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dc.contributor.authorManickaraj, Nagarajan
dc.contributor.authorBisset, Leanne M
dc.contributor.authorRyan, Michael
dc.contributor.authorKavanagh, Justin J
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-24T02:23:51Z
dc.date.available2018-07-24T02:23:51Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.issn0195-9131
dc.identifier.doi10.1249/MSS.0000000000000815
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/101791
dc.description.abstractBackground: Individuals with lateral epicondylalgia (LE) have delayed upper limb reaction time (RT); however, it is unknown if the mechanisms of this dysfunction are related to neural processing or the affected forearm muscles. The aim of this study was to examine the timing of processes that occur before and after forearm muscles are activated during the RT task. Methods: Eleven LE (42 T 11 yr) and 11 healthy controls (42 T 11 yr) performed rapid wrist extension in response to an audio cue. Intramuscular EMG was obtained from extensor carpi radialis brevis (ECRB), extensor digitorum communis (EDC), extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU), and anconeus. Premotor time (PMT) was the duration from an audio cue to the onset of muscle activity, and motor time (MT) was the onset of muscle activity to the onset of wrist extension. Standard clinical assessments of LE were also performed. Results: RT was significantly slower (33; 95% CI, 1–66 ms) in the LE group. There were no group differences in PMT and the order of muscle activation. Instead, the MT of ECRB (18; 95% CI, 6–31 ms), EDC (12; 95% CI, 1–23 ms), ECU (28; 95% CI, 9–46 ms), and anconeus (33; 95% CI, 11–56 ms) showed significant delay in LE group. Regression analyses revealed that the duration of LE could predict RT, ECRB, and anconeus PMT, whereas cold pain threshold predicted ECRB MT. Conclusions: Delayed RT in LE was predominantly caused by deficits in ECRB and EDC MT. This study provides preliminary evidence that in the people with longer LE symptoms, duration appeared to have faster RT, although confirmation of this finding is required before firm conclusions can be drawn.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom599
dc.relation.ispartofpageto606
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalMedicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
dc.relation.ispartofvolume48
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSports science and exercise
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSports science and exercise not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMedical physiology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth services and systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic health
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4207
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420799
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3208
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4203
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4206
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.titleMuscle Activity during Rapid Wrist Extension in People with Lateral Epicondylalgia
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Allied Health Sciences
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorKavanagh, Justin J.
gro.griffith.authorBisset, Leanne M.


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