Human isometric force production and electromyogram activity of knee extensor muscles in water and on dry land

被引:48
作者
Pöyhönen, T
Keskinen, KL
Hautala, A
Savolainen, J
Mälkiä, E
机构
[1] Univ Jyvaskyla, Dept Hlth Sci, FIN-40351 Jyvaskyla, Finland
[2] Univ Jyvaskyla, Dept Biol Phys Activ, SF-40351 Jyvaskyla, Finland
[3] Ctr Hosp Kymenlaakso, Dept Physiat, Kotka, Finland
基金
芬兰科学院;
关键词
hydrotherapy; reproducibility; isometric force; electromyography;
D O I
10.1007/s004210050557
中图分类号
Q4 [生理学];
学科分类号
071003 ;
摘要
This study was designed to determine trial-to-trial and day-to-day reproducibility of isometric force and electromyogram activity(EMG) of the knee extensor muscles in water and on dry land as well as to make comparisons between the two training conditions in muscle activity and force production. A group of 20 healthy subjects (12 women and 8 men) were tested three times over 2 weeks. A measurement session consisted of recordings of maximal and submaximal isometric knee extension force with simultaneous recording of surface EMG from the vastus medialis, vastus lateralis and biceps femoris muscles; To ensure identical measurement conditions the same patient elevator chair was used in both the dry and the wet-environment. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) and coefficients of variation (CV) showed high trial-to-trial (ICC = 0.95-0.99, CV = 3.5%-11%) and day-to-day reproducibility (ICC =0.85-0.98,CV = 11%-19%) for underwater and dry land measurements of force and EMG in each muscle during maximal contractions. The day-to-day reproducibility for submaximal contractions was similar. The interesting finding was that underwater EMG amplitude decreased significantly in each muscle during maximal (P < 0.01-P < 0.001) and submaximal contractions (P < 0.05-P < 0.001). However, the isometric force measurements showed similar values in both wet and dry conditions. The water had no disturbing effect on the electrodes as shown by slightly lowered interelectrode resistance values, the absence of artefacts and low noise levels of the EMG signals. It was concluded that underwater force and EMG measurements are highly reproducible. The significant decrease of underwater EMG could have electromechanical and/or neurophysiological explanations.
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