title: Effect of force level and training status on contractile properties following fatigue.
abstract: This study examined the effects of fatigue on the contractile properties of the twitch contraction evoked by the H-reflex and the maximal M-wave. Untrained subjects demonstrated more pronounced slowing of half relaxation time (HRT) in the H-reflex twitch than in the M-wave twitch and also more slowing of HRT in high force vs. low force contractions. Endurance-trained subjects, however, demonstrated a shortening of the H-reflex twitch. The twitch contractile properties following fatigue are dependent on force level and training status.
authors.affiliation: School of Physical Therapy, Elborn College, the University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6G 1H1.
authors.forename: S Jayne
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Garland
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Walton
authors.forename: Tanya D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Ivanova
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006181:H-Reflex / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D018763:Muscle Fatigue / Q000502:physiology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D019415:Torque