The effects of vibration-induced altered stretch reflex sensitivity on maximal motor unit firing properties
| Autor: | Ryan J. Colquhoun, Jesus A. Hernandez-Sarabia, Jason M. DeFreitas, Alejandra Barrera-Curiel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Recruitment Neurophysiological Reflex Stretch Materials science Physiology Muscle spindle Action Potentials Vibration 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans Stretch reflex Sensitivity (control systems) Muscle Skeletal Muscle Spindles Motor Neurons 030222 orthopedics Muscle vibration Electromyography General Neuroscience Motor unit medicine.anatomical_structure Female 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Muscle Contraction Biomedical engineering |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Neurophysiology. 121:2215-2221 |
| ISSN: | 1522-1598 0022-3077 |
| DOI: | 10.1152/jn.00326.2018 |
| Popis: | It is well known that muscle spindles have a monosynaptic, excitatory connection with α-motoneurons. However, the influence of muscle spindles on human motor unit behavior during maximal efforts remains untested. It has also been shown that muscle spindle function, as assessed by peripheral reflexes, can be systematically manipulated with muscle vibration. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of brief and prolonged vibration on maximal motor unit firing properties. A crossover design was used, in which each of the 24 participants performed one to three maximal knee extensions under three separate conditions: 1) control, 2) brief vibration that was applied during the contraction, and 3) after prolonged vibration that was applied for ~20 min before the contraction. Multichannel EMG was recorded from the vastus lateralis during each contraction and was decomposed into its constituent motor unit action potential trains. Surprisingly, an approximate 9% reduction in maximal voluntary strength was observed not only after prolonged vibration but also during brief vibration. In addition, both vibration conditions had a large, significant effect on firing rates (a decrease in the rates) and a small to moderate, nonsignificant effect on recruitment thresholds (a small increase in the thresholds). Therefore, vibration had a detrimental influence on both maximal voluntary strength and motor unit firing properties, which we propose is due to altered function of the stretch reflex pathway. NEW & NOTEWORTHY We used vibration to alter muscle spindle function and examined the vibration’s influence on maximal motor unit properties. We discovered that vibration had a detrimental influence on motor unit behavior and motor output by decreasing motor unit firing rates, increasing recruitment thresholds, which led to decreased maximal strength. We believe that understanding the role of muscle spindles during maximal contractions provides a deeper insight into motor control and sensorimotor integration. |
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