HESFORD, CATHERINE MARY and LAING, STEWART J and CARDINALE, MARCO and COOPER, CHRIS E (2012) Asymmetry of Quadriceps Muscle Oxygenation during Elite Short-Track Speed Skating. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 44 (3). pp. 501-508. DOI https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0b013e31822f8942
HESFORD, CATHERINE MARY and LAING, STEWART J and CARDINALE, MARCO and COOPER, CHRIS E (2012) Asymmetry of Quadriceps Muscle Oxygenation during Elite Short-Track Speed Skating. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 44 (3). pp. 501-508. DOI https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0b013e31822f8942
HESFORD, CATHERINE MARY and LAING, STEWART J and CARDINALE, MARCO and COOPER, CHRIS E (2012) Asymmetry of Quadriceps Muscle Oxygenation during Elite Short-Track Speed Skating. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 44 (3). pp. 501-508. DOI https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0b013e31822f8942
Abstract
PURPOSE: It has been suggested that, because of the low sitting position in short-track speed skating, muscle blood flow is restricted, leading to decreases in tissue oxygenation. Therefore, wearable wireless-enabled near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) technology was used to monitor changes in quadriceps muscle blood volume and oxygenation during a 500-m race simulation in short-track speed skaters. METHODS: Six elite skaters, all of Olympic standard (age = 23 ± 1.8 yr, height = 1.8 ± 0.1 m, mass = 80.1 ± 5.7 kg, midthigh skinfold thickness = 7 ± 2 mm), were studied. Subjects completed a 500-m race simulation time trial (TT). Whole-body oxygen consumption was simultaneously measured with muscle oxygenation in right and left vastus lateralis as measured by NIRS. RESULTS: Mean time for race completion was 44.8 ± 0.4 s. V̇O 2 peaked 20 s into the race. In contrast, muscle tissue oxygen saturation (TSI%) decreased and plateaued after 8 s. Linear regression analysis showed that right leg TSI% remained constant throughout the rest of the TT (slope value = 0.01), whereas left leg TSI% increased steadily (slope value = 0.16), leading to a significant asymmetry (P < 0.05) in the final lap. Total muscle blood volume decreased equally in both legs at the start of the simulation. However, during subsequent laps, there was a strong asymmetry during cornering; when skaters traveled solely on the right leg, there was a decrease in its muscle blood volume, whereas an increase was seen in the left leg. CONCLUSIONS: NIRS was shown to be a viable tool for wireless monitoring of muscle oxygenation. The asymmetry in muscle desaturation observed on the two legs in short-track speed skating has implications for training and performance. © 2012 by the American College of Sports Medicine.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | MUSCLE OXYGENATION; NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MUSCLE BLOOD VOLUME; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; SKATING |
Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports Medicine |
Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Health Faculty of Science and Health > Life Sciences, School of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 15 Jan 2013 12:01 |
Last Modified: | 07 Aug 2024 19:42 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/5069 |