spinal cord injury stroke
Conditions
Interventions
For the experiment, the exercise intervention will consist of maximal voluntary
ankle eccentric plantarflexion contractions. Two training session will be
performed per week for a training period of
Sponsors
University of Twente
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Age between 18 and 55, - legal capacity to give their consent at their own will
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - neuromuscular disease, - carrier of infectious diseases (COVID19), - degenerative mental impairment, e.g. dementia, - inability to cooperate, e.g. due to cognitive deficits (in understanding instructions) or a level of motor impairment that does not permit execution of the intended tasks, - subjects suffering from known cardiac conditions (e.g., pacemakers, arrhythmias, and cardiac conduction disturbances) or peripheral neuropathy. - skin sensitivity or allergies as these are typical contraindications for the application of surface EMG electrodes via adhesive elements and conductive gels. - If participants have one of the following objects in their bodies: metal (splinters) (e.g., by working in the metal industry); pacemaker, pacemaker leads or an implanted defibrillator; an artificial heart valve/aorta valve or a stent; clips on blood vessels; implanted magnets in the jaw; fixed hearing aid, bladder stimulator, insulin pump, neurostimulator, baclofen pump, tissue expander; eye or ear implants; foreign materials implanted in the body; braces or metallic wire fixed behind teeth; piercings. Participants with these objects in/on their bodies have to be excluded as they must not be inside of a magnetic resonance imaging device - Dependency on one or more researchers of this project
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome of this study will be to relate muscle volume, fascicle length, and pennation angle to motor unit discharge rate, inter-spike interval, and recruitment threshold. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcome of this study will be to compare muscle fascicle length changes and shortening velocity, and motor neuron discharge rate, inter-spike interval, and recruitment threshold before and after the training intervention. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed