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The effect of summation of contraction on acceleration signals in human skeletal muscle
Authors:Yoichi Ohta  Norihiro Shima  Kyonosuke Yabe
Institution:1. Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Via Colombo 71, 20133 Milan, Italy;2. IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Piazza Malan 2, 20097 San Donato, Milanese (MI), Italy
Abstract:The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of summation of contraction on acceleration signals in human skeletal muscle. The torque parameters of dorsiflexion and acceleration signals in the tibialis anterior muscle were measured during evoked isometric contractions. In an examination of two-pulse trains with different inter-pulse intervals, the torque and accelerometer responses to inter-pulse intervals of 10–100 ms were recorded. In an investigation of the effects of different numbers of stimuli, the torque and accelerometer responses to 1–8 pulses with a constant inter-pulse interval of 10 ms were recorded. The present study found that there was a difference in acceleration amplitude between the single-pulse and two-pulse trains with an inter-pulse interval of 10 ms but not two-pulse trains with an inter-pulse interval of 20 ms or more. In the investigation of different numbers of stimuli, we found a similar MMG amplitude across 2–8 pulses. Moreover, we observed that the maximal time to the peak acceleration signal was ~27 ms. In a comparison of torque parameters with acceleration signals, the present study clearly shows that acceleration amplitude is poorly correlated to changes in force parameters when the inter-pulse interval or the number of stimuli are increased. These results suggest that the absence of associated changes in acceleration peak is due to the long interval for the subsequent pulses relative to the time at which acceleration peak is achieved (~27 ms). These findings will provide useful information concerning the method for assessing summation of contraction with an accelerometer.
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