Effects of compression garments on surface EMG and physiological responses during and after distance running

BACKGROUND: The few previous studies that focused on the effects of compression garments (CG) on distance running performance have simultaneously measured electromyogram, physiological, and perceptual parameters. Therefore, this study investigated the effects of CG on muscle activation and median fr...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hsu, Wei-Chun, Tseng, Li-Wen, Chen, Fu-Chun, Wang, Li-Chu, Yang, Wen-Wen, Lin, Yi-Jia, Liu, Chiang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Shanghai University of Sport 2020
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7749206/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33308820
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2017.01.001
_version_ 1783625265555963904
author Hsu, Wei-Chun
Tseng, Li-Wen
Chen, Fu-Chun
Wang, Li-Chu
Yang, Wen-Wen
Lin, Yi-Jia
Liu, Chiang
author_facet Hsu, Wei-Chun
Tseng, Li-Wen
Chen, Fu-Chun
Wang, Li-Chu
Yang, Wen-Wen
Lin, Yi-Jia
Liu, Chiang
author_sort Hsu, Wei-Chun
collection PubMed
description BACKGROUND: The few previous studies that focused on the effects of compression garments (CG) on distance running performance have simultaneously measured electromyogram, physiological, and perceptual parameters. Therefore, this study investigated the effects of CG on muscle activation and median frequency during and after distance running, as well as blood-lactate concentration and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) during distance running. METHODS: Eight healthy male recreational runners were recruited to randomly perform two 40 min treadmill running trials, one with CG, and the other with control garment made of normal cloth. The RPE and the surface electromyography (EMG) of 5 lower extremity muscles including gluteus maximus (GM), rectus femoris (RF), semitendinosus (ST), tibialis anterior (TA), and gastrocnemius (GAS) were measured during the running trial. The blood-lactate levels before and after the running trial were measured. RESULTS: Wearing CG led to significant lower muscle activation (p  <  0.05) in the GM (decreased 7.40%–14.31%), RF (decreased 4.39%–4.76%), and ST (decreased 3.42%–7.20%) muscles; moreover, significant higher median frequency (p < 0.05) in the GM (increased 5.57%) and ST (increased 10.58%) muscles. Wearing CG did not alter the RPE values or the blood-lactate levels (p > 0.05). CONCLUSION: Wearing CG was associated with significantly lower muscle activation and higher median frequency in the running-related key muscles during distance running. This finding suggested that wearing CG may improve muscle function, which might enhance running performance and prevent muscle fatigue.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-7749206
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2020
publisher Shanghai University of Sport
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-77492062020-12-23 Effects of compression garments on surface EMG and physiological responses during and after distance running Hsu, Wei-Chun Tseng, Li-Wen Chen, Fu-Chun Wang, Li-Chu Yang, Wen-Wen Lin, Yi-Jia Liu, Chiang J Sport Health Sci Original Article BACKGROUND: The few previous studies that focused on the effects of compression garments (CG) on distance running performance have simultaneously measured electromyogram, physiological, and perceptual parameters. Therefore, this study investigated the effects of CG on muscle activation and median frequency during and after distance running, as well as blood-lactate concentration and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) during distance running. METHODS: Eight healthy male recreational runners were recruited to randomly perform two 40 min treadmill running trials, one with CG, and the other with control garment made of normal cloth. The RPE and the surface electromyography (EMG) of 5 lower extremity muscles including gluteus maximus (GM), rectus femoris (RF), semitendinosus (ST), tibialis anterior (TA), and gastrocnemius (GAS) were measured during the running trial. The blood-lactate levels before and after the running trial were measured. RESULTS: Wearing CG led to significant lower muscle activation (p  <  0.05) in the GM (decreased 7.40%–14.31%), RF (decreased 4.39%–4.76%), and ST (decreased 3.42%–7.20%) muscles; moreover, significant higher median frequency (p < 0.05) in the GM (increased 5.57%) and ST (increased 10.58%) muscles. Wearing CG did not alter the RPE values or the blood-lactate levels (p > 0.05). CONCLUSION: Wearing CG was associated with significantly lower muscle activation and higher median frequency in the running-related key muscles during distance running. This finding suggested that wearing CG may improve muscle function, which might enhance running performance and prevent muscle fatigue. Shanghai University of Sport 2020-12 2017-01-05 /pmc/articles/PMC7749206/ /pubmed/33308820 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2017.01.001 Text en © 2019 Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Shanghai University of Sport. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
spellingShingle Original Article
Hsu, Wei-Chun
Tseng, Li-Wen
Chen, Fu-Chun
Wang, Li-Chu
Yang, Wen-Wen
Lin, Yi-Jia
Liu, Chiang
Effects of compression garments on surface EMG and physiological responses during and after distance running
title Effects of compression garments on surface EMG and physiological responses during and after distance running
title_full Effects of compression garments on surface EMG and physiological responses during and after distance running
title_fullStr Effects of compression garments on surface EMG and physiological responses during and after distance running
title_full_unstemmed Effects of compression garments on surface EMG and physiological responses during and after distance running
title_short Effects of compression garments on surface EMG and physiological responses during and after distance running
title_sort effects of compression garments on surface emg and physiological responses during and after distance running
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7749206/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33308820
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2017.01.001
work_keys_str_mv AT hsuweichun effectsofcompressiongarmentsonsurfaceemgandphysiologicalresponsesduringandafterdistancerunning
AT tsengliwen effectsofcompressiongarmentsonsurfaceemgandphysiologicalresponsesduringandafterdistancerunning
AT chenfuchun effectsofcompressiongarmentsonsurfaceemgandphysiologicalresponsesduringandafterdistancerunning
AT wanglichu effectsofcompressiongarmentsonsurfaceemgandphysiologicalresponsesduringandafterdistancerunning
AT yangwenwen effectsofcompressiongarmentsonsurfaceemgandphysiologicalresponsesduringandafterdistancerunning
AT linyijia effectsofcompressiongarmentsonsurfaceemgandphysiologicalresponsesduringandafterdistancerunning
AT liuchiang effectsofcompressiongarmentsonsurfaceemgandphysiologicalresponsesduringandafterdistancerunning