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Trial reportJournal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)2006

Feedback-controlled stimulation enhances human paralyzed muscle performance.

Richard K Shields, Shauna Dudley-Javoroski, Keith R Cole

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Trial report in Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Richard K ShieldsGraduate Program in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242-1190, USA. richard-shields@uiowa.edu
Shauna Dudley-Javoroski
Keith R Cole

Funding

MUSCULOSKELETAL PLASTICITY AFTER SPINAL CORD INJURYR01HD039445 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI SHIELDS, RICHARD K · 2000 to 2003
$529k
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD039445NICHD NIH HHS R01-HD 39445
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronically paralyzed muscle requires extensive training before it can deliver a therapeutic dose of repetitive stress to the musculoskeletal system. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation, under feedback control, may subvert the effects of fatigue, yielding more rapid and extensive adaptations to training. The purposes of this investigation were to 1) compare the effectiveness of torque feedback-controlled (FDBCK) electrical stimulation with classic open-loop constant-frequency (CONST) stimulation, and 2) ascertain which of three stimulation strategies best maintains soleus torque during repetitive stimulation. When torque declined by 10%, the FDBCK protocol modulated the base stimulation frequency in three ways: by a fixed increase, by a paired pulse (doublet) at the beginning of the stimulation train, and by a fixed decrease. The stimulation strategy that most effectively restored torque continued for successive contractions. This process repeated each time torque declined by 10%. In fresh muscle, FDBCK stimulation offered minimal advantage in maintaining peak torque or mean torque over CONST stimulation. As long-duration fatigue developed in subsequent bouts, FDBCK stimulation became most effective ( approximately 40% higher final normalized torque than CONST). The high-frequency strategy was selected approximately 90% of the time, supporting that excitation-contraction coupling compromise and not neuromuscular transmission failure contributed to fatigue of paralyzed muscle. Ideal stimulation strategies may vary according to the site of fatigue; this stimulation approach offered the advantage of online modulation of stimulation strategies in response to fatigue conditions. Based on stress-adaptation principles, FDBCK-controlled stimulation may enhance training effects in chronically paralyzed muscle.

Indexed as

Adaptation, PhysiologicalAdultAgedElectric StimulationElectric Stimulation TherapyFeedbackHumansMaleMiddle AgedMuscle FatigueMuscle, SkeletalParaplegiaSpinal Cord InjuriesTorque

Identifiers

PMID16809630
PMCPMC3270310

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