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Muscle fatigue assessment by mechanomyography during application of NMES protocol
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Revista Brasileira De Fisioterapia. Associacao Brasileira Pesquisa Pos-graduacao Fisioterapia-abrapg-ft, v. 13, n. 5, n. 422, n. 429, 2009.
1413-3555
WOS:000272044000009
10.1590/S1413-35552009005000057
Autor
Faller, L
Neto, GNN
Button, VLSN
Nohama, P
Institución
Resumen
Background: Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is a widely used technique for rehabilitation in physical therapy, however it causes muscle fatigue more rapidly than does voluntary contraction. In clinical practice, it becomes necessary to monitor muscle fatigue during NMES protocols to adjust the parameters of electrical current stimulation and, thus, increase stimulation time. Objectives: The aim of this study is to use mechanomyography (MMG) as a means of evaluating peripheral muscle fatigue during the execution of an NMES protocol. Methods: An MMG signal acquisition system and an experimental protocol were developed. During in vivo tests, 10 participants performed maximal voluntary contractions (MVCs) for knee extension. A maximization phase was conducted with dynamic contractions generated by NMES at 10% of MVC (100 Hz, 400 mu s) on the quadriceps muscle, and the main NMES protocol occurred at 30%, of MVC (50 Hz, 400 mu s). Simultaneously, MMG(RMS) (amplitude) and MMG(MPF) (frequency) signals of the rectus femoris and the knee extension torque were acquired. Results: The tendency line of the MMGRMS was descendant, indicating that MMGRMS correlates with torque amplitude. However, MMGMPF did not show a significant correlation with torque for the present NMES protocol. Conclusions: MMG is a technique that can be simultaneously applied to NMES because there is no electrical interference and it can be used during functional movements in the NMES-generated muscle contraction. Article registered in the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR) under the number ACTRN12609000866202. 13 5 422 429