Effects of Vibrations on Gastrocnemius Medialis Tissue Oxygenation
Effects of Vibrations on Gastrocnemius Medialis Tissue Oxygenation
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DOI:
10.1249/mss.0b013e3181f2589f
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发表时间:
2011-03-01
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Dunn, Jeff F.
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Coza, Aurel;Nigg, Benno M.;Dunn, Jeff F.
COZA, A., B. M. NIGG, and J. F. DUNN. Effects of Vibrations on Gastrocnemius Medialis Tissue Oxygenation. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 43, No. 3, pp. 509-515, 2011. Purpose: Whole-body vibrations are known to affect muscle activity and tissue oxygenation, but some energetic aspects are still poorly understood. This study investigates the effects of whole-body vibration on gastrocnemius muscle oxygen utilization rate and tissue oxygenation dynamics during exercise. Methods: The effects of vibration on gastrocnemius medialis muscle oxygenation were investigated during a dynamic exercise on a sample of 16 active male subjects (age = 26.3 +/- 5.1 yr, mass = 71.2 +/- 4.8 kg (mean +/- SD)). Both arterially occluded (AO) and nonoccluded (N/O) conditions were investigated. Tissue oxygenation was monitored with a near-infrared spectrometer. Oxygen utilization rate and tissue oxygenation recovery were computed as the slopes of the regression line of the oxygenation decay and recovery, respectively. A fast Fourier transform (FFT) was used to determine the frequency spectrum of the oxygen saturation data. EMG activity was monitored using bipolar EMG electrodes. A windowed root mean square analysis was used to monitor the amplitude of the EMG signal. Results: A statistically significant increase of 15% (P < 0.05) in oxygen utilization rate was found for the vibration condition in the AO leg but not in the N/O leg. The oxygenation recovery rate for the vibration condition was 34% higher (P < 0.05) than that for the control condition. A low-frequency periodic oscillation (T approximate to 10 s) in the tissue oxygenation data was determined from the FFT spectrum. A statistically significant decrease in the oscillation frequency was noticed for the vibration condition compared with the control. Conclusions: Vibrations increased the oxygen utilization rate during a dynamic exercise. The oxygenation recovery rate increased with vibrations. The low-frequency oscillation of the oxygenation was attributed to the periodic changes in tissue blood flow, and this seems to be influenced by vibrations.