期刊
JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS
卷 47, 期 8, 页码 1822-1828出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2014.03.029
关键词
Muscle compression; Viscoelastic material properties; Impact load; Force reduction; Isometric contraction
资金
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) [SI841/2-3]
Skeletal muscles are embedded in an environment of other muscles, connective tissue, and bones, which may transfer transversal forces to the muscle tissue, thereby compressing it. In a recent study we demonstrated that transversal loading of a muscle with 1.3 N cm(-2) reduces maximum isometric force (F-im) and rate of force development by approximately 5% and 25%, respectively. The aim of the present study was to examine the influence of increasing transversal muscle loading on contraction dynamics. Therefore, we performed isometric experiments on rat M. gastrocnemius medialis (n = 9) without and with five different transversal loads corresponding to increasing pressures of 1.3 N cm(-2) to 5.3 N cm(-2) at the contact area between muscle and load. Muscle loading was induced by a custom-made plunger which was able to move in transversal direction. Increasing transversal muscle loading resulted in an almost linear decrease in muscle force from 4.8 +/- 1.8% to 12.8 +/- 2% F-im. Compared to an unloaded isometric contraction, rate of force development decreased from 20.2 +/- 4.0% at 1.3 N cm(-2) muscle loading to 34.6 +/- 5.7% at 5.3 N cm(-2). Experimental observation of the impact of transversal muscle loading on contraction dynamics may help to better understand muscle tissue properties. Moreover, applying transversal loads to muscles opens a window to analyze three-dimensional muscle force generation. Data presented in this study may be important to develop and validate muscle models which enable simulation of muscle contractions under compression and enlighten the mechanisms behind. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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