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Progressive resistance exercise restores some properties of the triphasic EMG pattern and improves bradykinesia: the PRET-PD randomized clinical trial.
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Journal of neurophysiology [J Neurophysiol] 2016 Nov 01; Vol. 116 (5), pp. 2298-2311. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Aug 31. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- In Parkinson's disease (PD), the characteristic triphasic agonist and antagonist muscle activation pattern during ballistic movement is impaired: the number of agonist muscle bursts is increased, and the amplitudes of the agonist and antagonist bursts are reduced. The breakdown of the triphasic electromyographic (EMG) pattern has been hypothesized to underlie bradykinesia in PD. Progressive resistance exercise has been shown to improve clinical measures of bradykinesia, but it is not clear whether the benefits for bradykinesia are accompanied by changes in agonist and antagonist muscle activity. This study examined the spatiotemporal changes in agonist and antagonist muscle activity following 24 mo of progressive resistance exercise and the combined relationship between spatiotemporal muscle activity and strength measures and upper limb bradykinesia. We compared the effects of progressive resistance exercise training (PRET) with a nonprogressive exercise intervention, modified Fitness Counts (mFC), in patients with PD. We randomized 48 participants with mild-to-moderate PD to mFC or PRET. At the study endpoint of 24 mo, participants randomized to PRET compared with mFC had significantly faster movement velocity, accompanied by significant increases in the duration, magnitude, and magnitude normalized to duration of the 1st agonist burst and fewer number of agonist bursts before peak velocity. The antagonist muscle activity was increased relative to baseline but did not differ between groups. Spatiotemporal EMG muscle activity and muscle strength were significantly associated with upper limb bradykinesia. These findings demonstrate that progressive resistance exercise improves upper limb movement velocity and restores some aspects of the triphasic EMG pattern.<br /> (Copyright © 2016 the American Physiological Society.)
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- Aged
Electromyography methods
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hypokinesia diagnosis
Male
Middle Aged
Muscle Strength physiology
Parkinson Disease diagnosis
Prospective Studies
Resistance Training methods
Single-Blind Method
Electromyography trends
Hypokinesia physiopathology
Hypokinesia rehabilitation
Parkinson Disease physiopathology
Parkinson Disease rehabilitation
Resistance Training trends
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1522-1598
- Volume :
- 116
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of neurophysiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 27582297
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.01067.2015