The effect of leg flexion angle on the mechanomyographic responses to isometric muscle actions
The effect of leg flexion angle on the mechanomyographic responses to isometric muscle actions
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10.1007/s004210050418
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1998-08-01
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Perry, SR
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Ebersole, KT;Housh, TJ;Perry, SR
The purpose of this investigation was to examine the effect of leg flexion angle on the relationship between mechanomyographic (MMG) amplitude and isometric torque production. Adult males (n = 9) performed isometric muscle actions of the leg extensors at 25, 50, 75, and 100 percent maximal voluntary contraction (%MVC) on a calibrated CYBEX 6000 dynamometer at 25, 50, and 75 degrees below full extension. A piezoelectric MMG recording device was placed over the mid-portion of the rectus femoris. At 25 degrees of leg flexion, the MMG amplitude increased to 100%MVC. At 50 and 75 degrees of leg flexion, however, MMG amplitude increased to 75%MVC, and then did not change significantly (P > 0.05) between 75 and 100%MVC. These findings indicate that the MMG amplitude-isometric torque relationship is joint angle specific and may be the result of leg flexion angle differences in: (1) muscle stiffness, or (2) motor unit activation strategies.