Mechanomyography energy decreases during muscular fatigue in paraplegics

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2014:2014:5824-7. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2014.6944952.

Abstract

The present work investigated the response of triaxial MMG signals acquired from the rectus femoris muscle of spinal cord injured volunteers during fatigue protocol electrically evoked. A custom functional electrical stimulator voltage-controlled was configured as: pulse frequency set to 1 kHz (20% duty cycle) and burst (modulating) frequency set to 70 Hz (20% active period). The triaxial MMG signal of rectus femoris muscle was processed with third-order 5-50 Hz bandpass Butterworth filter and the values were normalized. A load cell was used to register the force. The stimulator output voltage was increased until the maximal electrically-evoked extension (MEEE) of knee joint. After the load cell placement, the stimuli magnitude required to reach the MEEE was applied and registered by the load cell as muscular force-100% response. Stimuli intensity was increased until and during the control to keep the force in force-100%. Four instants with force functional electrical stimulation (FES)-controlled were selected between force-100% and slope down to force-30%. The MMG energy decreased with FES application due neuromuscular fatigue in paraplegic subjects. X-axis between instant I (1 ± 0) and instant IV (0.74 ± 0.27), and the same tendency was found to Y-axis between instant II (1.14 ± 0.44) and instant IV (0.91 ± 0.3).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Electric Stimulation
  • Energy Metabolism
  • Humans
  • Muscle Fatigue*
  • Muscle Strength
  • Myography
  • Paraplegia / physiopathology*
  • Quadriceps Muscle / physiopathology
  • Spinal Cord Injuries / physiopathology
  • Young Adult