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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Perceived Discomfort and Voluntary Activation of Quadriceps Muscle Assessed with Interpolated Paired or Triple Electrical Stimuli.

Petra Prevc, Nina Misotic, Igor Stirn, Katja Tomazin

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Petra PrevcFaculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Nina MisoticFaculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Igor StirnFaculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Katja TomazinFaculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0001-7846-7362

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Abstract

Voluntary drive of the exercising muscle is usually assessed with the interpolated twitch technique (ITT), using paired supramaximal electrical stimuli. The aim of this study was to directly compare voluntary activation (VA) of the quadriceps muscle (QM) measured with the ITT, using paired and triple electrical stimuli during maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC). In addition, perceived discomfort was compared with the use of paired and triple electrical stimuli during ITT. Ten healthy participants (23.6 ± 1.6 years) were included. They performed four MVIC, with paired or triple stimuli, in random order. MVIC torque, superimposed evoked torque, evoked torque at rest, VA, and visual analogue scale for pain (VAS-pain), were analysed. The amplitude of the triplet-evoked torque was higher than doublet-evoked torque, i.e., the signal-to-noise ratio increased. However, the differences between the estimation of VA with paired and triple stimuli were not significant (

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Isometric ContractionQuadriceps MuscleElectromyographyExerciseHumansMuscle, SkeletalPainTorquefemoral nerve stimulationinterpolated twitch techniqueknee extensionreliabilityvariability

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PMID36981708
PMCPMC10049235

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