Whole body oxygen uptake and evoked knee torque in response to low frequency electrical stimulation of the quadriceps muscles: [Formula: see text] frequency response to NMES
BACKGROUND: There is emerging evidence that isometric Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) may offer a way to elicit therapeutically significant increases in whole-body oxygen uptake in order to deliver aerobic exercise to patients unable to exercise volitionally, with consequent gains in car...
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author | Minogue, Conor M Caulfield, Brian M Lowery, Madeleine M |
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description | BACKGROUND: There is emerging evidence that isometric Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) may offer a way to elicit therapeutically significant increases in whole-body oxygen uptake in order to deliver aerobic exercise to patients unable to exercise volitionally, with consequent gains in cardiovascular health. The optimal stimulation frequency to elicit a significant and sustained pulmonary oxygen uptake has not been determined. The aim of this study was to examine the frequency response of the oxygen uptake and evoked torque due to NMES of the quadriceps muscles across a range of low frequencies spanning the twitch to tetanus transition. METHODS: Ten healthy male subjects underwent bilateral NMES of the quadriceps muscles comprising eight 4 minute bouts of intermittent stimulation at selected frequencies in the range 1 to 12 Hz, interspersed with 4 minutes rest periods. Respiratory gases and knee extensor torque were simultaneously monitored throughout. Multiple linear regression was used to fit the resulting data to an energetic model which expressed the energy rate in terms of the pulse frequency, the torque time integral and a factor representing the accumulated force developed per unit time. RESULTS: Additional oxygen uptake increased over the frequency range to a maximum of 564 (SD 114) ml min(-1) at 12 Hz, and the respiratory exchange ratio was close to unity from 4 to 12 Hz. While the highest induced torque occurred at 12 Hz, the peak of the force development factor occurred at 6 Hz. The regression model accounted for 88% of the variability in the observed energetic response. CONCLUSIONS: Taking into account the requirement to avoid prolonged tetanic contractions and to minimize evoked torque, the results suggest that the ideal frequency for sustainable aerobic exercise is 4 to 5 Hz, which coincided in this study with the frequency above which significant twitch force summation occurred. |
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spelling | pubmed-37046942013-07-12 Whole body oxygen uptake and evoked knee torque in response to low frequency electrical stimulation of the quadriceps muscles: [Formula: see text] frequency response to NMES Minogue, Conor M Caulfield, Brian M Lowery, Madeleine M J Neuroeng Rehabil Research BACKGROUND: There is emerging evidence that isometric Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) may offer a way to elicit therapeutically significant increases in whole-body oxygen uptake in order to deliver aerobic exercise to patients unable to exercise volitionally, with consequent gains in cardiovascular health. The optimal stimulation frequency to elicit a significant and sustained pulmonary oxygen uptake has not been determined. The aim of this study was to examine the frequency response of the oxygen uptake and evoked torque due to NMES of the quadriceps muscles across a range of low frequencies spanning the twitch to tetanus transition. METHODS: Ten healthy male subjects underwent bilateral NMES of the quadriceps muscles comprising eight 4 minute bouts of intermittent stimulation at selected frequencies in the range 1 to 12 Hz, interspersed with 4 minutes rest periods. Respiratory gases and knee extensor torque were simultaneously monitored throughout. Multiple linear regression was used to fit the resulting data to an energetic model which expressed the energy rate in terms of the pulse frequency, the torque time integral and a factor representing the accumulated force developed per unit time. RESULTS: Additional oxygen uptake increased over the frequency range to a maximum of 564 (SD 114) ml min(-1) at 12 Hz, and the respiratory exchange ratio was close to unity from 4 to 12 Hz. While the highest induced torque occurred at 12 Hz, the peak of the force development factor occurred at 6 Hz. The regression model accounted for 88% of the variability in the observed energetic response. CONCLUSIONS: Taking into account the requirement to avoid prolonged tetanic contractions and to minimize evoked torque, the results suggest that the ideal frequency for sustainable aerobic exercise is 4 to 5 Hz, which coincided in this study with the frequency above which significant twitch force summation occurred. BioMed Central 2013-06-28 /pmc/articles/PMC3704694/ /pubmed/23809189 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-0003-10-63 Text en Copyright © 2013 Minogue et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Minogue, Conor M Caulfield, Brian M Lowery, Madeleine M Whole body oxygen uptake and evoked knee torque in response to low frequency electrical stimulation of the quadriceps muscles: [Formula: see text] frequency response to NMES |
title | Whole body oxygen uptake and evoked knee torque in response to low frequency electrical stimulation of the quadriceps muscles: [Formula: see text] frequency response to NMES |
title_full | Whole body oxygen uptake and evoked knee torque in response to low frequency electrical stimulation of the quadriceps muscles: [Formula: see text] frequency response to NMES |
title_fullStr | Whole body oxygen uptake and evoked knee torque in response to low frequency electrical stimulation of the quadriceps muscles: [Formula: see text] frequency response to NMES |
title_full_unstemmed | Whole body oxygen uptake and evoked knee torque in response to low frequency electrical stimulation of the quadriceps muscles: [Formula: see text] frequency response to NMES |
title_short | Whole body oxygen uptake and evoked knee torque in response to low frequency electrical stimulation of the quadriceps muscles: [Formula: see text] frequency response to NMES |
title_sort | whole body oxygen uptake and evoked knee torque in response to low frequency electrical stimulation of the quadriceps muscles: [formula: see text] frequency response to nmes |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3704694/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23809189 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-0003-10-63 |
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