等长膝关节收缩时的神经肌肉动力学:目标力、膝关节角度和胫骨旋转对力量稳定性的影响。

Neuromuscular dynamics during isometric knee contractions: effects of target force, knee angle, and tibial rotation on force steadiness.

作者信息

Yuan Han, Kim Maeng-Kyu

机构信息

Department of Physical Education, Graduate School, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.

Sports Science Research Institute, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.

出版信息

Sci Rep. 2025 Apr 21;15(1):13773. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-93163-6.

Abstract

This study investigated neuromuscular variations across low to moderate target force levels, three knee joint angles and tibial rotation positions, examining their correlations with muscle morphology and their collective impact on force steadiness (FS). Twelve young adult males performed knee extension tasks under three different tibial rotation conditions: internal rotation (IR), neutral rotation (NR), and external rotation (ER). All tasks involved submaximal isometric contractions at the knee joint. Participants performed submaximal isometric contractions at three knee joint angles (30°, 60°, and 90°) and three target force levels (10%, 40%, 70% of maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC)). The electromyographic (EMG) signals from vastus medialis (VM), vastus lateralis (VL), and rectus femoris (RF) were recorded. FS was quantified using standard deviation (SD) and coefficient of variation (CV) of force output, while EMG steadiness was assessed using SD and CV of the EMG signals. Muscle morphology features, including muscle thickness (MT) and echo intensity (EI), were assessed via ultrasound imaging. Submaximal isometric contractions revealed significant FS differences across target force levels and knee angles (angle × target force interaction: F(4,44) = 3.073, P = 0.026). With increasing target force from 10 to 70% MVIC, quadriceps EMG signals showed progressive amplitude increases in all three muscles (RF, VM and VL, p < 0.05).While tibial rotation showed no significant effect on FS measures (P > 0.05), it significantly influenced EMG characteristics at 60° knee angle (tibial rotation × target force × muscle interaction: F(8,88) = 3.357, P = 0.026). Strong correlations were found between force steadiness and EMG steadiness (r = 0.557-0.657, P < 0.001). Additionally, RF echo intensity positively correlated with EMG_SD in both ER and NR positions (r = 0.644 and 0.619 respectively, P < 0.05), while quadriceps muscle thickness negatively correlated with EMG_CV in ER position (r = -0.600, P < 0.05). FS revealed that absolute fluctuations (SD) increased with target force levels, while relative fluctuations (CV) decreased. Target force levels and knee joint angles significantly influence FS, whereas tibial rotation does not directly affect FS during isometric contractions. However, tibial rotation interestingly affects EMG steadiness, and the variability in EMG-derived muscle activation correlates with both FS and muscle morphology parameters. These findings provide valuable insights into neuromuscular control mechanisms during force production.

摘要

本研究调查了低至中等目标力水平、三个膝关节角度和胫骨旋转位置的神经肌肉变化,研究它们与肌肉形态的相关性以及它们对力稳定性(FS)的综合影响。12名年轻成年男性在三种不同的胫骨旋转条件下进行膝关节伸展任务:内旋(IR)、中立旋转(NR)和外旋(ER)。所有任务均涉及膝关节次最大等长收缩。参与者在三个膝关节角度(30°、60°和90°)和三个目标力水平(最大自主等长收缩(MVIC)的10%、40%、70%)下进行次最大等长收缩。记录股内侧肌(VM)、股外侧肌(VL)和股直肌(RF)的肌电图(EMG)信号。使用力输出的标准差(SD)和变异系数(CV)对FS进行量化,同时使用EMG信号的SD和CV评估EMG稳定性。通过超声成像评估包括肌肉厚度(MT)和回声强度(EI)在内的肌肉形态特征。次最大等长收缩显示,目标力水平和膝关节角度之间存在显著的FS差异(角度×目标力交互作用:F(4,44)=3.073,P=0.026)。随着目标力从10%MVIC增加到70%MVIC,股四头肌的EMG信号在所有三块肌肉(RF、VM和VL)中均呈现逐渐增大的幅度(p<0.05)。虽然胫骨旋转对FS测量没有显著影响(P>0.05),但它在膝关节角度为60°时显著影响EMG特征(胫骨旋转×目标力×肌肉交互作用:F(8,88)=3.357,P=0.026)。发现力稳定性与EMG稳定性之间存在强相关性(r=0.557 - 0.657,P<0.001)。此外,RF回声强度在ER和NR位置均与EMG_SD呈正相关(分别为r=0.644和0.619,P<0.05),而股四头肌厚度在ER位置与EMG_CV呈负相关(r=-0.600,P<0.05)。FS显示,绝对波动(SD)随目标力水平增加,而相对波动(CV)减小。目标力水平和膝关节角度显著影响FS,而胫骨旋转在等长收缩期间不直接影响FS。然而,有趣的是,胫骨旋转会影响EMG稳定性,并且源自EMG的肌肉激活变异性与FS和肌肉形态参数均相关。这些发现为力量产生过程中的神经肌肉控制机制提供了有价值的见解。

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