Bernecke V, Pukenas K, Daniuseviciute L, Baranauskiene N, Paulauskas H, Eimantas N, Brazaitis M
Institute of Sport Science and Innovations, Lithuanian Sports University, Sporto st. 6, LT-44221 Kaunas, Lithuania; Department of Rehabilitation, Siauliai State College, M. K. Ciurlionio St. 16A, LT-76228 Siauliai, Lithuania.
Institute of Sport Science and Innovations, Lithuanian Sports University, Sporto st. 6, LT-44221 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Homo. 2017 Dec;68(6):452-464. doi: 10.1016/j.jchb.2017.10.004. Epub 2017 Nov 7.
The objective of this study was to estimate sex-specific effects in the test-retest cross-reliability of peripheral and central changes in nonlinear and linear measures of a surface electromyography signal during a brief (5 second) and sustained (2minute) isometric maximal voluntary contraction, combined with superimposed electrical stimulation involving the ankle plantar flexors over five identical trials. In this study, we repeated the testing protocol used in our previous study of 10 women (age 20.9, SD=0.3 years) (Bernecke et al., 2015) in a group of 10 men (age 21.2, SD=0.4 years). Despite the central (sex effect; p<0.05, η>0.71, SP>70%) and peripheral fatigability (sex effect; p<0.01, η>0.8, SP>90%) during sustained isometric maximal voluntary contraction, and lower reliability for central activation ratio during brief (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC]=0.95 for men and ICC=0.82 for women) and sustained maximal voluntary contraction (ICC>0.82 for men and ICC>0.66 for women) over ankle plantar flexors expressed in women more than in men, all the ICCs of all indices measured by tests assessing neuromuscular function across the five identical test-retest trials were found as meaningful (correlation significance of p<0.05 was reached) and no significant differences were found between trials for any of the measured variables. In conclusion, the present study demonstrated greater central and peripheral fatigue for female participants following sustained (2minute) isometric maximal voluntary contraction of the plantar flexor muscles for all repeated trials and indicated an acceptable agreement between measurements of the characteristic variables made using the three different devices (dynamometry, electrical stimulation, and surface electromyography) over time for both sexes.
本研究的目的是评估在短暂(5秒)和持续(2分钟)的等长最大自主收缩过程中,结合对踝跖屈肌进行五次相同试验的叠加电刺激,表面肌电图信号的非线性和线性测量指标中,外周和中枢变化的重测交叉信度的性别特异性影响。在本研究中,我们在一组10名男性(年龄21.2岁,标准差=0.4岁)中重复了我们之前对10名女性(年龄20.9岁,标准差=0.3岁)的研究(Bernecke等人,2015年)中使用的测试方案。尽管在持续等长最大自主收缩过程中存在中枢(性别效应;p<0.05,η>0.71,SP>70%)和外周疲劳性(性别效应;p<0.01,η>0.8,SP>90%),并且在短暂(男性组内相关系数[ICC]=0.95,女性组内相关系数[ICC]=0.82)和持续最大自主收缩(男性ICC>0.82,女性ICC>0.66)期间,女性踝跖屈肌的中枢激活率可靠性低于男性,但在五次相同的重测试验中,通过评估神经肌肉功能的测试所测量的所有指标的ICC均有意义(达到p<0.05的相关显著性),并且在任何测量变量的试验之间均未发现显著差异。总之,本研究表明,在所有重复试验中,女性参与者在跖屈肌持续(2分钟)等长最大自主收缩后出现了更大的中枢和外周疲劳,并且表明使用三种不同设备(测力计、电刺激和表面肌电图)对两性特征变量进行测量随时间的一致性是可接受的。