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Bilateral changes in forearm oxygen consumption at rest and after exercise in patients with unilateral repetitive strain injury: a case-control study.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22466007     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
STUDY DESIGN: Case-control study.
OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether oxygen consumption and blood flow at rest and after exercise are lower in the affected arm of patients with repetitive strain injury (RSI) compared to controls, and lower in the healthy nonaffected forearm within patients with unilateral RSI.
BACKGROUND: RSI is considered an upper extremity overuse injury. Despite the local presentation of complaints, RSI may be represented by systemic adaptations. Insight into the pathophysiology of RSI is important to better understand the development of RSI complaints and to develop effective treatment and prevention strategies.
METHODS: Twenty patients with unilateral RSI and 20 gender-matched control subjects participated in this study. Forearm muscle blood flow and oxygen consumption were measured using near-infrared spectroscopy at baseline and immediately after isometric handgrip exercises at 10%, 20%, and 40% of the individual maximal voluntary contraction.
RESULTS: Unilateral RSI resulted in a lower oxygen consumption and blood flow in the affected forearm at baseline and lower oxygen consumption after incremental handgrip exercises compared to controls (P<.05). In addition, exercise-induced blood flow and oxygen consumption in the nonaffected forearm in patients with RSI were similarly reduced.
CONCLUSION: Blood flow and oxygen consumption after exercise are similarly attenuated in the affected and nonaffected arms of patients with unilateral RSI. Our findings suggest that, despite the unilateral character in clinical symptoms, RSI demonstrates systemic adaptations in forearm blood flow and oxygen consumption at rest and after exercise.
Authors:
Jaap J J Brunnekreef; Dick H J Thijssen; Jan Oosterhof; Maria T E Hopman
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2012-03-30
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy     Volume:  42     ISSN:  1938-1344     ISO Abbreviation:  J Orthop Sports Phys Ther     Publication Date:  2012 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-04-02     Completed Date:  2012-08-06     Revised Date:  2012-08-30    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7908150     Medline TA:  J Orthop Sports Phys Ther     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  371-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Case-Control Studies
Cumulative Trauma Disorders / physiopathology*
Female
Forearm / blood supply,  physiopathology*
Hand Strength / physiology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Muscle Contraction / physiology
Muscle, Skeletal / physiology
Oxygen Consumption / physiology*
Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared
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J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2012;42(7):660; author reply 661   [PMID:  22751521 ]

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