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Title: | Assessment of eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage of the elbow flexors by tensiomyography | Contributor(s): | Hunter, Angus M (author); Galloway, Stuart D R (author); Smith, Iain J (author); Tallent, Jamie (author); Ditroilo, Massimiliano (author); Fairweather, Malcolm M (author); Howatson, Glyn (author) | Publication Date: | 2012 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.jelekin.2012.01.009 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/15819 | Abstract: | Exercise induced muscle damage (EIMD) impairs maximal torque production which can cause a decline in athletic performance and/or mobility. EIMD is commonly assessed by using maximal voluntary contraction (MVC), creatine kinase (CK) and muscle soreness. We propose as an additional technique, tensiomyography (TMG), recently introduced to measure mechanical and muscle contractile characteristics. The purpose of this study was to determine the validity of TMG in detecting changes in maximal torque following EIMD. Nineteen participants performed eccentric elbow flexions to achieve EIMD on the non- dominant arm and used the dominant elbow flexor as a control. TMG parameters, MVC and rate of torque development (RTD) were measured prior to EIMD and repeated for another six consecutive days. Creatine kinase, muscle soreness and limb girth were also measured during this period. Twenty four hours after inducing EIMD, MVC torque, RTD and TMG maximal displacement had significantly (p < 0.01) declined by 37%, 44% and 31%, respectively. By day 6 MVC, RTD and TMG recovered to 12%, 24% and 17% of respective pre-EIMD values. In conclusion, as hypothesised TMG maximal displacement significantly followed other standard EIMD responses. This could therefore be useful in detecting muscle damage from impaired muscle function and its recovery following EIMD. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 22(3), p. 334-341 | Publisher: | Elsevier Ltd | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 1873-5711 1050-6411 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 110604 Sports Medicine 110602 Exercise Physiology |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 320225 Sports medicine 420702 Exercise physiology |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences 970111 Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 280102 Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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