Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) in combination with blood flow restriction (BFR) enhances muscle hypertrophy and force-generating capacity. The present study aimed to investigate the acute effects of BFR and NMES, both in isolation and in combination, on muscle thickness (MT) and fatigue in the lower body of 20 young healthy subjects. Different stimuli were applied for 25 min, defined by the combination of BFR with high-and low-frequency NMES, and also isolated BFR or NMES. Changes in MT were then evaluated by ultrasound of the rectus femoris (RF) and vastus lateralis (VL) muscles at the end of the session (POST) and 15 min later (POST 15'). Lower limb fatigue was evaluated indirectly by strength performance. Results showed that RF MT was higher under the combined protocol (BFR + NMES) or isolated BFR than under NMESregardless of the frequencyboth at POST (p ≤ 0.018) and POST 15' (p ≤ 0.016). No significant changes in MT were observed under isolated NMES or BFR at POST 15' when compared with basal values (p ≥ 0.067). No significant differences were observed for VL MT between conditions (p = 0.322) or for fatigue between conditions (p ≥ 0.258). Our results indicate that a combination of BFR and NMES acutely increases MT in sedentary subjects. Also, although not significantly, BFR conditions had a greater tendency to induce fatigue than isolated NMES. Highlights. The combination of blood flow restriction (BFR) and neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) produces higher acute cell swelling than the isolated application of either NMES or BFR. . BFR in isolation appears to produce greater cell swelling than NMES, regardless of the frequency used. . BFR conditions had a greater tendency to induce fatigue than isolated NMES.
La rotura del ligamento cruzado anterior (LCA) es una de las lesiones más comunes, que constituyen casi el 50% del total de las lesiones ligamentosas de rodilla. A lo largo de los años se han creado diversas guías prácticas y protocolos para su tratamiento. Sin embargo, aunque varios estudios confirman los beneficios que aporta una rehabilitación precoz, no existe consenso sobre qué ejercicios activos se deberían realizar en fases tempranas. Por ello, en este estudio se ha llevado a cabo una revisión sistemática con el objetivo de analizar ensayos clínicos aleatorizados que han aplicado ejercicios en la rehabilitación precoz de una reconstrucción del LCA. Este estudio pretende determinar si el ejercicio activo en fase aguda posquirúrgica reporta beneficios y acorta el tiempo de tratamiento. Los resultados mostraron diferencias significativas en las diferentes variables (fuerza, dolor, rango de movimiento, laxitud ligamentaria y circunferencia del miembro inferior) en comparación con la valoración inicial de los respectivos protocolos. Por lo tanto, el ejercicio activo parece ser efectivo para favorecer la recuperación en fases tempranas posquirúrgicas, destacando el trabajo de potenciación de cuádriceps en fase precoz para la ganancia de rango de movimiento y disminución de la sintomatología. Actualmente no existen suficientes estudios realizados durante las dos primeras semanas posquirúrgicas para confirmar los beneficios del ejercicio activo.
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