Central fatigue of the first dorsal interosseous muscle during low‐force and high‐force sustained submaximal contractions

Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging - Tập 27 Số 5 - Trang 298-304 - 2007
Tamara Eichelberger1, Martin Bilodeau
1Graduate Program in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, IA, USA. [email protected]

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SummaryThe aim of this study was to compare the extent of central fatigue in the first dorsal interosseous (FDI) muscle of healthy adults in low, moderate and high‐force submaximal contractions. Nine healthy adults completed four experimental sessions where index finger abduction force was recorded during voluntary contractions and in response to brief trains (five pulses at 100 Hz) of electrical stimulation. The ability to maximally activate FDI under volition, or voluntary activation, and its change with sustained activity (central fatigue) was assessed using the twitch interpolation technique. The fatigue tasks consisted of continuous isometric index finger abduction contractions held until exhaustion at four target force levels: 30%, 45%, 60% and 75% of the maximal voluntary contraction. The main finding was the presence of central fatigue for the 30% task, but not for the three other fatigue tasks. The extent of central fatigue was also associated with changes in a measure reflecting the status of peripheral structures/mechanisms. It appears that central fatigue contributed to task failure for the lowest force fatigue task (30%), but not for the other (higher) contraction intensities.

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Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging

Tập 27 Số 5

298-304

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