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ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2023

Eccentric exercise 24 h prior to hypobaric decompression increases decompression strain.

Frode Gottschalk, Ola Eiken, Antonis Elia, Mikael Gennser

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Article in European journal of applied physiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Frode GottschalkDivision of Environmental Physiology, Swedish Aerospace Physiology Center, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. frodeg@kth.se.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2623-2737
Ola EikenDivision of Environmental Physiology, Swedish Aerospace Physiology Center, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.
Antonis EliaDivision of Environmental Physiology, Swedish Aerospace Physiology Center, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.
Mikael GennserDivision of Environmental Physiology, Swedish Aerospace Physiology Center, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.
KTH Royal Institute of Technology · SEKarolinska Institutet · SE

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Försvarsmakten AT.9220919
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAnimal studies have shown that recent musculoskeletal injuries increase the risk of decompression sickness (DCS). However, to date no similar experimental study has been performed in humans. The aim was to investigate if exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD)-as provoked by eccentric work and characterized by reduced strength and delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS)-leads to increased formation of venous gas emboli (VGE) during subsequent hypobaric exposure.

methodsEach subject (n = 13) was on two occasions exposed to a simulated altitude of 24,000 ft for 90 min, whilst breathing oxygen. Twenty-four hours prior to one of the altitude exposures, each subject performed 15 min of eccentric arm-crank exercise. Markers of EIMD were reduction in isometric m. biceps brachii strength and DOMS as assessed on the Borg CR10 pain scale. The presence of VGE was measured in the right cardiac ventricle using ultrasound, with measurements performed at rest and after three leg kicks and three arm flexions. The degree of VGE was evaluated using the six-graded Eftedal-Brubakk scale and the Kisman integrated severity score (KISS).

resultsEccentric exercise induced DOMS (median 6.5), reduced the biceps brachii strength (from 230 ± 62 N to 151 ± 8.8 N) and increased the mean KISS at 24,000 ft, both at rest (from 1.2 ± 2.3 to 6.9 ± 9.2, p = 0.01) and after arm flexions (from 3.8 ± 6.2 to 15.5 ± 17.3, p = 0.029).

conclusionEIMD, induced by eccentric work, provokes release of VGE in response to acute decompression.

Indexed as

Decompression SicknessEmbolism, AirAltitudeDecompressionHumansMyalgiaDecompression sicknessDelayed-onset muscle sorenessMuscle injuryVenous gas emboli

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PMID37140728
PMCPMC10460726
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