TY - JOUR
T1 - A study on the immediate effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on the corticospinal tract excitability of the infraspinatus muscle
AU - Endo, Naoto
AU - Ishii, Daisuke
AU - Ishibashi, Kiyoshige
AU - Yamamoto, Satoshi
AU - Takeda, Kotaro
AU - Kohno, Yutaka
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - BACKGROUND: Rotator cuff muscles are structurally and functionally different from other upper-limb muscles because they are responsible for glenohumeral joint stability. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) induces excitability changes (increase or decrease) of the corticospinal tract (CST) in the peripheral muscles, such as those of the finger. However, it remains unclear whether similar results are obtained when targeting the infraspinatus muscle, which has properties that differ from other muscles, in healthy subjects. OBJECTIVE: We investigated the immediate effects of NMES on the corticospinal excitability of the infraspinatus muscle, a rotator cuff muscle, in healthy subjects. METHODS: Thirteen healthy right-handed men (mean age: 26.77 ± 2.08 years) participated in this study. The motor evoked potentials (MEPs) and the maximum compound muscle action potential (Mmax) were recorded before NMES to the right infraspinatus and within 15 minutes after the end of the NMES. RESULTS: NMES on the infraspinatus muscle significantly increased its MEP amplitude (Pre: 0.45 mV [0.33-0.48]; Post: 0.54 mV [0.46-0.60] (median [lower quartile to higher quartile]); p= 0.005) but had no effect on Mmax (Pre: 2.95 mV [2.59-4.71]; Post: 3.35 mV [2.76-4.72]; p= 0.753). CONCLUSIONS: NMES application to the infraspinatus muscle increases CST excitability without producing immediate changes in the neuromuscular junction or muscle hypertrophy.
AB - BACKGROUND: Rotator cuff muscles are structurally and functionally different from other upper-limb muscles because they are responsible for glenohumeral joint stability. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) induces excitability changes (increase or decrease) of the corticospinal tract (CST) in the peripheral muscles, such as those of the finger. However, it remains unclear whether similar results are obtained when targeting the infraspinatus muscle, which has properties that differ from other muscles, in healthy subjects. OBJECTIVE: We investigated the immediate effects of NMES on the corticospinal excitability of the infraspinatus muscle, a rotator cuff muscle, in healthy subjects. METHODS: Thirteen healthy right-handed men (mean age: 26.77 ± 2.08 years) participated in this study. The motor evoked potentials (MEPs) and the maximum compound muscle action potential (Mmax) were recorded before NMES to the right infraspinatus and within 15 minutes after the end of the NMES. RESULTS: NMES on the infraspinatus muscle significantly increased its MEP amplitude (Pre: 0.45 mV [0.33-0.48]; Post: 0.54 mV [0.46-0.60] (median [lower quartile to higher quartile]); p= 0.005) but had no effect on Mmax (Pre: 2.95 mV [2.59-4.71]; Post: 3.35 mV [2.76-4.72]; p= 0.753). CONCLUSIONS: NMES application to the infraspinatus muscle increases CST excitability without producing immediate changes in the neuromuscular junction or muscle hypertrophy.
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U2 - 10.3233/BMR-200298
DO - 10.3233/BMR-200298
M3 - Article
C2 - 33646142
AN - SCOPUS:85110487336
SN - 1053-8127
VL - 34
SP - 631
EP - 637
JO - Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
JF - Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
IS - 4
ER -