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JOURNAL OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY AND KINESIOLOGY
卷 18, 期 3, 页码 455-465出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2006.11.002
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voluntary activation; electromyography; prepubertal children; twitch interpolation; coactivation
The activation capacities and neuromuscular efficiency (NME) of the triceps surae (TS) of prepubescent children (7-11 years) and adults were evaluated during submaximal and maximal (MVC) isometric plantarflexion to determine whether they varied with age. TS-EMG were obtained by summing-up the rectified electromyograms of the soleus and gastrocnemii muscles; these data were quantified using a sliding average method and normalized with reference to the TS maximal compound action potential (TS-M-wave). The maximal EMG increased significantly with age in the children, but less than MVC, what led to a significant increase in NMEMax (MVC/TS-EMG(max) ratio). The EMG-torque relationship indicated an age-related overactivation of TS at low torque, what led to a lower NMEsub-max (inverse of the slope of the EMG-torque relationship) for the youngest children. The overactivation of TS was accompanied by contraction of the TA, which decreased with age. The youngest children were also less able to maintain a target torque and muscle activation. Finally, the twitch interpolated method revealed an age-dependant activation deficit. We conclude that central mechanisms are the main cause of the lower torques developed by children and they appear to vary with age in prepubertal children. (C) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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