurements, we examined the fascicle length of the vastus lateralis at rest and the moment-angle relationship of the knee extensors. After 10 weeks of intervention, we found a significant increase (~14%) of vastus lateralis fascicle length compared with the control group, yet only in the leg that was exercised with high lengthening velocity. The findings provide evidence that not every eccentric loading causes an increase in fascicle length and that the lengthening velocity of the fascicles during the eccentric loading, particularly in the phase where the knee joint moment decreases (i.e. deactivation of the muscle), seems to be an important factor for longitudinal muscle growth.
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- Ali Sharifnezhad
- Department of Training and Movement Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Training and Movement Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Training and Movement Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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Azizi E. Locomotor function shapes the passive mechanical properties and operating lengths of muscle. Proc Biol Sci 2014; 281:20132914. [PMID: 24718759 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2013.2914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Locomotor muscles often perform diverse roles, functioning as motors that produce mechanical energy, struts that produce force and brakes that dissipate mechanical energy. In many vertebrate muscles, these functions are not mutually exclusive and a single muscle often performs a range of mechanically diverse tasks. This functional diversity has obscured the relationship between a muscle's locomotor function and its mechanical properties. I use hopping in toads as a model system for comparing muscles that primarily produce mechanical energy with muscles that primarily dissipate mechanical energy. During hopping, hindlimb muscles undergo active shortening to produce mechanical energy and propel the animal into the air, whereas the forelimb muscles undergo active lengthening to dissipate mechanical energy during landing. Muscles performing distinct mechanical functions operate on different regions of the force-length curve. These findings suggest that a muscle's operating length may be shaped by potential trade-offs between force production and sarcomere stability. In addition, the passive force-length properties of hindlimb and forelimb muscles vary, suggesting that passive stiffness functions to restrict the muscle's operating length in vivo. These results inform our understanding of vertebrate muscle variation by providing a clear link between a muscle's locomotor function and its mechanical properties.
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- E Azizi
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, , Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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Brickson SL, McCabe RP, Pala AW, Vanderby R. A model for creating a single stretch injury in murine biarticular muscle. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil 2014; 6:14. [PMID: 24708563 PMCID: PMC4022121 DOI: 10.1186/2052-1847-6-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2013] [Accepted: 03/31/2014] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Background We developed a single stretch injury model to create damage near the musculotendinous junction (MTJ) of the gastrocnemius muscle in mice. Our hypothesis was that magnitude of muscle injury could be controlled by stepped shortening of the Achilles tendon (AT) prior to a lengthening contraction. Increased shortening would result in a greater isometric torque deficit and morphological damage 24 hours post-injury. Methods Sixteen mice were randomly assigned to sham or injury predicated on stepped increases in AT shortening. The AT was exposed and placed in a customized stainless steel roller-clamp system to achieve a specific level of shortening; 0 mm (resting length), 0.7 mm or 1.4 mm. Plantar flexors were stimulated to tetany with a needle electrode and then actively lengthened at 450°/sec from neutral to 75° of dorsiflexion. Passive and isometric torques were measured pre- and immediately post-injury. Isometric torque was measured again 24 h post-injury. Peak isokinetic torque was recorded during eccentric injury. Results Injury resulted in decreased passive and immediate absolute isometric torque only when induced with AT shortening. The percentage of pre-injury isometric torque was significantly lower in the AT shortened groups immediately and 24 h post-injury, but was unaffected by the level of shortening. Relative isometric torque deficits were noted in the 0 mm group only 24 h post-injury. Peak isokinetic torque during injury was similar in all groups. Histological evaluation 24 h post-injury revealed increased morphological damage near the MTJ in the AT shortened groups. Conclusion Single stretch with AT shortening created morphological damage near the MTJ and isometric torque deficits immediately and 24 h post-injury, but the magnitude of damage could not be titrated with stepped increases in AT shortening. This model provides an opportunity to utilize transgenic mice in order to elucidate inflammatory mediators that promote regeneration and inhibit fibrosis in order to optimize therapeutic interventions for complete functional recovery.
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- Stacey L Brickson
- Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
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Waters-Banker C, Dupont-Versteegden EE, Kitzman PH, Butterfield TA. Investigating the mechanisms of massage efficacy: the role of mechanical immunomodulation. J Athl Train 2014; 49:266-73. [PMID: 24641083 DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-49.2.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Massage has the potential to attenuate the inflammatory process, facilitate early recovery, and provide pain relief from muscular injuries. In this hypothesis-driven paper, we integrate the concept of mechanotransduction with the application of massage to explore beneficial mechanisms. By altering signaling pathways involved with the inflammatory process, massage may decrease secondary injury, nerve sensitization, and collateral sprouting, resulting in increased recovery from damage and reduction or prevention of pain. Our goal is to provide a framework that describes our current understanding of the mechanisms whereby massage therapy activates potentially beneficial immunomodulatory pathways.
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- Christine Waters-Banker
- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington. Dr Waters-Banker is currently at the Department of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, AB, Canada
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Haas C, Butterfield TA, Abshire S, Zhao Y, Zhang X, Jarjoura D, Best TM. Massage timing affects postexercise muscle recovery and inflammation in a rabbit model. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2014; 45:1105-12. [PMID: 23274593 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e31827fdf18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE This study compared the effect of immediate versus delayed massage-like compressive loading (MLL) on peak isometric torque recovery and inflammatory cell infiltration after eccentric exercise (EEX). METHODS Eighteen skeletally mature New Zealand White rabbits were instrumented with peroneal nerve cuffs for the stimulation of hindlimb tibialis anterior muscles. After a bout of EEX, rabbits were randomly assigned to an MLL protocol (0.5 Hz, 10 N, 15 min) that started immediately post-EEX, 48 h post-EXX, or no-MLL control and performed for four consecutive days. A torque-angle (T-Θ) relationship was obtained for 21 joint angles pre- and post-EEX and after four consecutive days of MLL or no-MLL. Muscle wet weights and immunohistochemical sections were obtained after final treatments. RESULTS EEX produced an average 51% ± 13% decrease in peak isometric torque output. The greatest peak torque recovery occurred with the immediate application of MLL. There were differences in torque recovery between immediate and delayed MLL (P = 0.0012), immediate MLL and control (P < 0.0001), and delayed MLL and control (P = 0.025). Immunohistochemical analysis showed 39.3% and 366.0% differences in the number of RPN3/57 and CD11b-positive cells between immediate (P = 0.71) and delayed MLL (P = 0.12). The area under the T-Θ curve showed a difference for immediate (P < 0.0001) and delayed (P = 0.0051) MLL as compared with control. Exercise produced an average 10° ± 0.2° rightward shift from preexercise peak isometric torque angle. Control, immediate MLL, and delayed MLL produced an average leftward angular shift from the postexercise angle (P = 0.28, P = 0.03, and P = 0.47, respectively). CONCLUSION Post-EEX, immediate MLL was more beneficial than delayed MLL in restoring muscle function and in modulating inflammatory cell infiltration. These findings invite similar human studies to make definitive conclusions on optimal timing of massage-based therapies.
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- Caroline Haas
- Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43221, USA
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Souza JD, Gottfried C. Muscle injury: review of experimental models. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2013; 23:1253-60. [PMID: 24011855 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2013.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2013] [Revised: 06/03/2013] [Accepted: 07/15/2013] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Skeletal muscle is the most abundant tissue in the human body. Its main characteristic is the capacity to regenerate after injury independent of the cause of injury through a process called inflammatory response. Mechanical injuries are the most common type of the skeletal muscle injuries and are classified into one of three areas strain, contusion, and laceration. First, this review aims to describe and compare the main experimental methods that replicate the mechanical muscle injuries. There are several ways to replicate each kind of mechanical injury; there are, however, specific characteristics that must be taken into account when choosing the most appropriate model for the experiment. Finally, this review discusses the context of mechanical injury considering types, variability of methods, and the ability to reproduce injury models.
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- Jaqueline de Souza
- Research Group in Neuroglial Plasticity, Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Health's Basic Science. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Course of Physical Therapy, Federal University of Pampa, Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil.
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Whitting J, Steele J, McGhee D, Munro B. Passive dorsiflexion stiffness is poorly correlated with passive dorsiflexion range of motion. J Sci Med Sport 2013; 16:157-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2012.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2011] [Revised: 05/16/2012] [Accepted: 05/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Azizi E, Abbott EM. Anticipatory motor patterns limit muscle stretch during landing in toads. Biol Lett 2012; 9:20121045. [PMID: 23256184 DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2012.1045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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To safely land after a jump or hop, muscles must be actively stretched to dissipate mechanical energy. Muscles that dissipate energy can be damaged if stretched to long lengths. The likelihood of damage may be mitigated by the nervous system, if anticipatory activation of muscles prior to impact alters the muscle's operating length. Anticipatory motor recruitment is well established in landing studies and motor patterns have been shown to be modulated based on the perceived magnitude of the impact. In this study, we examine whether motor recruitment in anticipation of landing can serve a protective function by limiting maximum muscle length during a landing event. We use the anconeus muscle of toads, a landing muscle whose recruitment is modulated in anticipation of landing. We combine in vivo measurements of muscle length during landing with in vitro characterization of the force-length curve to determine the muscle's operating length. We show that muscle shortening prior to impact increases with increasing hop distance. This initial increase in muscle shortening functions to accommodate the larger stretches required when landing after long hops. These predictive motor strategies may function to reduce stretch-induced muscle damage by constraining maximum muscle length, despite variation in the magnitude of impact.
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- Emanuel Azizi
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
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Effects of passive ankle dorsiflexion stiffness on ankle mechanics during drop landings. J Sci Med Sport 2012; 15:468-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2012.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2011] [Revised: 03/11/2012] [Accepted: 03/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Haas C, Best TM, Wang Q, Butterfield TA, Zhao Y. In vivo passive mechanical properties of skeletal muscle improve with massage-like loading following eccentric exercise. J Biomech 2012; 45:2630-6. [PMID: 22944344 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2012] [Revised: 08/03/2012] [Accepted: 08/09/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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A quasi-linear viscoelasticity (QLV) model was used to study passive time-dependent responses of skeletal muscle to repeated massage-like compressive loading (MLL) following damaging eccentric exercise. Six skeletally mature rabbits were surgically instrumented with bilateral peroneal nerve cuffs for stimulation of the hindlimb tibialis anterior (TA) muscles. Following the eccentric exercise, rabbits were randomly assigned to a four-day MLL protocol mimicking deep effleurage (0.5 Hz, 10 N for 15 min or for 30 min). The contralateral hindlimb served as the exercised, no-MLL control for both MLL conditions. Viscoelastic properties of the muscle pre-exercise, post-exercise on Day 1, and pre- and post-MLL Day 1 through Day 4 were determined with ramp-and-hold tests. The instantaneous elastic response (AG(0)) increased following exercise (p<0.05) and decreased due to both the 15 min and 30 min four-day MLL protocols (p<0.05). Post-four days of MLL the normalized AG(0) decreased from post-exercise (Day 1, 248.5%) to the post-MLL (Day 4, 98.5%) (p<0.05), compared to the no-MLL group (Day 4, 222.0%) (p<0.05). Exercise and four-day MLL showed no acute or cumulative effects on the fast and slow relaxation coefficients (p>0.05). This is the first experimental evidence of the effect of both acute (daily) and cumulative changes in viscoelastic properties of intensely exercised muscle due to ex vivo MLL. It provides a starting point for correlating passive muscle properties with mechanical effects of manual therapies, and may shed light on design and optimization of massage protocols.
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- Caroline Haas
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Butterfield TA, Zhao Y, Agarwal S, Haq F, Best TM. Cyclic compressive loading facilitates recovery after eccentric exercise. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2010; 40:1289-96. [PMID: 18580410 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e31816c4e12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess the biologic basis of massage therapies, we developed an experimental approach to mimic Swedish massage and evaluate this approach on recovery from eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage using a well-controlled animal model. METHODS Tibialis anterior muscles of six New Zealand White rabbits were subjected to one bout of damaging, eccentric contractions. One muscle was immediately subjected to cyclic compressive loads, and the contralateral served as the exercised control. RESULTS We found that commencing 30 min of cyclic compressive loading to the muscle, immediately after a bout of eccentric exercise, facilitated recovery of function and attenuated leukocyte infiltration. In addition, fiber necrosis and wet weight of the tissue were also reduced by compressive loading. CONCLUSION We conclude that subjecting muscle to compressive loads immediately after exercise leads to an enhanced recovery of muscle function and attenuation of the damaging effects of inflammation in the rabbit model. Although these observations suggest that skeletal muscle responds to cyclic compressive forces similar to those generated by clinical approaches, such as therapeutic massage, further research is needed to assess the translational efficacy of these findings.
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- Timothy A Butterfield
- Division of Athletic Training, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0200, USA.
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Eccentric exercise in vivo: strain-induced muscle damage and adaptation in a stable system. Exerc Sport Sci Rev 2010; 38:51-60. [PMID: 20335736 DOI: 10.1097/jes.0b013e3181d496eb] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The muscle tendon unit is a stable system, designed to operate eccentrically with efficiency and resiliency. Fiber strains, although minimized by tendon compliance during exercise, are essential components to decoding the mechanical and chemical signals during exercise. Subsequent cellular adaptations minimize the subsequent "dose" of stress and strain and serve to limit the exacerbation of damage into injury.
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BEYER R, INGERSLEV J, SØRENSEN B. Muscle bleeds in professional athletes - diagnosis, classification, treatment and potential impact in patients with haemophilia. Haemophilia 2010; 16:858-65. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2516.2010.02278.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Butterfield TA, Best TM. Stretch-activated ion channel blockade attenuates adaptations to eccentric exercise. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2009; 41:351-6. [PMID: 19127190 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e318187cffa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that stretch-activated ion channel (SAC) function is essential for the repeated bout effect (RBE) in skeletal muscle. Specifically, we investigated if daily injections of streptomycin (a known SAC blocker) would abrogate the muscle's adaptive resistance to the damaging effects of eccentric exercise over a 4-wk period. Furthermore, we hypothesized that the lack of an RBE would be due to the lack of functional adaptations that typically result from repeated bouts of eccentric exercise, including increased peak isometric torque, muscle hypertrophy, and rightward shift of the torque-angle relationship. METHODS Twelve New Zealand white rabbits were each subjected to 12 bouts of eccentric exercise over a 4-wk period while receiving either daily injections of streptomycin or sham injections. RESULTS Although blocking the SAC function completely eliminated the expected adaptive response in biomechanical parameters during the exercise regimen, there remained evidence of an acquired RBE, albeit with an attenuated response when compared with the muscles with intact SAC function. CONCLUSION Blocking sarcolemmal SAC eliminates functional adaptations of muscle after eccentric exercise. In the absence of SAC function, muscles subjected to chronic eccentric exercise still exhibit some degree of the RBE. As such, it appears that the signaling cascade that results in functional, biomechanical adaptations associated with the RBE during eccentric exercise is dependent upon intact SAC function.
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- Timothy A Butterfield
- Division of Athletic Training, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
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Blazevich AJ, Cannavan D, Horne S, Coleman DR, Aagaard P. Changes in muscle force-length properties affect the early rise of force in vivo. Muscle Nerve 2009; 39:512-20. [DOI: 10.1002/mus.21259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Odegard GM, Donahue TLH, Morrow DA, Kaufman KR. Constitutive modeling of skeletal muscle tissue with an explicit strain-energy function. J Biomech Eng 2008; 130:061017. [PMID: 19045546 PMCID: PMC2823080 DOI: 10.1115/1.3002766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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While much work has previously been done in the modeling of skeletal muscle, no model has, to date, been developed that describes the mechanical behavior with an explicit strain-energy function associated with the active response of skeletal muscle tissue. A model is presented herein that has been developed to accommodate this design consideration using a robust dynamical approach. The model shows excellent agreement with a previously published model of both the active and passive length-tension properties of skeletal muscle.
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- G M Odegard
- Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, USA
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Maduri A, Pearson B, Wilson S. Lumbar-pelvic range and coordination during lifting tasks. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2008; 18:807-14. [PMID: 17449278 PMCID: PMC2610367 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2007.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2006] [Revised: 02/22/2007] [Accepted: 02/22/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Spine motion has been described to have two regions, a neutral zone where lumbar rotation can occur with little resistance and an elastic zone where structures such as ligaments, facet joints and intervertebral disks resist rotation. In vivo, the passive musculature can contribute to further limiting the functional neutral range of lumbar motion. Movement out of this functional neutral range could potentially put greater loads on these structures. In this study, the range of lumbar curvature rotation was examined in twelve healthy, untrained volunteers at four torso inclination angles. The lumbar curvature during straight-leg lifting tasks was then defined as a percentage of this range of possible lumbar curvatures. Subjects were found to remain neutrally oriented during the flexion phase of a lifting task. During the extension phase of the lifting task, however, subjects were found to assume a more kyphotic posture, approaching the edge of the functional range of motion. This was found to be most pronounced for heavy lifting tasks. By allowing the lumbar curvature to go into a highly kyphotic posture, subjects may be taking advantage of stretch-shortening behavior in extensor musculature and associated tendons to reduce the energy required to raise the torso. Such a kyphotic posture during extension, however, may put excessive loading on the elastic structures of the spine and torso musculature increasing the risk of injury.
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- A. Maduri
- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
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Magnitude of sarcomere extension correlates with initial sarcomere length during lengthening of activated single fibers from soleus muscle of rats. Biophys J 2008; 95:1890-901. [PMID: 18469072 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.118109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A laser-diffraction technique was developed that rapidly reports the lengths of sarcomeres (L(s)) in serially connected sectors of permeabilized single fibers. The apparatus translates a laser beam along the entire length of a fiber segment within 2 ms, with brief stops at each of 20 contiguous sectors. We tested the hypothesis that during lengthening contractions, when maximally activated fibers are stretched, sectors that contain the longer sarcomeres undergo greater increases in L(s) than those containing shorter sarcomeres. Fibers (n = 16) were obtained from the soleus muscles of adult male rats and the middle portions (length = 1.05 +/- 0.11 mm; mean +/- SD) were investigated. Single stretches of strain 27% and a strain rate of 54% s(-1) were initiated at maximum isometric stress and resulted in a 19 +/- 9% loss in isometric stress. The data on L(s) revealed that 1), the stretch was not distributed uniformly among the sectors, and 2), during the stretch, sectors at long L(s) before the stretch elongated more than those at short lengths. The findings support the hypothesis that during stretches of maximally activated skeletal muscles, sarcomeres at longer lengths are more susceptible to damage by excessive strain.
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Blazevich AJ, Cannavan D, Coleman DR, Horne S. Influence of concentric and eccentric resistance training on architectural adaptation in human quadriceps muscles. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2007; 103:1565-75. [PMID: 17717119 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00578.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 321] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Studies using animal models have been unable to determine the mechanical stimuli that most influence muscle architectural adaptation. We examined the influence of contraction mode on muscle architectural change in humans, while also describing the time course of its adaptation through training and detraining. Twenty-one men and women performed slow-speed (30 degrees /s) concentric-only (Con) or eccentric-only (Ecc) isokinetic knee extensor training for 10 wk before completing a 3-mo detraining period. Fascicle length of the vastus lateralis (VL), measured by ultrasonography, increased similarly in both groups after 5 wk (Delta(Con) = +6.3 +/- 3.0%, Delta(Ecc) = +3.1 +/- 1.6%, mean = +4.7 +/- 1.7%; P < 0.05). No further increase was found at 10 wk, although a small increase (mean approximately 2.5%; not significant) was evident after detraining. Fascicle angle increased in both groups at 5 wk (Delta(Con) = +11.1 +/- 4.0%, Delta(Ecc) = +11.9 +/- 5.4%, mean = 11.5 +/- 3.2%; P < 0.05) and 10 wk (Delta(Con) = +13.3 +/- 3.0%, Delta(Ecc) = +21.4 +/- 6.9%, mean = 17.9 +/- 3.7%; P < 0.01) in VL only and remained above baseline after detraining (mean = 13.2%); smaller changes in vastus medialis did not reach significance. The similar increase in fascicle length observed between the training groups mitigates against contraction mode being the predominant stimulus. Our data are also strongly indicative of 1) a close association between VL fascicle length and shifts in the torque-angle relationship through training and detraining and 2) changes in fascicle angle being driven by space constraints in the hypertrophying muscle. Thus muscle architectural adaptations occur rapidly in response to resistance training but are strongly influenced by factors other than contraction mode.
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- Anthony J Blazevich
- Centre for Sports Medicine and Human Performance, School of Sport and Education, Brunel Univ., Uxbridge UB8 3PH, UK.
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Guillodo Y, Jousse-Joulin S, Madouas G, Devauchelle-Pensec V, Saraux A. Pathologie musculaire et sport. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rhum.2007.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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