Laboratory Movement, Interactions, Performance, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Nantes, Nantes, France.
Inserm Unit 1179, Team 3: Technologies and Innovative Therapies Applied to Neuromuscular diseases, UVSQ. CIC 805, Physiology-Functional Testing Ward, AP-HP, Raymond Poincaré Teaching Hospital, Garches, France.
PLoS One. 2018 Mar 29;13(3):e0195220. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195220. eCollection 2018.
This study aimed to determine the intra- and inter-session reliability of neuromuscular assessment of plantar flexor (PF) muscles at three knee angles.
Twelve young adults were tested for three knee angles (90°, 30° and 0°) and at three time points separated by 1 hour (intra-session) and 7 days (inter-session). Electrical (H reflex, M wave) and mechanical (evoked and maximal voluntary torque, activation level) parameters were measured on the PF muscles. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) and coefficients of variation were calculated to determine intra- and inter-session reliability.
The mechanical measurements presented excellent (ICC>0.75) intra- and inter-session reliabilities regardless of the knee angle considered. The reliability of electrical measurements was better for the 90° knee angle compared to the 0° and 30° angles.
Changes in the knee angle may influence the reliability of neuromuscular assessments, which indicates the importance of considering the knee angle to collect consistent outcomes on the PF muscles.
本研究旨在确定在三种膝关节角度下对足底屈肌(PF)肌肉进行神经肌肉评估的内-间测试可靠性。
12 名年轻成年人在三种膝关节角度(90°、30°和 0°)下进行测试,并在 1 小时(内间测试)和 7 天(间间测试)的三个时间点进行测试。对 PF 肌肉进行电(H 反射、M 波)和机械(诱发和最大自主扭矩、激活水平)参数测量。计算组内相关系数(ICC)和变异系数以确定内-间测试可靠性。
无论考虑的膝关节角度如何,机械测量均表现出极好的内-间测试可靠性(ICC>0.75)。与 0°和 30°角度相比,90°膝关节角度的电测量可靠性更好。
膝关节角度的变化可能会影响神经肌肉评估的可靠性,这表明在 PF 肌肉上收集一致结果时考虑膝关节角度的重要性。