Influence of muscle activity on musculotendinous stiffness quantification in stunted,prepubertal children |
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Authors: | Daniel Lambertz Chantal Pérot Francis Canon Mariana LM Dantas Raul Manhães-de-Castro Karla M Ferraz |
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Institution: | 1. Departamento de Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil;2. Professor Visitante Estrangeiro (PVE)-CAPES, Brazil;3. Université de Technologie de Compiègne, CNRS UMR 7338, Biomécanique et Bioingénierie, 60205 Compiègne cedex, France;4. Departamento de Fisioterapia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil |
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Abstract: | The quick-release technique to estimate musculotendinous (MT) stiffness has been extensively used over the last years, in both animals and humans, to gain insights in the adaptive process of the series elastic component (SEC). Recently, MT stiffness quantification, i.e., SEC behavior, has been revisited for subjects not able to fully activate their muscles (effects of long-term spaceflight or non-mature muscles). Such a phenomenon can also be encountered in stunted children. So, the aim of the present study was to analyze the effect of stunting on MT stiffness taking into account possible defect in muscle activation. For this study, 20 eutrophic children (EU) with an average age of 9 years ± 4 months were compared to 11age matched stunted children (S) evaluated by the height-to-age index. The MT stiffness index was obtained with regard to stiffness–torque and stiffness–soleus EMG relationships. The children of the S group presented a significantly lower Maximal Voluntary Contraction (MVC) in plantar flexion in comparison with children of the EU group (?37.8%). The significantly lower MT stiffness index for S children (?42.6%) was evidenced only when quantified with regard to the stiffness–soleus EMG relationship (66.5 ± 42.8 vs. 38.2 ± 19.9 Nm rad?1%?1). Possible delay in fiber type differentiation or tendinous structure maturation can account for the lower MT stiffness index in S children. In conclusion, stunting during early childhood delays the differentiation and maturation processes of musculotendinous structures as shown by the lower MT stiffness quantified with regards to muscle activity, also altered for stunted prepubertal children. |
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Keywords: | Musculotendinous stiffness Electromyogram Stunting Children |
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