Experimentally verified mathematical approach for the prediction of force developed by motor units at variable frequency stimulation patterns.

Abstract:

:During normal daily activity, muscle motor units (MUs) develop unfused tetanic contractions evoked by trains of motoneuronal firings at variable interpulse intervals (IPIs). The mechanical responses of a MU to successive impulses are not identical. The aim of this study was to develop a mathematical approach for the prediction of each response within the tetanus as well as the tetanic force itself. Experimental unfused tetani of fast and slow rat MUs, evoked by trains of stimuli at variable IPIs, were decomposed into series of twitch-shaped responses to successive stimuli using a previously described algorithm. The relationships between the parameters of the modeled twitches and the tetanic force level at which the next response begins were examined and regression equations were derived. Using these equations, profiles of force for the same and different stimulation patterns were mathematically predicted by summating modeled twitches. For comparison, force predictions were made by the summation of twitches equal to the first one. The recorded and the predicted tetanic forces were compared. The results revealed that it is possible to predict tetanic force with high accuracy by using regression equations. The force predicted in this way was much closer to the experimental record than the force obtained by the summation of equal twitches, especially for slow MUs. These findings are likely to have an impact on the development of realistic muscle models composed of MUs, and will assist our understanding of the significance of the neuronal code in motor control and the role of biophysical processes during MU contractions.

journal_name

J Biomech

journal_title

Journal of biomechanics

authors

Raikova R,Rusev R,Drzymała-Celichowska H,Krutki P,Aladjov H,Celichowski J

doi

10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.01.034

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2010-05-28 00:00:00

pages

1546-52

issue

8

eissn

0021-9290

issn

1873-2380

pii

S0021-9290(10)00072-2

journal_volume

43

pub_type

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