期刊
MUSCLE & NERVE
卷 48, 期 5, 页码 752-761出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/mus.23811
关键词
femoral nerve stimulation; motor unit spatial recruitment; M-wave; recruitment curve; transcutaneous electrical stimulation
资金
- De Reuter Foundation
- Geneva Academic Society
- Ernest Boninchi Foundation
Introduction In this study we investigated differences in the spatial recruitment of motor units (MUs) in the quadriceps when electrical stimulation is applied over the quadriceps belly versus the femoral nerve. Methods M-waves and mechanical twitches were evoked using over-the-quadriceps and femoral nerve stimulation of gradually increasing intensity from 22 young, healthy subjects. Spatial recruitment was investigated using recruitment curves of M-waves recorded from the vastus medialis (VM) and vastus lateralis (VL) and of twitches recorded from the quadriceps.Results At maximal stimulation intensity (Imax), no differences were found between nerve and over-the-quadriceps stimulation. At submaximal intensities, VL M-wave amplitude was higher for over-the-quadriceps stimulation at 40% Imax, and peak twitch force was greater for nerve stimulation at 60% and 80% Imax. Conclusions For the VM, MU spatial recruitment during nerve and over-the-quadriceps stimulation of increasing intensity occurred in a similar manner, whereas significant differences were observed for the VL.
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