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ArticleFrontiers in physiology2022

Not all Forms of Muscle Hypertonia Worsen With Fatigue: A Pilot Study in Para Swimmers.

Luca Puce, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Antonio Currà, Lucio Marinelli, Laura Mori, Filippo Cotellessa, Karim Chamari, Marta Ponzano, Mohammad Hossein Samanipour, Pantelis T Nikolaidis and 3 more

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Article in Frontiers in physiology, 2022. 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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13 authors at 8 institutions in 6 countries.

Luca PuceDepartment of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Nicola Luigi BragazziLaboratory for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (LIAM), Department of Mathematics and Statistics, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Antonio CurràDepartment of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Academic Neurology Unit, Ospedale A. Fiorini, Terracina, Sapienza University of Rome, Polo Pontino, Italy.
Lucio MarinelliDepartment of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Laura MoriDepartment of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Filippo CotellessaDepartment of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Karim ChamariAspetar, Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Doha, Qatar.
Marta PonzanoDepartment of Health Sciences (DISSAL), Section of Biostatistics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Mohammad Hossein SamanipourDepartment of Sport Science, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran.
Pantelis T NikolaidisSchool of Health and Caring Sciences, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece.
Carlo BizOrthopedics and Orthopedic Oncology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology (DiSCOG), University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Pietro RuggieriOrthopedics and Orthopedic Oncology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology (DiSCOG), University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Carlo TrompettoDepartment of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
University of Genoa · ITUniversity of Padua · ITImam Khomeini International University · IRManouba University · TNOspedale Policlinico San Martino · ITSapienza University of Rome · ITUniversity of West Attica · GRYork University · CA

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Abstract

In hypertonic muscles of patients with upper motor neuron syndrome (UMNS), investigation with surface electromyography (EMG) with the muscle in a shortened position and during passive muscle stretch allows to identify two patterns underlying hypertonia: spasticity and spastic dystonia. We recently observed in Para swimmers that the effect of fatigue on hypertonia can be different from subject to subject. Our goal was, therefore, to understand whether this divergent behavior may depend on the specific EMG pattern underlying hypertonia. We investigated eight UMNS Para swimmers (five men, mean age 23.25 ± 3.28 years), affected by cerebral palsy, who presented muscle hypertonia of knee flexors and extensors. Muscle tone was rated using the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS). EMG patterns were investigated in

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median frequencypainparalympic sport classesspontaneous tonic muscle excitationstretch reflex

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