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ArticlePhysiological reports2017

Intramuscular stimulation of tibialis anterior in human subjects: the effects of discharge variability on force production and fatigue.

Michael Leitch, Rachael Brown, Vaughan G Macefield

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Article in Physiological reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 authors.

Michael LeitchSchool of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia m.leitch@uws.edu.au.
Rachael BrownSchool of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Vaughan G MacefieldSchool of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Continuous intramuscular stimulation of tibialis anterior (TA) was used to test the hypothesis that irregular trains of stimuli can increase force production and offset the magnitude of fatigue when compared with a continuous train of regular stimuli at an identical mean frequency (19 or 24 Hz). To achieve this, tungsten microelectrodes were inserted into the muscle belly into the motor point of the tibialis anterior muscle of able-bodied individuals (aged 19-50) and stimulated at current intensities ranging from 5 to 7 mA. The motor point was stimulated with a continuous train of regular stimulation at either 19 or 24 Hz (

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Muscle FatigueAdultElectric StimulationElectromyographyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMuscle ContractionMuscle, SkeletalYoung AdultDischarge variabilityFESintramuscular stimulationmotoneurones

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PMID28784849
PMCPMC5555882

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