REVAL Research Group, Department of Health Care Sciences, PHL University College, Hasselt, Belgium.
Neuromodulation. 2010 Oct;13(4):315-20; discussion 321. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2010.00294.x.
The aim of this study was to explore if electrical stimulation could prevent muscle atrophy.
Patients were hospitalized for postoperative coronary artery bypass graftin, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ventilatory failure, or acute cerebro-vascular accident, and were divided into an intervention group or a control group. The intervention group underwent daily 30 minute training with an intermittent neuromuscular electrical stimulation applied to the right quadriceps muscle. Heart rate, respiration rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and oxygen saturation were monitored before, during, and after electrical stimulation. Circumference of both thighs was measured.
The intervention resulted in a significant reduction of muscle atrophy in the stimulated as compared with the non-stimulated limb (p < 0.05), without making any impact on cardiovascular, respiratory and, hemodynamic characteristics.
Muscle atrophy is prevented by intermittent neuromuscular electrical stimulation while this intervention showed no obvious impact on the cardio-respiratory conditions of the patients.
本研究旨在探讨电刺激是否可预防肌肉萎缩。
患者因冠状动脉旁路移植术后、慢性阻塞性肺疾病、通气衰竭或急性脑血管意外住院，并分为干预组和对照组。干预组每天接受 30 分钟的间歇性神经肌肉电刺激右股四头肌训练。在电刺激前、中、后监测心率、呼吸频率、收缩压和舒张压以及血氧饱和度。测量双侧大腿周径。
与非刺激侧相比，干预导致刺激侧肌肉萎缩显著减少（p < 0.05），但对心血管、呼吸和血流动力学特征无明显影响。
间歇性神经肌肉电刺激可预防肌肉萎缩，而这种干预对患者的心肺状况无明显影响。
