Test-retest reliability of wide-pulse high-frequency neuromuscular electrical stimulation evoked force.

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Published

Authors

Neyroud D, Grosprêtre S, Gondin J, Kayser B, Place N

Journal

Muscle Nerve 2018 Jan; 57(1): E70-E77

Muscle & nerve

DOI

10.1002/mus.25747

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PMID

28722822

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ISSN

1097-4598

Scientific fields

contraction macrophages microenvironment muscle stem cells myopathies skeletal muscle vessels

Members

Julien Gondin

Teams

Stem cell environment and skeletal muscle homeostasis

Summary

We compare forces evoked by wide-pulse high-frequency (WPHF) neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) delivered to a nerve trunk versus muscle belly and assess their test-retest intraindividual and interindividual reliability.Forces evoked during 2 sessions with WPHF NMES delivered over the tibial nerve trunk and 2 sessions over the triceps surae muscle belly were compared. Ten individuals participated in 4 sessions involving ten 20-s WPHF NMES contractions interspaced by 40-s recovery. Mean evoked force and force time integral of each contraction were quantified.For both nerve trunk and muscle belly stimulation, intraindividual test-retest reliability was good (intraclass correlation coefficient > 0.9), and interindividual variability was large (coefficient of variation between 140% and 180%). Nerve trunk and muscle belly stimulation resulted in similar evoked forces.WPHF NMES locations might be chosen by individual preference because intraindividual reliability was relatively good for both locations. Muscle Nerve 57: E70-E77, 2018.