Sole vibration improves locomotion through the recovery of joint movements in a mouse cast model

Autor: Min Chul Shin, Atsushi Doi, Yu-shin Nakano, Syota Kasae, Kazuaki Miyamoto, Megumu Yoshimura, Juntaro Sakasaki, Keisuke Nishimura
Rok vydání: 2017
Předmět:
Knee Joint
Physiology
medicine.medical_treatment
Knees
lcsh:Medicine
Hindlimb
Walking
Knee Joints
Mice
0302 clinical medicine
Sensory threshold
Medicine and Health Sciences
Range of Motion
Articular
lcsh:Science
Musculoskeletal System
Multidisciplinary
Physics
Classical Mechanics
Anatomy
musculoskeletal system
Ankle Joints
Biomechanical Phenomena
medicine.anatomical_structure
Physical Sciences
Metallurgy
Legs
Range of motion
Splint (medicine)
Locomotion
Research Article
musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty
Materials Science
Sensory system
Vibration
03 medical and health sciences
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Castings
medicine
Animals
Joint (geology)
Swimming
business.industry
Biological Locomotion
lcsh:R
Limbs (Anatomy)
Ankles
Biology and Life Sciences
030229 sport sciences
Joints (Anatomy)
lcsh:Q
Ankle
business
human activities
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Ankle Joint
Zdroj: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 12, Iss 10, p e0186189 (2017)
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: We investigated the effects of a vibratory stimulus on the plantar surface of the hind limb for motor, sensory, and locomotive function using a mouse cast model. The right knee joint of C57BL/6 male mice (7 weeks, 20 g, n = 31) was flexed with aluminum splint and tape for 6 weeks. These mice were randomly divided into 2 groups (control group, n = 11 and vibration group, n = 12). The mice in the vibration group received vibration on the sole of the ankle for 15 minutes per day, 5 days per week. After the knee joint cast was removed, we measured the range of motion (ROM) of both knee and ankle joints and the sensory threshold of the sole. Further, both walking and swimming movements were analyzed with a digital video. The sole vibration did not affect the passive ROM of the knee joint and sensory threshold after cast removal. However, it increased the ankle dorsiflexion range and improved free walking, swimming, and active movement of the knee joint. In conclusion, we show that the vibration recovered both walking and swimming movements, which resulted from improvements in both the passive ankle dorsiflexion and active knee movement.
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