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Low-Intensity Electrical Stimulation to Improve the Neurological Aspect of Weakness in Individuals with Chronic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Lesion
Joint Authors
Hsu, Miao-Ju
Chang, Ya-Ju
Tang, Wen-Tzu
Huang, Yi-Ming
Hsu, Yu-Ting
Chuang, Li-Ling
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-03-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
This study is aimed at investigating the effect of low-intensity electrical stimulation on the voluntary activation level (VA) and the cortical facilitation/inhibition of quadriceps in people with chronic anterior cruciate ligament lesion.
Methods.
Twenty former athletes with unilateral ACL deficiencies (ACL group) and 20 healthy subjects (healthy control group) participated in the study.
The quadriceps VA level, motor-evoked potential (MEP), short-interval intracortical inhibition (SICI), and intracortical facilitation (ICF) elicited by transcranial magnetic stimulation were tested before and after 30 minutes of low-intensity electrical stimulation (ES).
Results.
Before ES, the quadriceps VA in the ACL lesion legs of the ACL group was lower compared to the legs of the healthy control group (P<0.05).
The MEP sizes in the ACL lesion legs and the healthy control were not significantly different.
The ACL lesion legs showed lower SICI and higher ICF compared to the healthy control group (P<0.05).
After ES, the quadriceps VA level increased and the SICI-ICF was modulated only in the ACL lesion legs (P<0.05) but not in the healthy controls.
Conclusions.
Low-intensity ES can normalize the modulation of intracortical inhibition and facilitation, thereby ameliorating the activation failure in individuals with ACL lesion.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tang, Wen-Tzu& Hsu, Miao-Ju& Huang, Yi-Ming& Hsu, Yu-Ting& Chuang, Li-Ling& Chang, Ya-Ju. 2020. Low-Intensity Electrical Stimulation to Improve the Neurological Aspect of Weakness in Individuals with Chronic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Lesion. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1136870
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tang, Wen-Tzu…[et al.]. Low-Intensity Electrical Stimulation to Improve the Neurological Aspect of Weakness in Individuals with Chronic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Lesion. BioMed Research International No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1136870
American Medical Association (AMA)
Tang, Wen-Tzu& Hsu, Miao-Ju& Huang, Yi-Ming& Hsu, Yu-Ting& Chuang, Li-Ling& Chang, Ya-Ju. Low-Intensity Electrical Stimulation to Improve the Neurological Aspect of Weakness in Individuals with Chronic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Lesion. BioMed Research International. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1136870
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1136870